Every Picture Tells A Story
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	May 1971 (US) July 1971 (UK)
Recorded	November 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	40:31
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Rod Stewart
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Rod Stewart chronology
Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972)

Every Picture Tells A Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971. It became Stewart's most critically acclaimed album, and became the standard by which all of his subsequent albums were judged. Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Roderick Stewart (rod stewart), CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Roderick Stewart (rod stewart), CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... Gasoline Alley was a 1970 album by Rod Stewart. ... Never a Dull Moment is a 1972 album by the rock musician Rod Stewart. ... Roderick Stewart (rod stewart), CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ...

History

The album is a mixture of rock, blues, soul and folk, and includes his breakthrough hit, "Maggie May", co-written by classical guitarist Martin Quittenton, as well as "(Find A) Reason To Believe", the song from Tim Hardin debut album of 1966. "Reason" had initially been the A-side of the single and "Maggie May", the B-side, until general reaction resulted in their reversal. Reason to Believe is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists including Rod Stewart (released as a B-side song on the popular single, Maggie May), the Carpenters, Billy Bragg, Wilson Phillips... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ...

The album also included a version of Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right (Mama)" (the first single for Elvis Presley) and a cover of the Bob Dylan song, "Tomorrow Is A Long Time", an outtake to Dylan's 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (it would see release on 1971's, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... The Freewheelin Bob Dylan, released May 27, 1963, was folk musician Bob Dylans second LP. This release established him as a songwriter of premier importance. ... Bob Dylans Greatest Hits Vol. ...

All five members of The Faces (with whom Stewart at that time was lead vocalist), appeared on the album, with guitarist/bassist Ron Wood and keyboardist Ian McLagan being most prominent. Due to contractual restrictions, the personnel listings were somewhat vague, and it was unclear that the full Faces line-up recorded the version of the Motown hit "(I Know) I'm Losing You".^[1] Other contributors included Ray Jackson on mandolin (though Stewart forgot his name and merely mentioned "the mandolin player in Lindisfarne" on the sleeve). Maggie Bell made backing vocals (mentioned on the sleeve as "vocal abrasives") on the title track, as well as Madeline Bell on next one, "Seems Like A Long Time". Small Faces album cover Faces were an early 1970s rock band formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ian McLagan is a British keyboards player, best known as a member of The Small Faces in the 1960s and The Faces in the 1970s. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Lindisfarne were a popular British folk/rock group of the 1970s, fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. ... Maggie Bell (born January 12th 1945) is a Glaswegian singer. ... Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African-American Soul singer who became famous as a performer in England. ...

It reached the No. 1 position in both the UK (for six weeks) and the USA (four weeks) at the same time that "Maggie May" was topping the singles charts in both territories, making Stewart the first artist to achieve such a feat. It has often been voted among the best British albums of all time.

In 1992, the album was awarded the number one spot in Jimmy Guterman's book The Best Rock 'N' Roll Records of All Time: A Fan's Guide to the Stuff You Love.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 172 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1] This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Every Picture Tells A Story was ranked 99th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. This article is about the British television station. ...

Track listing

1. Every Picture Tells A Story (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) - 5:58
2. Seems Like A Long Time (Theodore Anderson) - 4:00
3. That's All Right (Arthur Crudup) - 3:58
4. Amazing Grace (Traditional / arr. by Rod Stewart) - 2:00
5. Tomorrow is a Long Time (Bob Dylan) - 3:34
6. Henry's Time (Martin Quittenton) - 0:31
7. Maggie May (Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton) - 5:46
8. Mandolin Wind (Rod Stewart) - 5:32
9. (I Know) I'm Losing You (Norman Whitfield / Eddie Holland / Cornelius Grant) - 5:22
10. Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin) - 4:07

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Personnel

• Ron Wood - guitars, bass
• Sam Mitchell - slide guitar
• Martin Quittenton - acoustic guitar
• Micky Waller - drums
• Pete Sears - piano
• Ian McLagan - organ
• Danny Thompson, Andy Pyle - bass
• Dick Powell - violin
• Maggie Bell - "vocal abrasives" on the title track
• Madeline Bell & friends (Mateus Rose, John Baldry) - "vocal abrasives" on "Seems Like A Long Time"
• "the mandolin player in Lindisfarne" (Ray Jackson) - mandolin
• Kenny Jones - drums on "(I Know) I'm Losing You"

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References

1. ^ see the notes for Faces' The Definitive Rock Collection, Rhino Records, 2007

External links

• "Maggie May" music video with lyrics
• A.V. Club Permanent Records review