Rod: The Autobiography

by Rod Stewart

  Trying to get into my car amidst frenzied fans in Glasgow, with the help of Elton’s manager John Reid.

  In a girlie blouse, studying Sam.

  Phyllis and Sharon, NOT in the same bath, therefore avoiding any hanky panky. Football training at Watford, 1974.

  Freddie Mercury and me in wide jackets, looking bashful. Freddie appears to be touching my knee.

  Me and Dee Harrington going on holiday, looking rather drab!

  Cutting the lawns at the glorious Cranbourne Court, with my Lamborghini Miura in the background. Life is good, 1973.

  Britt and me, circa 1976. Well, you just gotta laugh at this.

  Is this Ruby Stewart or Rod Stewart?

  The first Mrs Stewart, the delightful Ms Alana Hamilton, on the day of our nuptials, 1979.

  Stealing the show. Kim and Sean on stage with me at Madison Square Garden, 1982.

  Alana, with someone who’s been let out for the day!

  Video shoot for ‘Tonight I’m Yours'. What would me mum think?

  My old band. All the lads are jolly.

  My new band. Never trust a man who says, ‘I’ve never taken my trousers off in public'.

  The notorious Sex Police. My dear friend Jim Cregan (next to me, who later became Penny’s and my best man), Robin Le Mesurier and Malcolm Cullimore, my loyal personal assistant (far right), planning a raid on someone’s hotel room.

  Let’s leave this one to the imagination. Mexico, in the eighties.

  For some unknown reason, I left my Lamborghini parked inside the studio for nine days, while we recorded. Don’t ask why.

  The delectable Kelly Emberg, giving me a little breast time. What a girl!

  My gorgeous Ruby, aged four.

  A gullible Arnold Stiefel, signing a management contract, 1983. You don’t know what you’re letting yourself in for, mate.

  Me with two of Scotland’s football icons: the late, great Tommy Burns of Celtic, and Sir Walter Smith of Glasgow Rangers. No great divide here!

  Getting the pitch ready at home in Epping.

  Being held aloft by jubilant Scottish fans, after we had defeated the Auld Enemy 2-1 at Wembley, 1977.

  The Fram guys celebrate winning the league at our Beverly Hills home.

  The Vagabonds on my glorious pitch in Essex, which has seen the likes of Celtic, Liverpool and Newcastle train upon its sumptuous surface.

  My good friend Alan Sewell, aka ‘Honest', director of football, is in the back row, far right.

  My mate Lionel Conway, founder of the Exiles FC.

  The male section of the Stewart clan head off to Glasgow to see Scotland play England, on a private jet in the seventies. The good old days.

  Mum and Dad at my house in Spain in the mid eighties. Mum looks like she has seen a shilling on the floor and is distracted. If it wasn’t for them, who knows?

  Brothers Bob and Don, sister Mary and me, celebrating Mum and Dad’s millionth wedding anniversary.

  A very young and apprehensive Rachel Hunter prepares to become the second Mrs Stewart, with a lot of goodwill from fans peering through the window. December, 1990.

  Renee and Liam hanging with Dad at our house in Palm Beach.

  Rachel in a vain attempt to straighten out my dreadful posture.

  On a flight to Australia we had a bet who could keep their dummy in the longest. How to keep your children quiet.

  ‘Your car’s rubbish, Dad.’ Liam, aged two.

  A man should always have a hobby to be well rounded. Don’t snigger. Building model railroads is a big love of my life.

  Hard at work.

  My fearless, albeit delightful, manager Arnold Stiefel. What would I have done without him?

  The irresistible Clive Davis, a very clever fellow.

  My dear friend Richard Perry, producer and confidant, in a parental pose.

  My beautiful girls Ruby (now 25), Kim (now 33), and Renee (now 20), on the day Penny and I wed in Italy in 2007. What more can I say?

  Sarah Streeter, my first-born.

  Celebrating my 60th on a chartered yacht around the Caribbean with family and friends. Seen here having a laugh with brothers, sister and Scottish mate Ricky Simpson.

  C’mon you bhoys in green! Glasgow’s green and white. From left to right: Liam (now 18), Dad, Alastair (now 7) Aiden (now 20 months), Sean (now 32).

