Gasoline Alley (album)

Gasoline Alley is the second solo studio album by the British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 12 June 1970 by Vertigo Records. It is a collection of covers combined with Stewart's own compositions.^[1] Like many of Stewart's solo albums from the period, it featured significant musical contributions from the other members of his band Faces.

Gasoline Alley
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	12 June 1970
Recorded	February–April 1970
Studio	Morgan Studios, London
Length	42:30
Label	Mercury, Vertigo
Producer	Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner
Rod Stewart chronology
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[2]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Village Voice	B+[5]

The album was well received, with Langdon Winner of Rolling Stone feeling that Stewart had "a rare sensitivity for the delicate moments in a person's existence",^[3] and that this, Stewart's second solo album, was the work "of a supremely fine artist".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gasoline Alley"	Stewart, Ronnie Wood	4:02
2.	"It's All Over Now"	Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack	6:22
3.	"Only a Hobo"	Bob Dylan	4:13
4.	"My Way of Giving"	Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott	3:55
5.	"Country Comfort"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	4:42
6.	"Cut Across Shorty"	Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin	6:28
7.	"Lady Day"	Stewart	3:57
8.	"Jo's Lament"	Stewart	3:24
9.	"You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)"	Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby	4:27

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"It's All Over Now" (single version)	Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack	3:35

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Jo's Lament"
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
• Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
• Stanley Matthews – mandolin
• Ronnie Lane – bass on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl", backing vocals on "My Way Of Giving"
• Pete Sears – piano on "Country Comfort", bass on "Cut Across Shorty".
• Ian McLagan – piano, Hammond organ (the UK credit list notes: "Mac not available due to bus strike", while the US release credits him)^[6]
• Mick Waller – drums
• Kenney Jones – drums on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl"
• William Gaff – whistle
• Dennis O'Flynn, Dick Powell – violin
• Jack Reynolds – backing vocals on "Country Comfort"

Production

• Producers – Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner
• Mastering – Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Album Design and Photography – Marcus Keef at Colbeck Mews, Kensington^[7]

Notable covers by other artists

• Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983.

Chart (1983)	Peak Position	Ref.
UK Top 100 Airplay	12	[8]
UK Singles Charts	52	[9]
Irish Singles Charts	15	[10]

• Long John Baldry (with whom Stewart had previously worked in the bands Hoochie Coochie Men and Steampacket) covered the title song for his 1973 album Good To Be Alive.

Charts

Chart (1970-71)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11]	24
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12]	32
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	62
US Billboard 200[14]	27