Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology

The Album

The album is made up of twelve tracks from the previously released Storyteller Anthology. The album is skewed toward the more recent period of Rod’s career, most of the songs dating after 1980. Included, however, is Stay with Me, a contemporary sounding song from 1971. This is also the only song on Downtown Train that is not from Rod’s solo catalog, though Storyteller includes ten. In the US Downtown Train would peak at #3 and by 1995 would be double platinum.

Track listing

1. "Stay With Me" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) – 4:38
2. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (Stewart) – 3:56
3. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (Stewart) – 6:27
4. "Passion" (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Stewart) – 5:32
5. "Young Turks" (Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Savigar, Stewart) – 5:02
6. "Infatuation" (Hitchings, Rowland Robinson, Stewart) – 5:13
7. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:53
8. "Forever Young" (Cregan, Savigar, Bob Dylan, Stewart) – 4:04
9. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan) – 5:13
10. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten) – 4:53
11. "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Sylvia Moy) – 4:11
12. "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits) – 4:39