  Look closely. I had carved ‘RS loves PL’ into a tree while on safari in Africa. I had fallen in love.

  A naturally beautiful Penny Lancaster, on tour with me for the first time. Life together was just beginning.

  A miracle made possible by Penny, who managed to bring all my children together, plus my granddaughter Delilah, and took this lovely photo of them all gathering around me. Pure love. Los Angeles, August 2012.

  A kilted Rod with my delicious Penny in Monaco.

  That wildly romantic day in Paris, when Penny accepted my offer of marriage. Both of us looking very dewy-eyed. The finest woman. March, 2005.

  Revisiting Paris together, Penny pregnant with Alastair. She makes me happy.

  Enjoying an early sunrise with our boys in Palm Beach. I feel truly blessed.

  Sharing an embrace of laughter and tears. Love and happiness personified. 16 June 2007.

  DISCOGRAPHY

  Rod Stewart: Studio albums

  1969, An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down, (Vertigo, UK/Mercury, US)

  1. ‘Street Fighting Man’ (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), 2. ‘Man Of Constant Sorrow' (arranged by Rod Stewart), 3. ‘Blind Prayer’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Handbags And Gladrags’ (Mike d’Abo), 5. ‘An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down’ (Rod Stewart), 6. ‘I Wouldn’t Ever Change A Thing’ (Rod Stewart), 7. ‘Cindy’s Lament’ (Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Dirty Old Town’ (Ewan MacColl)

  1970, Gasoline Alley, (Vertigo, UK/Mercury, US)

  1. ‘Gasoline Alley’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 2. ‘It’s All Over Now’ (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack), 3. ‘Only A Hobo’ (Bob Dylan), 4. ‘My Way Of Giving’ (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott), 5. ‘Country Comfort’ (Elton John, Bernie Taupin), 6. ‘Cut Across Shorty’ (Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin), 7. ‘Lady Day’ (Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Jo’s Lament’ (Rod Stewart), 9. ‘You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)’ (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby)

  1971, Every Picture Tells A Story, (Mercury)

  1. ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 2. ‘Seems Like A Long Time’ (Theodore Anderson), 3. ‘That’s All Right’ (Arthur Crudup), 4. ‘Amazing Grace’ (traditional by John Newton, arranged by Rod Stewart), 5. ‘Tomorrow Is A Long Time’ (Bob Dylan), 6. ‘Henry’ (Martin Quittenton), 7. ‘Maggie May’ (Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Mandolin Wind’ (Rod Stewart), 9. ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’ (Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield), 10. ‘Reason to Believe’ (Tim Hardin)

  1972, Never a Dull Moment, (Mercury)

  1. ‘True Blue’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 2. ‘Lost Paraguayos’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 3. ‘Mama You Been On My Mind’ (Bob Dylan), 4. ‘Italian Girls’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 5. ‘Angel’ (Jimi Hendrix), 6. ‘Interludings’ (Art Wood), 7. ‘You Wear It Well’ (Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ (Billy Foster, Ellington Jordon), 9. ‘Twisting The Night Away’ (Sam Cooke)

  1974, Smiler, (Mercury)

  1. ‘Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller’ (Chuck Berry), 2. ‘Lochinvar’ (Pete Sears), 3. ‘Farewell’ (Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Sailor’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 5. ‘Bring It On Home To Me/You Send Me’ (Sam Cooke), 6. ‘Let Me Be Your Car’ (Elton John, Bernie Taupin), 7. ‘(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Man’ (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler), 8. ‘Dixie Toot’ (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood), 9. ‘Hard Road’ (Harry Vanda, George Young), 10. ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face’ (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe), 11. ‘Girl From The North Country’ (Bob Dylan), 12. ‘Mine for Me’ (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney)

  1975, Atlantic Crossing, (Riva Records, UK/Warner
Bros., US)

  1. ‘Three Time Loser’ (Rod Stewart), 2. ‘Alright For An Hour’ (Jesse Ed Davis, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘All In The Name Of Rock And Roll’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Drift Away’ (Mentor Williams), 5. ‘Stone Cold Sober’ (Steve Cropper, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘I Don’t Want To Talk About It’ (Danny Whitten), 7. ‘It’s Not The Spotlight’ (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg), 8. ‘This Old Heart Of Mine’ (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr., Sylvia Moy), 9. ‘Still Love You’ (Rod Stewart), 10. ‘Sailing’ (Gavin Sutherland)

