The Definitive Rock Collection is a two-disc retrospective of the British rock group Faces released in 2007, collecting thirty tracks from among the group's four studio albums, various single A and B-sides (including two 'solo' Rod Stewart tracks which were actually Faces performances), and an outtake from the sessions for a proposed but ultimately abandoned 1975 album.
The collection includes six of ten tracks from 1970's First Step (originally credited to Small Faces); four of nine from 1971's Long Player, including the studio-recorded US-only single version of their cover of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed"; eight of nine from 1971's A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse; and seven of ten tracks from 1973's Ooh La La.
The liner notes are written by Sean Egan.
The Definitive Rock Collection has received a largely positive response from critics since its release. It's the AllMusic "album pick" for compilations of the band (non- box set). Thom Jurek wrote for AllMusic that "this baby replaces the previous collection (Good Boys... When They're Asleep) in sound and content."
Contents
Track listing
Disc 1
"Wicked Messenger" (Bob Dylan) – from First Step (March 1970)
"Shake, Shudder, Shiver" (Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood) – from First Step
"Around the Plynth" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from First Step
"Flying" (Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from First Step
"Pineapple and the Monkey" (Ron Wood) – from First Step
"Three Button Hand Me Down" (Ian McLagan and Rod Stewart) – from First Step
"Bad 'N' Ruin" (Ian McLagan and Rod Stewart) –from First Step
"Sweet Lady Mary" (Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from Long Player (February 1971)
"Had Me a Real Good Time" (Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from Long Player
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield) – from Every Picture Tells A Story and a US-only single A-side (May 1971)
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) – (studio version, US-only single A-side, 1971)
"Miss Judy's Farm" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse (November 1971)
"You're So Rude" (Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Love Lives Here" (Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Last Orders Please" (Ronnie Lane) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
Disc 2
"Stay With Me" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Debris" (Ronnie Lane) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Too Bad" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse
"Silicone Grown" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood –) from Ooh La La (March 1973)
"Cindy Incidentally" (Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from Ooh La La
"My Fault" (Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from Ooh La La
"Glad and Sorry" (Ronnie Lane) – from Ooh La La
"Borstal Boys" (Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – from Ooh La La
"Just Another Honky" (Ronnie Lane) – from Ooh La La
"Ooh La La" (Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood) – from Ooh La La
"Jodie" (Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – (B-side to Oh No (Not My Baby))
"Pool Hall Richard" (Rod Stewart and Ron Wood) – (A-side single, 1973)
"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)" (K. Jones, Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and T. Yamauchi) – (A-side single, 1974)
Personnel
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion (June 1969 – December 1975)
Ronnie Lane – bass, acoustic guitar, dobro, tambourine, secondary and occasional lead vocals (June 1969 – June 1973)
Ian McLagan – organ, acoustic and electric pianos, harmonium, clavinet, backing vocals (June 1969 – December 1975)
Rod Stewart – lead vocals, banjo, rhythm guitar on "Flags and Banners" and "I Feel So Good" (July 1969 – December 1975)
Ronnie Wood – lead, acoustic, slide, and pedal steel guitars, bass, harmonica, electric bouzouki, vocals (June 1969 – December 1975)
Tetsu Yamauchi – bass (August 1973 – December 1975)
Featuring:
Harry Beckett and Bobby Keyes – horns on "Had Me A Real Good Time" and "Tonight's Number"