An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

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An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
Image:An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down.jpg
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	February 1970 (UK) / November 1969 (U.S.)
Recorded	1969 at Lansdowne and Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Label	Vertigo (UK) / Mercury (U.S.)
Producer	Rod Stewart Lou Reizner
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Image:4.5 stars.svg link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Rod Stewart chronology
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970)
US Release Album Cover
Image:The Rod Stewart Album (US).jpg

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down was the debut album by Rod Stewart, released in February 1970 on Vertigo Records (catalogue No. VO4 - Rod was fourth artist for this new, "progressive" label). It was titled The Rod Stewart Album in the The United States, released in November 1969 on Mercury Records and got #139 on U.S. albums chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Street Fighting Man" (Mick Jagger - Keith Richards) – 5:05
2. "Man of Constant Sorrow" (trad., arranged by Rod Stewart) – 2:31
3. "Blind Prayer" (Rod Stewart) – 4:36
4. "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike D'Abo) – 4:24
5. "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" (Rod Stewart) – 3:04
6. "I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing" (Rod Stewart) – 4:44
7. "Cindy's Lament" (Rod Stewart) – 4:26
8. "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl) – 3:42

[edit] Personnel

• Rod Stewart - vocals, guitar ("Man Of Constant Sorrow")
• Ron Wood - guitar, bottleneck, bass
• Martin Pugh - guitar
• Micky Waller - drums
• Mac - piano, organ
• Keith Emerson - organ ("I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing")
• Mike D'Abo - piano ("Handbags & Gladrags")