Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story
Studio album by
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. "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. 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. It has been an enduring critical success, including being ranked number 172 on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", repositioned to number 177 in the 2020 revision.