On May 28, 1971, “Mercury” label released “Every Picture Tells a Story”, the third Rod Stewart album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rod Stewart. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 172 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Every Picture Tells a Story” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Wood- electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
- Martell Brandy – acoustic guitar
- Sam Mitchell – resonator guitar
- Martin Quittenton- classical guitar
- Pete Sears- piano, celeste
- Micky Waller- drums
- Ian McLagan- organ, piano
- Danny Thompson- upright bass
- Andy Pyle- bass guitar
- Dick Powell – violin
- Long John Baldry- vocals
- Maggie Bell- vocal abrasives
- Madeline Belland friends – vocal abrasives
- Lindsay Raymond Jackson- mandolin
- Kenney Jones- drums
- Ronnie Lane- bass guitar, backing vocals
- Desmond Strobel – art direction
- John Craig – design, illustration
- Lisa Margolis – cover photography
Track listing:
- Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart,Ronnie Wood
- Seems Like a Long Time – Theodore Anderson
- That’s All Right – Arthur Crudup
- Amazing Grace – traditional, arranged Rod Stewart
- Tomorrow Is a Long Time -Bob Dylan
- Henry – Martin Quittenton
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
- (I Know) I’m Losing You – Norman Whitfield,Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant
- Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
