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Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
Rod Stewart
Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (20) - Disc #3

Back in 1969, Rod Stewart's résumé included a stint as Jeff Beck's singer. He'd also just joined the Faces, who dropped the "Small" from their name when Stewart and Ron Wood signed on as members. But his husky, g...  more »

     
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All Artists: Rod Stewart
Title: Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Island / Mercury
Release Date: 11/19/2002
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Style: Adult Contemporary
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 044006342221

Synopsis

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Back in 1969, Rod Stewart's résumé included a stint as Jeff Beck's singer. He'd also just joined the Faces, who dropped the "Small" from their name when Stewart and Ron Wood signed on as members. But his husky, graveled rasp shone best that year as he took on covers of the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" and Ewan McColl's "Dirty Old Town" on his solo debut. As this three-CD set thoroughly demonstrates, Stewart was like Joe Cocker in that he crossed boundaries effortlessly, integrating a boozy, acoustic-backed sway with an R&B churn and creating a new rock sound that captured the fancy of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. He peaked with Every Picture Tells a Story's title track; the folkie, soulful "Maggie May"; and the jaw-dropping "(I Know) I'm Losing You." With those 1971 hits, he arrived full-blown as a sequin-ready superstar. His Mercury period ended in 1974 with Smiler, and this set trails off with that album and five tracks previously unreleased in the U.S. --Andrew Bartlett

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CD Reviews

Fantastic Set
pig_inspace | Montana | 11/28/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mercury packages and repackages songs from Rod's first five albums all the time, usually with little regard for the selections--and they normally come out when he is releasing a new CD (on another label). This set however, is different. This one makes sense, is well packaged and even contains bonus tracks. And at $28 (or so), it's actually a bargain. If you are looking back and want to know about early solo Rod Stewart, this is all you need--it contains his first five solo CDs plus a few singles. Great Stuff. Rod's career went up and down and up and down after this but this is consistently great music. Even the much harassed at the time SMILER sounds good today. Highly recommended."
Rod Tells A Story Don't He
David D. McFarland | Oceanside, California United States | 02/03/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"On excellent 3 CD set and highly recommended for the lover of Rod's years with Mercury records. It's all pretty much here and contains all his material from his early solo material up to his last album for Mercury. So check it out and you will not be sorry! The bonus material is ok but the fact everything else is here, is the ticket! Get It!

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