Stewart's music career began in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In 1963, he joined The Dimensions as a harmonica player and vocalist. In 1964, Stewart joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars before moving to the Jeff Beck Group in 1967. Joining Faces in 1969, he also maintained a solo career releasing his debut album that year. Stewart's early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music, and R&B. His third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, was his breakthrough, topping the charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, as did its ballad "Maggie May". His 1972 follow-up album, Never a Dull Moment, also reached number one in the UK and Australia, while going top three in the US and Canada. Its single, "You Wear It Well", topped the chart in the UK and was a moderate hit elsewhere.
After Stewart had a handful more UK top ten hits, the Faces broke up in 1975. Stewart's next few hit singles were ballads with "Sailing", off the 1975 UK and Australian number-one album, Atlantic Crossing, becoming a hit in the UK and the Netherlands (number one), Germany (number four) and other countries, but barely charting in North America. A Night on the Town (1976), his fifth straight chart-topper in the UK, began a three-album run of going number one or top three in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia with each release. That album's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" spent almost two months at number one in the US and Canada, and made the top five in other countries. Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) contained the hit "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" as well as the rocker "Hot Legs". Blondes Have More Fun (1978) and its disco-tinged "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" both went to number one in Canada, Australia and the US, with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" also hitting number one in the UK and the top ten in other countries. Stewart's albums regularly hit the upper rungs of the charts in the Netherlands throughout the 70s and in Sweden from 1975 onward.
After a disco and new wave period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stewart's music turned to a soft rock/middle-of-the-road style, with most of his albums reaching the top ten in the UK, Germany and Sweden, but faring less well in the US. The single "Rhythm of My Heart" was a top five hit in the UK, US and other countries, with its source album, 1991's Vagabond Heart, becoming, at number ten in the US and number two in the UK, his highest-charting album in a decade. In 1993, he collaborated with Bryan Adams and Sting on the power ballad "All for Love", which went to number one in many countries. In the early 2000s, he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook.
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists". A Grammy and Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and he was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Faces.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart
Studio albums
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969)
Gasoline Alley (1970)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Never a Dull Moment (1972)
Smiler (1974)
Atlantic Crossing (1975)
A Night on the Town (1976)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Tonight I'm Yours (1981)
Body Wishes (1983)
Camouflage (1984)
Every Beat of My Heart (1986)
Out of Order (1988)
Vagabond Heart (1991)
A Spanner in the Works (1995)
When We Were the New Boys (1998)
Human (2001)
It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002)
As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)
Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004)
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005)
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006)
Soulbook (2009)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Lost Album (2010)
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010)
Merry Christmas, Baby (2012)
Time (2013)
Another Country (2015)
Blood Red Roses (2018)
The Tears of Hercules (2021)
My One and Only Love
Rod Stewart Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Like an April breeze on the wings of spring,
And you appear in all your splendor,
My one and only love.
The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms
In the hush of night while you're in my arms.
I feel your lips, so warm and tender,
The touch of your hand is like heaven,
A heaven that I've never known.
The blush on your cheek whenever I speak
Tells me that you are my own.
You fill my eager heart with such desire.
Ev'ry kiss you give sets my soul on fire.
I give myself in sweet surrender,
My one and only love.
In "My One and Only Love," Rod Stewart sings about a deep and passionate love. The very thought of the person he loves makes his heart sing and brings him joy, like the fresh breeze of spring. He sees them in all their splendor and cherishes them as his one and only love. The shadows of the night bring them closer together, and their physical intimacy is filled with tenderness and warmth. The touch of their hand renders him in a state of heavenly bliss that he has never known before. When he speaks, the flush on their cheek tells him that he is their only love. He is consumed by desire for them, every kiss they share setting his soul on fire. Ultimately, he gives himself to them in sweet surrender, pledging his love and devotion.
Line by Line Meaning
The very thought of you makes my heart sing
Just the mere thought of being with you brings immense joy to my heart
Like an April breeze on the wings of spring,
Being with you is like the calming, refreshing breeze of a spring day
And you appear in all your splendor,
You are absolutely stunning and enchanting in every way
My one and only love.
Out of everyone in this world, you are the only one for me
The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms
As the night falls, a mysterious presence is felt around us
In the hush of night while you're in my arms.
In the quietness of the night, everything seems perfect and serene while I hold you in my arms
I feel your lips, so warm and tender,
Your lips are so soft and affectionate, and I feel immense warmth and love in them
My one and only love.
You are the only person I love deeply and wholeheartedly
The touch of your hand is like heaven,
When you touch me, I feel like I am in heaven, a place of eternal bliss
A heaven that I've never known.
This is a new kind of happiness for me, one that I have never before experienced
The blush on your cheek whenever I speak
The pinkish glow on your cheek when I talk to you tells me how much you adore me
Tells me that you are my own.
I realize that you belong to me and me alone
You fill my eager heart with such desire.
You make me yearn for you so deeply and passionately that it's almost unbearable
Ev'ry kiss you give sets my soul on fire.
Each time we kiss, my soul ignites with boundless love and affection for you
I give myself in sweet surrender,
I give myself completely to you, without any hesitation or reservation
My one and only love.
Forever and always, you are my one and only true love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GUY B WOOD, ROBERT MELLIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind