Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990, often referred to as The Storyteller Anthology or simply Storyteller is a 4-disc compilation released by Rod Stewart in 1989 by Warner Bros. Records and contains 65 tracks, five of which had never before been released.
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| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 291:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Rod Stewart chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
Background
editStoryteller spans the whole of Stewart’s career beginning with the 1964 release of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and ending with "Downtown Train", a new song for 1989. It was designed for release in the US and contains four discs each covering a different period somewhat chronologically. Disc one spans 1964–1971 and includes "Can I Get a Witness?" recorded while Rod was with Steampacket and which had never before been released. Disc two spans 1971–1976. Disc three spans 1975–1981 and includes "To Love Somebody" featuring Booker T. & the M.G.'s. In the liner notes Rod recalls that this version was recorded shortly before Al Jackson, Jr. was killed. Disc four spans 1981–1989 and includes never before released versions of "I Don't Want to Talk About It" and "This Old Heart of Mine". Originally released in an LP-sized box package, it was re-released on 17 November 2009 in a more compact boxed configuration.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Morning, School Girl" (Blues standard cover) | Sonny Boy Williamson I | 1964 – Non-album single | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Can I Get a Witness" (Marvin Gaye cover) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 1977 – Rod Stewart & Steampacket | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Shake" (Sam Cooke cover) | Sam Cooke | 1966 – Non-album single | 2:48 |
| 4. | "So Much to Say" | Rod Stewart | 1968 – B-side to non-album single | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Little Miss Understood" | Stewart | 1968 – Non-album single | 3:37 |
| 6. | "I've Been Drinking" | Stewart, Jeff Beck | 1968 – B-side to non-album single | 3:17 |
| 7. | "I Ain't Superstitious" (Howlin' Wolf cover) | Willie Dixon | 1968 – Truth | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Shapes of Things" (The Yardbirds cover) | Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith | 1968 – Truth | 3:18 |
| 9. | "In a Broken Dream" | Dave Bentley | 1972 – In a Broken Dream | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Street Fighting Man" (Rolling Stones cover) | Keith Richards, Mick Jagger | 1969 – An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike d'Abo cover) | Mike d'Abo | 1969 – An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Gasoline Alley" | Stewart, Ronald Wood | 1970 – Gasoline Alley | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Cut Across Shorty" (Eddie Cochran cover) | Marijohn Wilkin, Wayne P. Walker | 1970 – Gasoline Alley | 6:31 |
| 14. | "Country Comfort" (Elton John cover) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 1970 – Gasoline Alley | 4:43 |
| 15. | "It's All Over Now" (The Valentinos cover) | Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack | 1970 – Gasoline Alley | 6:22 |
| 16. | "Sweet Lady Mary" (with Faces) | Stewart, Wood, Ronald Lane | 1971 – Long Player | 5:48 |
| 17. | "Had Me a Real Good Time" (with Faces) | Stewart, Wood, Lane | 1971 – Long Player | 5:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
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| 1. | "Maggie May" | Stewart, Martin Quittenton | 1971 – Every Picture Tells a Story | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Mandolin Wind" | Stewart | 1971 – Every Picture Tells a Story | 5:30 |
| 3. | "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (The Temptations cover) | Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield | 1971 – Every Picture Tells a Story | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin cover) | Tim Hardin | 1971 – Every Picture Tells a Story | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Every Picture Tells a Story" | Stewart, Wood | 1971 – Every Picture Tells a Story | 5:58 |
| 6. | "Stay With Me" (with Faces) | Stewart, Wood | 1971 – A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse | 4:37 |
| 7. | "True Blue" | Stewart, Wood | 1972 – Never a Dull Moment | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix cover) | Jimi Hendrix | 1972 – Never a Dull Moment | 4:04 |
| 9. | "You Wear It Well" | Stewart, Quittenton | 1972 – Never a Dull Moment | 4:20 |
| 10. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James cover) | Ellington Jordan, Etta James, Billy Foster | 1972 – Never a Dull Moment | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Twistin' the Night Away" (Sam Cooke cover) | Cooke | 1972 – Never a Dull Moment | 3:14 |
| 12. | "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (Jerry Lee Lewis cover) | Glenn Sutton | 1972 – Double A-side with Angel | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Oh No Not My Baby" (Maxine Brown cover with Faces members Wood, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 1973 – Non-album single | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Pinball Wizard" (The Who cover) | Pete Townshend | 1972 – Tommy | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller" (Chuck Berry cover) | Chuck Berry | 1974 – Smiler | 3:46 |
| 16. | "Let Me Be Your Car" (Elton John cover) | John | 1974 – Smiler | 4:58 |
| 17. | "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" (with Faces) | Stewart, Wood, Ian McLagan | 1974 – Non-album single | 4:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
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| 1. | "Sailing" (Sutherland Brothers cover) | Gavin Sutherland | 1975 – Atlantic Crossing | 4:38 |
| 2. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Crazy Horse cover) | Danny Whitten | 1975 – Atlantic Crossing | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Stone Cold Sober" | Stewart, Steve Cropper | 1975 – Atlantic Crossing | 4:12 |
| 4. | "To Love Somebody" (Bee Gees cover with Booker T. & the M.G.'s) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | 1975 – Atlantic Crossing | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Stewart | 1976 – A Night on the Town | 3:54 |
| 6. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens cover) | Cat Stevens | 1976 – A Night on the Town | 4:26 |
| 7. | "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" | Stewart | 1976 – A Night on the Town | 6:31 |
| 8. | "Get Back" (The Beatles cover) | Paul McCartney, John Lennon | 1976 – All This and World War II | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Hot Legs" | Stewart, Gary Grainger | 1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 5:11 |
| 10. | "I Was Only Joking" | Stewart, Grainger | 1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 6:02 |
| 11. | "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" | Stewart | 1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings | 1978 – Blondes Have More Fun | 5:28 |
| 13. | "Passion" | Stewart, Grainger, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar | 1980 – Foolish Behaviour | 5:30 |
| 14. | "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" | Stewart, Grainger, Chen, Cregan, Savigar | 1980 – Foolish Behaviour | 5:01 |
| 15. | "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" | Stewart, Cregan, Savigar | 1981 – Tonight I'm Yours | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
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| 1. | "Young Turks" | Stewart, Appice, Hitchings, Savigar | 1981 – Tonight I'm Yours | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Baby Jane" | Stewart, Jay Davis | 1982 – Body Wishes | 4:43 |
| 3. | "What Am I Gonna Do (I’m so in Love with you)" | Stewart, Davis, Tony Brock | 1982 – Body Wishes | 4:17 |
| 4. | "People Get Ready" (The Impressions cover, with Jeff Beck) | Curtis Mayfield | 1985 – Flash | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (The Persuaders cover) | Jeff Fortgang | 1984 – Camouflage | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Infatuation" | Stewart, Hitchings, Rowland Robinson | 1984 – Camouflage | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Love Touch" | Michael Chapman, Holly Knight | 1986 – Every Beat of My Heart | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Every Beat of My Heart" | Stewart, Savigar | 1986 – Every Beat of My Heart | 5:18 |
| 9. | "Lost in You" | Stewart, Andy Taylor | 1988 – Out of Order | 4:57 |
| 10. | "My Heart Can't Tell You No" | Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan | 1988 – Out of Order | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Dynamite" | Stewart, Taylor | 1988 – Out of Order | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Crazy About Her" | Stewart, Cregan, Hitchings | 1988 – Out of Order | 4:54 |
| 13. | "Forever Young" | Stewart, Cregan, Savigar, Dylan | 1988 – Out of Order | 4:03 |
| 14. | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Crazy Horse cover) | Whitten | 1989 rerecording | 4:52 |
| 15. | "This Old Heart of Mine"" (The Isley Brothers cover, duet with Ronald Isley) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 1989 rerecording | 4:12 |
| 16. | "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits cover) | Tom Waits | New release | 4:39 |
Production
edit- "Can I Get a Witness?" produced by Giorgio Gomelsky
- "To Love Somebody" produced by Tom Dowd
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" produced by Rod Stewart and Bernard Edwards
- "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" produced by Bernard Edwards and Trevor Horn
- "Downtown Train" produced by Trevor Horn
- Compiled and Coordinated by Gregg Geller
- A&R Compilation Executive: Michael Ostin
- Management: Arnold Stiefel and Randy Phillips
Charts
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[12] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Storyteller, Complete Anthology 1964-1990". Rolling Stone. 11 January 1990. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
- ^ "100 Albums". RPM. 51 (12). 3 February 1990. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Storyteller – The Complete Anthology 1964–1990". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Rod Stewart – Storyteller – The Complete Anthology 1964–1990". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 1 December 2011". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ a b "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. RIANZ. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "2011-12-31 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller - The Complete Anthology 1964-1990". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "French album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Select ROD STEWART and click OK.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller - The Complete Anthology". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 album liner notes. Warner Bros. Records.