Everything Stops for Tea is a record album by John Baldry

Long John Baldry

John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...

 released in May 1972. The album was produced by Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

 and Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....

. Elton John provides vocal accompaniment on tracks 1, 3, 4, and 5. Rod Stewart provides vocal accompaniment and plays banjo on track 8.

Track listing

1. "Intro: Come Back Again" (Ross Wilson) - 4:05
2. "Seventh Son" (Willie Dixon
   Willie Dixon
   William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
   
   ) - 3:07
3. "Wild Mountain Thyme
   Wild Mountain Thyme
   "Wild Mountain Thyme", also known as "Purple Heather" and "Will You Go Lassie, Go", is a folk song, rewritten by Francis McPeake, a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland...
   
   " (Traditional; arranged Baldry, Davey Johnstone) - 3:49
4. "Iko Iko
   Iko Iko
   "Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a "spy boy" or "spy dog" "Iko Iko" is a...
   
   " (Sharon Jones, Jesse Thomas, Joe Jones, Mary Lynn Jones) - 3:10
5. "Jubilee Cloud" (John Kongos
   John Kongos
   John Kongos is a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again".-Career:...
   
   , Peter Leroy) - 4:16
6. "Everything Stops for Tea" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman
   Al Hoffman
   Al Hoffman , a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame since 1984, was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, usually co-writing with others and responsible for number one hits through each decade, many of which are still sung and recorded today...
   
   , Maurice Sigler
   Maurice Sigler
   Maurice Sigler was an American banjoist and songwriter.Sigler was born in New York City but moved to Birmingham, Alabama at an early age and received his musical tuition there...
   
   ) - 3:08 from the musical Come Into The Kitchen
7. "You Can't Judge a Book" (Willie Dixon) - 4:21
8. "Mother Ain't Dead" (Traditional) - 2:55
9. "Hambone" (Sam Mitchell) - 4:02
10. "Lord Remember Me" (R. Phorne) - 4:08
11. "Armit's Trousers" (Ian Armit)

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" (Live) - 6:26
3. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart
   Only Love Can Break Your Heart
   "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Neil Young.-Genesis and recording:The song is the third track on Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat...
   
   " (featuring Joyce Everson) (Neil Young
   Neil Young
   Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
   
   )- 3:13
4. "I'm Just A Rake & Ramblin' Boy" (featuring Joyce Everson) - 3:27
5. "Radio Spot #2" - 0:57

Personnel

• John Baldry - vocals, guitar
• Elton John
  Elton John
  Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
  
   - piano
• Rod Stewart
  Rod Stewart
  Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
  
   - banjo
• Madeline Bell
  Madeline Bell
  Madeline Bell is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, having arrived from the US in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with vocal group The Bradford Singers.-Career:She worked as a session singer, most notably backing for Dusty...
  
   - vocals
• Jimmy Horowitz - keyboards
• Davey Johnstone
  Davey Johnstone
  Davey Johnstone , is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...
  
   - guitar
• Sam Mitchell - steel guitar
• Doris Troy - vocals
• Ian Armitt - keyboards
• Ray Cooper
  Ray Cooper
  Ray Cooper is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Cooper is commonly regarded by music fans, critics and fellow...
  
   - percussion
• Stefan Delft - viola
• John Dentith - drums
• James Litherland - guitar
• Nigel Olsson
  Nigel Olsson
  Nigel Olsson is an English rock drummer, who is best known for his work with Elton John. Olsson helped establish the Elton John sound as one of the first members of John's band, on drums, percussion and backing vocals. When not working with Elton, Olsson has taken up the role of a session musician...
  
   - drums
• John Porter - bass
• Barry St. John - vocals
• Terry Stannard - drums
• Liza Strike - vocals
• Micky Waller
  Micky Waller
  Micky Waller was an English drummer, who played with many of the biggest names on the UK rock and blues scene, after he became a professional musician in 1960...
  
   - percussion
• Bob Weston
  Bob Weston (guitarist)
  See Bob Weston for the American bassist and recording engineer.Robert Joseph 'Bob' Weston is a British musician best known for his brief role as guitarist and songwriter with the rock band Fleetwood Mac....
  
  - guitar
• Richard Brown - bass
• Bill Smith - bass