Everything Stops for Tea


Everything Stops for Tea is an album by John Baldry released in May 1972. It was produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart. Elton provides vocal accompaniment on tracks 1, 3-5. Stewart provides vocal accompaniment and plays banjo on track 8.
Several standout songs include the two Willie Dixon penned cuts, "Seventh Son" and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"; as well as the Dixie Cups song "Iko Iko". This album along with his previous offering It Ain't Easy were the beginning of Baldry's return to the blues after his pop years in the late 60's. Several songs were released as singles by Warner Bros. including "Mother Ain't Dead", "Iko Iko" and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover".
Ronnie Wood drew the cover art which portrays Baldry as the Mad Hatter. The album peaked at No.189 on the Billboard 200

Track listing

  1. "Intro: Come Back Again" – 4:05
  2. "Seventh Son" – 3:07
  3. "Wild Mountain Thyme" – 3:49
  4. "Iko Iko" – 3:10
  5. "Jubilee Cloud" – 4:16
  6. "Everything Stops for Tea" – 3:09
  7. "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" – 4:21
  8. "Mother Ain't Dead" – 2:55
  9. "Hambone" – 3:48
  10. "Lord Remember Me" – 4:08
  11. "Armit's Trousers" – 1:45
Additionally the following tracks were added as bonus tracks on the re-release of the album in 2005:
  1. "Radio Spot #1" – 1:06
  2. "Bring My Baby Back to Me" – 6:26
  3. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" – 3:13
  4. "I'm Just a Rake and Ramblin' Boy" – 3:27
  5. "Radio Spot #2" – 0:57

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