Every Picture Tells a Story

This article is about the Rod Stewart album. For the song, see Every Picture Tells a Story (song). For other uses, see Every Picture Tells a Story (disambiguation).

Every Picture Tells a Story
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released28 May 1971
RecordedNovember 1970−January 1971
StudioMorgan Studios, London
Genre
Length40:31
LabelMercury
ProducerRod Stewart
Rod Stewart chronology
Gasoline Alley
(1970) 		Every Picture Tells a Story
(1971) 		Never a Dull Moment
(1972)
Singles from Every Picture Tells a Story
  1. "Reason to Believe" / "Maggie May"
    Released: July 1971 (US)
  2. "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
    Released: October 1971 [3]
  3. "Every Picture Tells a Story"
    Released: 1972

Every Picture Tells a Story is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, released on 28 May 1971, by Mercury Records. It incorporates hard rock, folk, and blues styles.[4] It went to number one on both the UK and US charts and finished third in the Jazz & Pop critics' poll for best album of 1971.[5] It has been an enduring critical success, including a number 172 ranking on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[6]

  1. ^ "Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story Album Review". Pitchfork. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024. Today we revisit the album that made Rod Stewart a star, a rollicking and surprisingly grounded document of early '70s folk-rock.Today we revisit the album that made Rod Stewart a star, a rollicking and surprisingly grounded document of early '70s folk-rock.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 1046. ISBN 1841958271. ...the album was a masterclass in roots rock...
  3. ^ "Rod Stewart singles".
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The 1971 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 10 February 1972. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ Levy, Joe; Steven Van Zandt (2006) [2005]. "172 | Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart". Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (3rd ed.). London: Turnaround. ISBN 1-932958-61-4. OCLC 70672814. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.