Album of the Day

When third Faces album A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK … TO A BLIND HORSE was released in 1971, frontman Rod Stewart was basking in the glow of No.1 solo hit “Maggie May.” Some of his success must have rubbed off as “Stay With Me” reached the Top Ten in the quintet's native U.K. to become their biggest hit. While it's surely a highlight of the Warner Bros. collection, there's never a dull moment on the set, which features several other outstanding originals penned by the Stewart-Ron Wood team (“Miss Judy's Farm”) and Ronnie Lane (“Debris”), along with a raucous cover of “Memphis, Tennessee.” The high spirits of A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK remain infectious, and we’ll give the album another spin to wish drummer Kenney Jones a happy birthday.