Every Picture Tells a Story | ||||
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Released | 28 May 1971 | |||
Recorded | November 1970−January 1971 | |||
Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
Genre | Folk rock,[1] Roots rock[2] | |||
Length | 40:31 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Rod Stewart | |||
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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]
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.
...the album was a masterclass in roots rock...
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