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Rod Stewart's classic formula ran out of gas on Smiler, his fifth solo album.
The failure of Smiler wasn't a matter of weak songs, nor was it a matter of Stewart being in poor voice.
Instead, the album failed because everything, from the choice of songs to the production, sounded too pat and predictable.
The predictability held "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" from truly rocking and it made the reworking of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" unbearably smug.
Apart from the freewheeling take on Elton John's "Let Me Be Your Car" and the inspired version of Dylan's "Girl From the North Country," Smiler is an utter waste of time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Little Rock 'N' RollerChuck Berry | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | LochinvarPete Sears | Rod Stewart | Play | 00:24 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | FarewellMartin Quittenton, Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | SailorRod Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Hard RoadHarry Vanda, George Young | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Let Me Be Your CarElton John, Bernie Taupin | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Mine for MeLinda McCartney, Paul McCartney | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural ManGerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Dixie TootRod Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I've Grown Accustomed to Her FaceAlan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe | Rod Stewart | Play | 01:33 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Girl from the North CountryBob Dylan | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Bring it on Home to Me - You Send Me | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Barber Band | Band |
| 2 | Chris Barber's Jazz Band | Band, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 4 | Mike Bobak | Engineer |
| 5 | Irene Chanter | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 7 | Ray Cooper | Percussion |
| 8 | Dennis M. Drake | Mastering |
| 9 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 10 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 11 | Rick Grech | Violin |
| 12 | Rick Gretch | Guest Artist |
| 13 | Spike Heatley | Bass |
| 14 | Ray Jackson | Mandolin |
| 15 | Elton John | Composer, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals |
| 16 | Kenney Jones | Drums |
| 17 | Kenny Jones | Guest Artist |
| 18 | Carole King | Composer |
| 19 | Alan Jay Lerner | Composer |
| 20 | Frederick Loewe | Composer |
| 21 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 22 | Linda McCartney | Composer |
| 23 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 24 | Ian McLagan | Guest Artist, Organ, Piano |
| 25 | The Memphis Horns | Group, Guest Artist |
| 26 | Andy Newmark | Drums |
| 27 | Dick Powell | Violin |
| 28 | Martin Quittenton | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 29 | Pete Sears | Composer, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 30 | Rod Stewart | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 31 | Bernie Taupin | Composer |
| 32 | Harry Vanda | Composer |
| 33 | Mickey Waller | Drums, Trombone |
| 34 | Willie Weeks | Bass |
| 35 | Jerry Wexler | Composer |
| 36 | Ron Wood | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 37 | George Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |