01	Every Picture Tells A Story						05:58
	02	Seems Like A Long Time						04:00
	03	That's All Right						06:00
	04	Tomorrow Is Such A Long Time						03:44
	05	Maggie May						05:46
	06	Mandolin Wind						05:32
	07	(I Know) I'm Losing You						05:21
	08	Reason To Believe						04:10

Every Picture Tells a Story Artist Rod Stewart Album Title Every Picture Tells a Story Date of Release 1971 (release) inprint AMG Rating Genre Rock Tones Earnest, Exuberant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Organic, Poignant, Rousing, Bittersweet, Passionate, Wistful, Raucous, Yearning Styles Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Folk-Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock Time 40:31 ALL MUSIC GUIDE REVIEW Without greatly altering his approach, Rod Stewart perfected his blend of hard rock, folk, and blues on his masterpiece, Every Picture Tells a Story. Marginally a harder-rocking album than Gasoline Alley - the Faces blister on the Temptations cover "(I Know I'm) Losing You," and the acoustic title track goes into hyperdrive with Mick Waller's primitive drumming - the great triumph of Every Picture Tells A Story lies in its content. Every song on the album, whether it's a cover or original, is a gem, combining to form a romantic, earthy portrait of a young man joyously celebrating his young life. Of course, "Maggie May" - the ornate, ringing ode about a seduction from an older woman - is the centerpiece, but each song, whether it's the devilishly witty title track or the unbearably poignant "Mandolin Wind," has the same appeal. And the covers, including definitive readings of Dylan's "Tomorrow Is Such a Long Time" and Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe," as well as a rollicking "That's All Right," are equally terrific, bringing new dimension to the songs. It's a beautiful album, one that has the timeless qualities of the best folk, yet one that rocks harder than most pop music - few rock albums are quite this powerful or this rich. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine SONGS / TRACKS 1. Every Picture Tells a Story (Stewart/Wood) - 5:58 2. Seems Like a Long Time - 4:00 3. That's All Right (Crudup) - 6:00 4. Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Dylan) - 3:44 5. Maggie May (Quittenton/Stewart) - 5:46 6. Mandolin Wind (Stewart) - 5:32 7. (I Know) I'm Losing You (Grant/Holland/Whitfield) - 5:21 8. Reason to Believe (Hardin) - 4:10 CREDITS Rod Stewart - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Producer Ron Wood - Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Steel) Pete Sears - Piano Madeline Bell - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr) Maggie Bell - Vocals (bckgr) Ian McLagan - Organ Sam Mitchell - Guitar, Slide Guitar Dick Powell - Violin Andy Pyle - Bass Martin Quittenton - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Mickey Waller - Drums Danny Thompson - Bass ALBUM RELEASES 1998 CD Mercury 558060 CD Mercury 822385-2 1971 LP Mercury 609 CD Mobile Fidelity UDCD-532 CD Mobile Fidelity 532 1990 CD Mobile Fidelity 532 1990 CD Mercury 822385 CS Mercury 822385-4 1992 CD Special Music 846495 1994 CS Special Music 846495