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| A Nod`s As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse | ||||
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| Released | 17 November 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | March–September 1971 at Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Faces and Glyn Johns | |||
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You're So Rude · Channel: Faces - Topic · 3m 45s
Love Lives Here · Channel: Faces - Topic · 3m 7s
Last Orders Please · Channel: Faces - Topic · 2m 37s
Faces - Stay With Me (Live on Sounds For Saturday, BBC, 4/1/... · Channel: RHINO · 5m 47s
Faces - Debris · Channel: robotocho · 4m 40s
Memphis · Channel: Faces - Topic · 5m 29s
Too Bad · Channel: Faces - Topic · 3m 14s
That's All You Need · Channel: Faces - Topic · 5m 8s
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Discográfica: Warner Bros. · · Productor: Faces and Glyn Johns
1971 studio album by Faces
A Nod`s as Good as a Wink... To a Blind Horse is the third album by British rock group Faces, and their second album of 1971. Bolstered by lead singer Rod Stewart`s recent solo success with "Maggie May", it was their most successful album worldwide, peaking at No. 6 in the US,[2] and reaching No. 2 in the UK. It also contains their biggest US hit, the swaggering "Stay with Me" (No. 6 in the UK, No. 17 in the US), and the album itself would be certified gold by the RIAA in 1972.
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1971 studio album by Faces
A Nod`s as Good as a Wink... To a Blind Horse is the third album by British rock group Faces, and their second album of 1971. Bolstered by lead singer Rod Stewart`s recent solo success with "Maggie May", it was their most successful album worldwide, peaking at No. 6 in the US,[2] and reaching No. 2 in the UK. It also contains their biggest US hit, the swaggering "Stay with Me" (No. 6 in the UK, No. 17 in the US), and the album itself would be certified gold by the RIAA in 1972.
Leer másThe album features two original ballads and a cover of Chuck Berry`s "Memphis Tennessee". Bassist Ronnie Lane, usually confined to backing vocals and the occasional sole lead vocal on previous Faces records, sings lead on three of his own compositions here (one co-written with keyboardist Ian McLagan). Of these, "Debris", an elliptical examination of father-son relationships, was chosen as the B-side to their hit "Stay With Me". (Lane`s "You`re So Rude" served as the B-side of the American release.)
Release and reception
The original issue of the album came with a large poster. The poster included the lyrics for the album, as well as close-up images of pills and pharmaceutical capsules, and polaroid photos (apparently taken on tour) of band and crew members reveling with naked groupies in hotel rooms. Within weeks of release, the record company re-issued the album without the poster, turning original copies with the poster into collectors` items overnight.[3]
On 28 August 2015, the album was reissued in a remastered and expanded form, with the bonus tracks being two songs from a previously unreleased BBC session. The new vinyl reissue even replicated the poster included with the first-pressing vinyl release.
Reception
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | mixed[7] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Judy`s Farm" |
| Rod Stewart | 3:38 |
| 2. | "You`re So Rude" |
| Ronnie Lane | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Love Lives Here" |
| Stewart | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Last Orders Please" | Lane | Lane | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Stay with Me" |
| Stewart | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 17:33 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Debris" | Lane | Lane (with Stewart on harmony vocal) | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Memphis" | Chuck Berry | Stewart | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Too Bad" |
| Stewart (with Lane, McLagan and Wood backing) | 3:12 |
| 4. | "That`s All You Need" |
| Stewart | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 18:23 | |||
2015 reissue bonus tracks
- "Miss Judy`s Farm" [BBC Session] (Stewart, Wood)
- "Stay With Me" [BBC Session] (Stewart, Wood)
Personnel
Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7–9, harmonica
- Ronnie Lane – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4 & 6, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Ronnie Wood – lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, harmonica, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Ian McLagan – piano, organ, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
- Harry Fowler – steel drums on "That`s All You Need"
- Glyn Johns – co-producer, engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Reissues
| Year | Label | Cat. number | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Audio Fidelity | AFZ 026 | 24 Karat Gold HDCD |
1971 studio album by Faces
A Nod`s as Good as a Wink... To a Blind Horse is the third album by British rock group Faces, and their second album of 1971. Bolstered by lead singer Rod Stewart`s recent solo success with "Maggie May", it was their most successful album worldwide, peaking at No. 6 in the US,[2] and reaching No. 2 in the UK. It also contains their biggest US hit, the swaggering "Stay with Me" (No. 6 in the UK, No. 17 in the US), and the album itself would be certified gold by the RIAA in 1972.
The album features two original ballads and a cover of Chuck Berry`s "Memphis Tennessee". Bassist Ronnie Lane, usually confined to backing vocals and the occasional sole lead vocal on previous Faces records, sings lead on three of his own compositions here (one co-written with keyboardist Ian McLagan). Of these, "Debris", an elliptical examination of father-son relationships, was chosen as the B-side to their hit "Stay With Me". (Lane`s "You`re So Rude" served as the B-side of the American release.)
Release and reception
The original issue of the album came with a large poster. The poster included the lyrics for the album, as well as close-up images of pills and pharmaceutical capsules, and polaroid photos (apparently taken on tour) of band and crew members reveling with naked groupies in hotel rooms. Within weeks of release, the record company re-issued the album without the poster, turning original copies with the poster into collectors` items overnight.[3]
On 28 August 2015, the album was reissued in a remastered and expanded form, with the bonus tracks being two songs from a previously unreleased BBC session. The new vinyl reissue even replicated the poster included with the first-pressing vinyl release.
Reception
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | mixed[7] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Judy`s Farm" |
| Rod Stewart | 3:38 |
| 2. | "You`re So Rude" |
| Ronnie Lane | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Love Lives Here" |
| Stewart | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Last Orders Please" | Lane | Lane | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Stay with Me" |
| Stewart | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 17:33 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Debris" | Lane | Lane (with Stewart on harmony vocal) | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Memphis" | Chuck Berry | Stewart | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Too Bad" |
| Stewart (with Lane, McLagan and Wood backing) | 3:12 |
| 4. | "That`s All You Need" |
| Stewart | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 18:23 | |||
2015 reissue bonus tracks
- "Miss Judy`s Farm" [BBC Session] (Stewart, Wood)
- "Stay With Me" [BBC Session] (Stewart, Wood)
Personnel
Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7–9, harmonica
- Ronnie Lane – bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4 & 6, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Ronnie Wood – lead, slide, acoustic and pedal steel guitars, harmonica, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Ian McLagan – piano, organ, backing vocals on "Too Bad"
- Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
- Harry Fowler – steel drums on "That`s All You Need"
- Glyn Johns – co-producer, engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Reissues
| Year | Label | Cat. number | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Audio Fidelity | AFZ 026 | 24 Karat Gold HDCD |
