Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990

Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1989
Recorded1964–1989
GenreHard rock, Soft rock, Folk rock, Blues rock, Synth pop, New wave
Length291:54
LabelWarner Bros.
Rod Stewart chronology
The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)
Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
(1989)
Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[2]

Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990 is a 4-disc compilation album by Rod Stewart released in November 1989. It went to number 1 in New Zealand and number 5 in Australia in 2012.

Track listing

  • For details on previous releases see original.

Disc One

  1. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (previously released as a single) – 2:06
  2. "Can I Get a Witness?" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:34
  3. "Shake" (previously released as a single) – 2:48
  4. "So Much to Say" (previously released as B-side to "Little Miss Understood") – 3:13
  5. "Little Miss Understood" (previously released as a single) – 3:37
  6. "I’ve Been Drinking" (previously released as B-side to "Love Is Blue" by The Jeff Beck Group) – 3:17
  7. "I Ain't Superstitious" (previously released on Truth by The Jeff Beck Group) – 4:53
  8. "Shapes of Things" (previously released on Truth by The Jeff Beck Group) – 3:18
  9. "In a Broken Dream" (previously released as a single by Python Lee Jackson) – 3:39
  10. "Street Fighting Man" (previously released on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) – 5:05
  11. "Handbags and Gladrags" (previously released on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) – 4:23
  12. "Gasoline Alley" (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 4:02
  13. "Cut Across Shorty" (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 6:31
  14. "Country Comforts" (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 4:43
  15. "It's All Over Now" (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 6:22
  16. "Sweet Lady Mary" (previously released on Long Player by Faces) – 5:48
  17. "Had Me a Real Good Time" (previously released on Long Player by Faces) – 5:54

Disc Two

  1. "Maggie May" (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 5:45
  2. "Mandolin Wind" (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 5:30
  3. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 5:22
  4. "Reason to Believe" (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 4:07
  5. "Every Picture Tells a Story" (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 5:58
  6. "Stay With Me" (previously released on A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse by Faces) – 4:37
  7. "True Blue" (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:33
  8. "Angel" (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 4:04
  9. "You Wear It Well" (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 5:02
  10. "I'd Rather Go Blind" (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:53
  11. "Twistin' the Night Away" (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:14
  12. "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (previously released as UK B-side to "Angel") – 2:52
  13. "Oh! No Not My Baby" (previously released as a Rod Stewart and Faces single) – 3:38
  14. "Pinball Wizard" (previously released on Tommy (London Symphony Orchestra album) and later on the greatest hits compilation Sing It Again Rod) – 3:40
  15. "Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller" (previously released on Smiler) - 3:46
  16. "Let Me Be Your Car" (previously released on Smiler) – 4:58
  17. "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (previously released as a single by Faces) – 4:23

Disc Three

  1. "Sailing" (previously released on Atlantic Crossing) – 4:38
  2. "I Don't Want to Talk About It (1975)" (previously released on Atlantic Crossing) – 4:49
  3. "Stone Cold Sober" (previously released on Atlantic Crossing) – 4:12
  4. "To Love Somebody" with Booker T. & the M.G.'s (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 4:30
  5. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (previously released on A Night on the Town) – 3:54
  6. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously released on A Night on the Town) – 4:26
  7. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (previously released on A Night on the Town) – 6:31
  8. "Get Back" (previously released on All This and World War II soundtrack) – 4:24
  9. "Hot Legs" (previously released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free) – 5:11
  10. "I Was Only Joking" (previously released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free) – 6:02
  11. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (previously released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free) – 4:28
  12. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (previously released on Blondes Have More Fun) – 5:28
  13. "Passion" (previously released on Foolish Behaviour) – 5:30
  14. "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" (previously released on Foolish Behaviour) – 5:01
  15. "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (previously released on Tonight I'm Yours) – 4:10

Disc Four

  1. "Young Turks" (previously released on Tonight I'm Yours) – 5:01
  2. "Baby Jane" (previously released on Body Wishes) – 4:43
  3. "What Am I Gonna Do (I’m so in Love with you)" (previously released on Body Wishes) – 4:17
  4. "People Get Ready" with Jeff Beck (previously released as a single) – 4:52
  5. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (previously released on Camouflage) – 4:32
  6. "Infatuation" (previously released on Camouflage) – 5:12
  7. "Love Touch" (previously released on Every Beat of My Heart) – 4:03
  8. "Every Beat of My Heart" (previously released on Every Beat of My Heart) – 5:18
  9. "Lost in You" (previously released on Out of Order) – 4:57
  10. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (previously released on Out of Order) – 5:11
  11. "Dynamite" (previously released on Out of Order) – 4:15
  12. "Crazy About Her" (previously released on Out of Order) – 4:54
  13. "Forever Young" (previously released on Out of Order) – 4:03
  14. "I Don't Want to Talk About It (1989)" (previously unreleased version) – 4:52
  15. "This Old Heart of Mine" with Ronald Isley (previously unreleased version) – 4:12
  16. "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits) (new song) – 4:39

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