Past, Present and Future

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Past, Present and Future
Past, Present and Future cover
Studio album by Al Stewart
Released March 1973 (UK), May 1974 (US)
Recorded December 1972
Genre Rock
Label CBS (UK), Janus (US)
Professional reviews
Al Stewart chronology
Orange
(1972)
Past, Present and Future
(1973)
Modern Times
(1975)

Past, Present and Future is Al Stewart's fifth album released in March 1973 in the UK and in May 1974 in the US. This album is considered Stewart's first "major album" as it was ranked at #133 on the Billboard Rock Album chart in 1974. He had taken on a different approach than his previous, folkier work, an approach that would stay with him for most of his career.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. Old Admirals – 5:54
  2. Warren Harding – 2:39
  3. Soho (Needless to Say) – 3:55
  4. The Last Day of June 1934 – 4:45
  5. Post World War Two Blues – 4:17
  6. Roads to Moscow – 8:00
  7. Terminal Eyes – 3:22
  8. Nostradamus – 9:43

[edit] Charts

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1974 Albums 133


[edit] Personal

[edit] Cover Art

The US album cover (Janus Records) is a photography-like rendition of the Marvel Comics character Dr. Strange using his Cloak of Levitation to travel through a hole created in the air into an alternative universe. The UK cover (CBS) is a gatefold affair, with a simple photo of Stewart leaning on a mantelpiece.


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