| Never a Dull Moment | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Rod Stewart |
| Cover: | Rod Stewart-Never a Dull Moment (album cover).jpg |
| Recorded: | March–May 1972 |
| Studio: | Morgan and Olympic, London |
| Genre: | Rock and roll, blue-eyed soul, folk rock |
| Length: | 32:55 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Rod Stewart |
| Prev Title: | Every Picture Tells a Story |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Sing It Again Rod |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
Never a Dull Moment is the fourth solo album by rock musician Rod Stewart. It was released on 21 July 1972; that year it became a UK number-one album (for two weeks) and reached number two on the US Album chart.[1] [2] The track "You Wear It Well", co-written by Stewart and classical guitarist Martin Quittenton, was a smash hit (another UK No. 1; in US No. 13), as well as "Twisting the Night Away", a song originally recorded (and written) by Sam Cooke.
The album was recorded at Morgan and Olympic, London between March and May 1972.
Like many of Stewart's albums from the era, Never a Dull Moment features significant musical contributions from the members of the band Faces. Other guest musicians included Ray Jackson of the band Lindisfarne on mandolin, Spike Heatley on upright bass, Gordon Huntley on steel guitar, Dick Powell on violin and Pete Sears on piano and bass.
"Mama You Been on My Mind" is a cover version of a Bob Dylan song. Stewart's version is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs.
"Angel" was written by Jimi Hendrix as a tribute to his mother. Hendrix and Ronnie Wood had shared a flat in the late 1960s, and were both at a Soho club on the night he died.
Never a Dull Moment was released on vinyl by Mercury Records on 21 July 1972.
On the 8-track tape and Cassette releases of the album the song "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" was on program 2 following "Twistin' the Night Away", but it was not mentioned in the song listing.
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report[3] | 3 | |
| Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] | 1 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart[5] | 2 | |
| Italian Albums Chart[6] | 22 | |
| Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[7] | 56 | |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[8] | 8 | |
| Swedish Kvällstoppen Chart[9] | 4 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 | |
| US Billboard Top LPs | 2 | |
| West German Media Control Albums Chart[10] | 37 |
| Chart (1972) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 18 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart[11] | 15 | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 89 | |
| UK Albums Chart[12] | 4 |