You Wear It Well
The 1972 follow-up to Maggie May, written with the same co-writer, which went to number one in Britain.
Rod Stewart, from Never a Dull Moment (1972)
- Written by
- Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton
- Released
- 1972
- Length
- 4:22
- Album
- Never a Dull Moment
Stewart and Martin Quittenton wrote it for Never a Dull Moment, and it was released as a single on 12 August 1972. It reached number one in the UK and 13 in the United States. It has been seen as an arrangement of Maggie May, which Quittenton also co-wrote. On release, Record World felt it could equal that song's success. Christgau wrote that it starts ringing in the head like Maggie May after a couple of plays.
On Top of the Pops Stewart sang it with the full Faces line-up, with Quittenton on classical guitar and Dick Powell on fiddle. A live version from the Troubadour in West Hollywood in 2013 is on the deluxe edition of Time. The Mekons covered it on a 1999 compilation, Ali Campbell on Great British Songs in 2010, Dexys featuring Kevin Rowland in 2016, and the Black Crowes on their 1972 EP in 2022.
Covers and versions
- Mekons (1999) On I Have Been To Heaven And Back.
- Ali Campbell (2010) On Great British Songs.
- Dexys featuring Kevin Rowland (2016) On Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul.
- The Black Crowes (2022) On the 1972 EP.
More songs by Rod Stewart
Maggie May, Every Picture Tells a Story, Mandolin Wind, Reason to Believe, Sailing
Sources
- You Wear It Well, Wikipedia
- Never a Dull Moment (Rod Stewart album), Wikipedia
- Robert Christgau: Rod Stewart, robertchristgau.com