  1976, A Night on the Town, (Riva Records, UK/Warner Bros., US)

  1. ‘Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)’ (Rod Stewart), 2. ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ (Cat Stevens), 3. ‘Fool For You’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘The Killing Of Georgie (Part I And II)’ (Rod Stewart), 5. ‘The Balltrap’ (Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Pretty Flamingo’ (Mark Barkan), 7. ‘Big Bayou’ (Floyd Gilbeau), 8. ‘The Wild Side Of Life’ (Arlie Carter, Wayne Walker), 9. ‘Trade Winds’ (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)

  1977, Foot Loose & Fancy Free, (Riva Records, UK/Warner Bros., US)

  1. ‘Hot Legs’ (Rod Stewart), 2. ‘You’re Insane’ (Phil Chen, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Born Loose’ (Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’ (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.), 6. ‘(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right’ (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson), 7. ‘You Got A Nerve’ (Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘I Was Only Joking’ (Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart)

  1978, Blondes Have More Fun, (Riva Records, UK/Warner Bros., US)

  1. ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?’ (Carmine Appice, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘Dirty Weekend’ (Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘Ain’t Love A Bitch’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart), 4. ‘The Best Days Of My Life’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘Is That The Thanks I Get?’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Attractive Female Wanted’ (Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart), 7. ‘Blondes (Have More Fun)’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Last Summer’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Standin’ In The Shadows of Love’ (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.), 10. ‘Scarred And Scared’ (Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart)

  1980, Foolish Behaviour, (Riva Records, UK/Warner Bros., US)

  1. ‘Better Off Dead’ (Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘Passion’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘Foolish Behaviour’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 4. ‘So Soon We Change’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Gi’ Me Wings’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 7. ‘My Girl’ (Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘She Won’t Dance With Me’ (Jorge Ben, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Somebody Special’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Steve Harley, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 10. ‘Say It Ain’t True’ (Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Gary Grainger, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 11. ‘I Just Wanna Make Love to You’ [live, bonus track] (Willie Dixon)

  1981, Tonight I’m Yours, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘How Long’ (Paul Carrack), 3. ‘Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Tear It Up’ (Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette), 5. ‘Only A Boy’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Just Like A Woman’ (Bob Dylan), 7. ‘Jealous’ (Carmine Appice, Jay Davis, Danny Johnson, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Sonny’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart, Bernie Taupin), 9. ‘Young Turks’ (Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart,), 10. ‘Never Give Up On A Dream’ (Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart, Bernie Taupin)

  1983, Body Wishes, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Dancin’ Alone’ (Robin LeMesurier, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘Baby Jane’ (Jay Davis, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘Move Me’ (Tony Brock, Jay Davis, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart, Wally Stocker), 4. ‘Body Wishes’ (Jim Cregan, Robin LeMesurier, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘Sweet Surrender’ (Robin LeMesurier, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So In Love With You)’ (Tony Brock, Jay Davis, Rod Stewart), 7. ‘Ghetto Blaster’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Ready Now’ (Rod Stewart, Wally Stocker), 9. ‘Strangers Again’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 10. ‘Satisfied’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart, Bernie Taupin)

  1984, Camouflage, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Infatuation’ (Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘All Right Now’ (Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers), 3. ‘Some Guys Have All The Luck’ (Jeff Fortang), 4. ‘Can We Still Be Friends’ (Todd Rundgren), 5. ‘Bad For You’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Heart Is On The Line’ (Jay Davis, Rod Stewart), 7. ‘Camouflage’ (Michael Omartian, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Trouble’ (Michael Omartian, Rod Stewart)

  1986, Every Beat of My Heart, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Here To Eternity’ (Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 2. ‘Another Heartache’ (Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Jim Vallance, Randy Wayne), 3. ‘A Night Like This’ (Rod Stewart), 4. ‘Who’s Gonna Take Me Home’ (Jay Davis, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘Red Hot In Black’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘Love Touch’ (Gene Black, Mike Chapman, Holly Knight), 7. ‘In My Own Crazy Way’ (Frankie Miller, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, Rod Stewart), 8. ‘Every Beat Of My Heart’ (Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Ten Days of Rain’ (Tony Brock, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 10. ‘In My Life’ (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

