However, the final vocals were recorded at James William Guercio's Caribou Ranch studio in Colorado where Elton John recorded his album Caribou. Much of "Tonight's the Night" was recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. A live recording of "Tonight's the Night" is available on the Unplugged. It also climbed to #2 on the adult contemporary chart.
The BBC also initially banned it for the line, "Spread your wings and let me come inside." No other song is more firmly identified with Rod Stewart's reputation as a womanizer than "Tonight's the Night." Dan Peek of the folk-rock group America claims that Rod Stewart's inspiration for this song was America's "Today's the Day." "Tonight's the Night" spent eight weeks at #1 on the US charts. Radio stations frequently edit out the closing section of the song deeming it too sexually explicit for airplay. Britt Ekland appears in the accompanying music video but we never see her face. The extended album version closes with erotic whispers and moans from Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart's girlfriend at the time. In the song, Rod Stewart makes his intentions abundantly clear to a young virgin. " Tonight's the Night" is one of the most blatant seduction songs in pop history. Rod Stewart - "Tonight's the Night (It's Gonna Be Alright)". His debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down had little commercial success, but Gasoline Alley did better breaking into the top 30 of the US album chart and laying the groundwork for Every Picture Tells a Story. Prior to his solo success, Rod Stewart earned acclaim through his work with guitarist Jeff Beck and the rock group Faces. I guess that's because the record company didn't believe in the song. In 2015, Rod Stewart told the Wall Street Journal, "At first, I didn't think much of Maggie May. In the US it was the second biggest hit of the year for 1971. "Maggie May" was originally released as the B-Side of "Reason To Believe." However US DJs quickly became more enamored of "Maggie May" and it shot up the charts to #1.
The witty, respectful (of Maggie), and self-deprecating lyrics are a pop music masterpiece. Stewart's reputation as a gifted storyteller was established by this tale of a young man mesmerized by an older woman and slowly coming to terms with the likely impact of his obsession. It went to #1 simultaneously on the UK and US pop singles charts along with the album Every Picture Tells a Story. " Maggie May" kicked Rod Stewart's solo career into high gear with a shot heard round the world.
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