| This is about the first woman Stewart slept
with. She deflowered him when he was 16. |
| Stewart's record company didn't think this was
a hit, so they released it as the B-side of "Reason To Believe."
Disc jockeys liked this better, so they played it as the single
instead. |
| This became a huge hit in England and America.
Stewart had a following in England as a member of The Faces, but was
mostly unknown in the US. |
| Stewart was the lead singer of The Faces when
this was released. He put out solo albums while he was with the band
because of contract obligations. When this became a hit, Faces shows
were billed as "The Faces with Rod Stewart." He became the focus of
the group. |
| Stewart moved to America a few years after
this came out. He was doing very well there, but also wanted to
avoid the huge taxes England charged high-income entertainers. This
was around the same time The Rolling Stones left England for tax
reasons. Their album Exile On Main Street is a reference to
their "tax exile" status. |
| In 2003, Ray Jackson, who played mandolin on
this, sued Stewart for royalties. Jackson claimed he was paid a
small sum for the session and never made any more when the song
became a hit. |