  1988, Out of Order, (Warner Bros./WEA)

  1. ‘Lost In You’ (Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor), 2. ‘The Wild Horse’ (Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor), 3. ‘Lethal Dose Of Love’ (Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor), 4. ‘Forever Young’ (Jim Cregan, Bob Dylan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 5. ‘My Heart Can’t Tell You No’ (Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan), 6. ‘Dynamite’ (Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor), 7. ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out’ (James Cox), 8. ‘Crazy About Her’ (Jim Cregan, Duane Hitchings, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods), 10. ‘When I Was Your Man’ (Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 11. ‘Almost Illegal’ (Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor)

  1991, Vagabond Heart, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Rhythm of My Heart’ (John Capek, Marc Jordan), 2. ‘Rebel Heart’ (Jeff Golub, Chuck Kentis, Carmine Rojas, Rod Stewart), 3. ‘Broken Arrow’ (Robbie Robertson), 4. ‘It Takes Two’ (duet with Tina Turner) (Sylvia Moy, William ‘Mickey’ Stevenson), 5. ‘When A Man’s In Love’ (Jeff Golub, Chuck Kentis, Carmine Rojas, Rod Stewart), 6. ‘You Are Everything’ (Thom Bell, Linda Creed), 7. ‘The Motown Song’ (Larry John McNally), 8. ‘Go Out Dancing’ (Jeff Golub, Chuck Kentis, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘No Holding Back’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 10. ‘Have I Told You Lately’ (Van Morrison), 11. ‘Moment of Glory’ (Jeff Golub, Chuck Kentis, Carmine Rojas, Rod Stewart), 12. ‘If Only’ (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart)

  1995, A Spanner in the Works, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Windy Town’ (Chris Rea), 2. ‘The Downtown Lights’ (Paul Buchanan), 3. ‘Leave Virginia Alone’ (Tom Petty), 4. ‘Sweetheart Like You’ (Bob Dylan), 5. ‘This’ (John Capek, Marc Jordan), 6. ‘Lady Luck’ (Jeff Golub, Carmine Rojas, Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 7. ‘You’re The Star’ (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle, Frankie Miller), 8. ‘Muddy, Sam And Otis’ (Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Hang On St Christopher’ (Tom Waits), 10. ‘Delicious’ (Robin LeMesurier, Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor), 11. ‘Soothe Me’ (Sam Cooke), 12. ‘Purple Heather’ (traditional by Francis McPeake, arranged by Rod Stewart)

  1998, When We Were the New Boys, (Warner Bros.)

  1. ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ (Noel Gallagher), 2. ‘Ooh La La’ (Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood), 3. ‘Rocks’ (Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young), 4. ‘Superstar’ (Joseph McAlinden), 5. ‘Secret Heart’ (Ron Sexsmith), 6. ‘Hotel Chambermaid’ (Graham
Parker), 7. ‘Shelly My Love’ (Nick Lowe), 8. ‘When We Were The New Boys’ (Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart), 9. ‘Weak’ (Robbie France, Martin Kent, Richard Lewis), 10. ‘What Do You Want Me To Do?’ (Mike Scott)

  2001, Human, (Atlantic)

  1. ‘Human’ (Karl Gordon, Connor Reeves), 2. ‘Smitten’ (Macy Gray, Arik Marshall, Jeremy Ruzuma, Dave Wilder), 3. ‘Don’t Come Around Here’ (Paul Berry, Jackie Joyce, Mark Taylor, Kenny Thomas), 4. ‘Soul On Soul’ (John Capek, Marc Jordan), 5. ‘Loveless’ (David Frank, Connor Reeves), 6. ‘If I Had You’ (Andrew Davis, Sergei Rachmaninoff), 7. ‘Charlie Parker Loves Me’ (John Capek, Marc Jordan), 8. ‘It Was Love That We Needed’ (Curtis Mayfield), 9. ‘To Be With You’ (Raul Malo), 10. ‘Run Back Into Your Arms’ (Brian Rawling, John Reid, Graham Stack), 11. ‘I Can’t Deny It’ (Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels), 12. ‘Peach’ [Bonus Track] (Prince)