Faces “A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse”

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#313 in the Series) is Faces, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse.

A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse. What a classic name for a classic early seventies album.  “Nod” was the third album from one of the UK’s best exports, Faces. It features one of the best singles of that era, Stay With Me.

I had forgotten how great that track was!  I recently heard it again after a ‘long time no hear.’  I just love the drawn out ending. Shame on you 70s AM radio for cutting it off.

This was released just after Rod Stewart had a huge hit with Every Picture Tells a Story and the single “Maggie May.”  Many of the same artists play on both releases. The stylings are actually quite similar.

“Nod” reached #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.

Track listing

1. “Miss Judy’s Farm” (Stewart, Wood) – 3:42
2. “You’re So Rude” (Lane, McLagan) – 3:46
3. “Love Lives Here” (Lane, Stewart, Wood) – 3:09
4. “Last Orders Please” (Lane) – 2:38
5. “Stay with Me” (Stewart, Wood) – 4:42
6. “Debris” (Lane) – 4:39
7. “Memphis, Tennessee” (Chuck Berry) – 5:31
8. “Too Bad” (Stewart, Wood) – 3:16
9. “That’s All You Need” (Stewart, Wood) – 5:05

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – vocals
• Ronnie Lane – bass, guitar, vocals
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, harmonica
• Ian McLagan – piano, organ
• Kenney Jones – drums
• Harry Fowler – steel drums on “That’s All You Need”

Links

• See other albums we’ve featured from 1971
• See out write up for Rod’s Every Picture Tells a Story

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