By Syndicated Content
Mercury Records/UMG
Rod Stewart released his third solo album,
Every Picture Tells a Story.
While his previous two solo efforts brought Stewart critical acclaim,
Every Picture Tells a Story was his big commercial breakthrough, topping the U.S. and U.K. charts.
The platinum-certified album includes Rodâs first big solo hit, âMaggie May,â which spent five weeks at #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the U.K. singles chart. The tune has become his signature song. In a 2007 interview, Rod said âMaggie Mayâ â which he co-wrote with guitarist
Martin Quittenton â âwas more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with.â