Rod Stewart - Smiler (1974/2014) [HDtracks]

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Artist: Rod Stewart
Title: Smiler
Year Of Release: 2014 (1974)
Label: Mercury Records
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [24bit/192kHz]
Total Time: 42:41
Total Size: 1,79 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:

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.

Tracklist:

01. Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller (03:46)
(Chuck Berry)
02. Lochinvar (00:24)
(Pete Sears)
03. Farewell (04:34)
(Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart)
04. Sailor (03:37)
(Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood)
05. Bring It On Home to Me/You Send Me (03:59)
(Sam Cooke)
06. Let Me Be Your Car (feat. Elton John) (04:59)
(Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
07. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man (03:54)
(Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler)
08. Dixie Toot (03:27)
(Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood)
09. Hard Road (04:30)
(Harry Vanda, George Young)
10. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Instrumental) (01:34)
(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
11. Girl from the North Country (03:54)
(Bob Dylan)
12. Mine for Me (04:03)
(Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)

Release of the album: 1974, October, 4 [CD Mercury, Cat.# 9104 001, UK]
Release of this HDtracks edition: 2014 [Label: Mercury Records]

Rod Stewart - Smiler (1974/2014) [HDtracks]

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