When did Rod Stewart release Maggie May?

When did Rod Stewart release Maggie May?

1973 Maggie May/Released

Which Maggie gave Rod Stewart a 1971 UK No 1 hit?

Maggie May What do you get when you combine a steamy encounter at a music festival, a set of missing cymbals and a curious DJ? No, not an entry in someone's tour diary: Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," which became his first chart-topping single in October 1971.

What is Rod Stewart's biggest selling song?

"You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" was the biggest hit single from Rod Stewart's album Foot Loose & Fancy Free, the follow up to A Night On the Town. It reached #2 on the album chart and also included the top 30 charting singles "Hot Legs" and "I Was Only Joking."

What was Rod Stewart's first hit?

Maggie May Known for his signature raspy voice, British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart performed in several U.K. bands in the 1960s. Embarking on a solo career, "Maggie May" became his first hit single in 1971.

When was Maggie May released?

1973 Maggie May/Released

Was there a real Maggie May?

In the January 2007 issue of Q magazine, Stewart recalled: "Maggie May was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the 1961 Beaulieu Jazz Festival." The woman's name was not "Maggie May"; Stewart has stated that the name was taken from "an old Liverpudlian song about a prostitute."

When was Maggie May Number 1?

1971 "Maggie May" subsequently grew in popularity and became a No. 1 hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom in October 1971. The album Every Picture Tells a Story also topped the charts in both countries.

Who played drums for Rod Stewart on Maggie May?

Micky Waller I just got together with the five musicians on the session [guitarist/bassist Ronnie Wood, guitarist Martin Quittenton, organist Ian McLagan, mandolinist Ray Jackson and drummer Micky Waller] and told them what I wanted to do with the music and where in the song I wanted things to happen.

Who was Rod Stewart's greatest love?

The song is, he confirmed in an interview to promote the album, about a real girl, Suzannah Boffey, who bore his love-child — the first of the eight children he would go on to father. His erstwhile lover would, he confidently declared, 'love it'.

Who has Rod Stewart been married to?

Penny Lancasterm. 2007 Rachel Hunterm. 1990–2006Alana Stewartm. 1979–1984 Rod Stewart/Spouse