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Monday, July 22, 2019


"You Wear it Well"

Rod Stewart


On this day in music history: July 21, 1972 - “Never A Dull Moment”, the fourth album by Rod Stewart is released. Produced by Rod Stewart, it is recorded at Morgan Studios in Willesden, London, UK and Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, UK from March - May 1972. Issued as the follow up to his highly successful breakthrough release “Every Picture Tells A Story”, the album features many of the same musicians including Stewart’s Faces band mates Ron Wood, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan. Comprising of four original songs and five covers, Stewart records Jimi Hendrix’ “Angel” in tribute to the late musician as a well as “Mama You Been On My Mind”, written by Bob Dylan, and “I’d Rather Go Blind”, first recorded by Etta James.  It spins off three singles including “You Wear It Well” (#1 UK, #13 US Pop) and “Twistin’ The Night Away”. The album is remastered and reissued on CD in 1998, also being released as a 180 gram vinyl LP in 2015. “Never A Dull Moment” hits number one on the UK album chart , number two on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
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