Roderick David Rod Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer-songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of English and Scottish ancestry. Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK, and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position.He has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2007, he received a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then with Faces, though his music career had begun in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In October 1963 he joined the Dimensions as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist, then in 1964 he joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars. Later, in August 1964, he also signed a solo contract, releasing his first solo single, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, in October of the same year. He maintained a solo career alongside a group career, releasing his debut solo album An Old Raincoat Wont Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album), in 1969. His early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music and R&B. His aggressive blues work with The Jeff Beck Group and the Faces influenced heavy metal genres. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Stewarts music often took on a new wave or soft rock/middle-of-the-road quality, and 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 The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists. A Grammy and Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazines list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and No. 59 on Rolling Stone 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 was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, as a member of the Faces. YOU RE IN MY HEART I didnt know what day it was When you walked into the room I said hello unnoticed You said goodbye too soon Breezing through the clientele Spinning yarns that were so lyrical I really must confess right here The attraction was purely physical I took all those habits of yours That in the beginning were hard to accept Your fashion sense, Beardsly prints I put down to experience The big bosomed lady with the Dutch accent Who tried to change my point of view Her ad lib lines were well rehearsed But my heart cried out for you [Chorus] Youre in my heart, youre in my soul Youll be my breath should I grow old You are my lover, youre my best friend Youre in my soul My love for you is immeasurable My respect for you immense Youre ageless, timeless, lace and fineness Youre beauty and elegance Youre a rhapsody, a comedy Youre a symphony and a play Youre every love song ever written But honey what do you see in me [Chorus] Youre an essay in glamor Please pardon the grammar But youre every schoolboys dream Youre Celtic, United, but baby Ive decided Youre the best team Ive ever seen And there have been many affairs Many times Ive thought to leave But I bite my lip and turn around Cause youre the warmest thing Ive ever found [Chorus]
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