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An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo studio album by Rod Stewart. First released in the United States in November 1969 as The Rod Stewart Album, the album peaked at No. 139 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. It was later released in the United Kingdom with the modified title in February 1970. [4]
Attempts to censor the song only made it more popular, after religious groups considered it anti-Catholic, [5] and pressured radio stations to remove it from their playlists. [4] "When I wrote 'Only the Good Die Young', the point of the song wasn't so much anti-Catholic as pro-lust," Joel told Performing Songwriter magazine. "The minute they ...
Rod Stewart version [ edit ] "My Heart Can't Tell You No" was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts, eventually reaching 4 and 3, respectively, in 1989.
The Faces' version of the song was originally sung by the band's guitarist Ronnie Wood; Stewart recorded the song for When We Were the New Boys as a tribute to the song's co-author, Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who had died in 1997 a year before the album's release.
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) featured Stewart's own band, the original Rod Stewart Group that featured Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Billy Peek, Gary Grainger and John Jarvis. It continued Stewart's run of chart success, reaching number two. "You're in My Heart" was the hit single, reaching number four in the US. [84]
Forever Young (Rod Stewart song) G. ... I Was Only Joking; Infatuation (Rod Stewart song) K. The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) L. Lost in You (Rod Stewart song)
The structure of the lyrics to "Forever Young" are very similar to a Bob Dylan song of the same title. When this was realized, the song was then sent to Dylan, out of respect, asking whether he had a problem with it. Stewart and Dylan agreed to participate in the ownership of the song and share Stewart's royalties.
Tonight I'm Yours is the eleventh studio album by Rod Stewart, released in 1981. It features hints of classic rock , pop and new wave . The album had three hit singles, with the title track " Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) " (US Billboard No. 20, US Cash Box No. 15; Canada No. 2 [ 4 ] ), " Young Turks " (US No. 5), and " How Long " (US No. 49).