Rod Stewart’s 1974 album,“Smiler,” was unfairly panned and ridiculed by rock fans and critics alike upon its release. While it’s true that “Smiler” was Stewart’s last album for Mercury Records before jumping ship to Warner Bros., I just don’t buy the criticism that he had run out of gas and was basically treading water by handing in a subpar record that Allmusic calls “an utter … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sailor” by Rod Stewart