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Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story Review

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1971 studio anthology by Rod Stewart

Every Moving picture Tells a Story
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Studio album by

Rod Stewart
Released 28 May 1971
Recorded November 1970−January 1971
Studio Morgan Studios, London
Genre Roots rock[one]
Length twoscore:31
Label Mercury
Producer Rod 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: 1971
  2. "Every Picture Tells a Story"
    Released: 1971 (Kingdom of spain)
  3. "I Know I'm Losing You lot"
    Released: 1971

Every Picture Tells a Story , is the third studio album by Rod Stewart. It was released on 28 May 1971. It incorporates these, hard rock, folk, and dejection styles.[ii] It went to number one on both the UK and Us charts and finished tertiary in the Jazz & Pop critics' poll for best album of 1971.[3] It has been an enduring disquisitional success, including a number 172 ranking on Rolling Stone 's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all fourth dimension.[4]

History [edit]

This album is a mixture of rock, country, blues, soul, and folk, and includes Stewart's quantum hit, "Maggie May", also as "Reason to Believe", a song from Tim Hardin's debut album of 1966. "Reason to Believe", with Pete Sears on piano, was released equally the first single from the album with "Maggie May" as the B-side; however, "Maggie May" became more popular and was a No. one striking in both the UK and US.

The album includes a version of Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right (Mama)" (the first unmarried for Elvis Presley) and a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Tomorrow Is a Long Time," an outtake from Dylan's 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (information technology would see release on 1971's, Bob Dylan'southward Greatest Hits Vol. II).[ citation needed ]

All five members of the Faces (with whom Stewart at that time was lead vocalist) appeared on the anthology, with guitarist/bassist Ronnie Wood and keyboardist Ian McLagan on Hammond B3 organ existence employed almost. Due to contractual restrictions, the personnel listings were somewhat vague, and it was unclear that the total Faces line-up recorded the version of the Motown hitting "(I Know) I'thousand Losing You".[five] Other contributors included Ray Jackson on mandolin (though Stewart allegedly forgot his name and merely mentioned "the mandolin player in Lindisfarne" on the sleeve). Micky Waller on drums. Maggie Bell performed backing vocals (mentioned on the sleeve every bit "vocal abrasives") on the title track, and Madeline Bong sang backup on the adjacent rails, "Seems Like A Long Time". Pete Sears played all the piano on the album except for one rails, "I'g Losing Yous", which had Ian McLagan on pianoforte, forth with the Faces every bit a band.[ citation needed ]

The album reached the number-one position in both the UK (for half dozen weeks) and the Usa (four weeks) at the same fourth dimension that "Maggie May" was topping the singles charts in both territories.[ commendation needed ]

The Temptations encompass, "I Know I'm Losing You" reached the top 40, at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the The states.

Reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [two]
Christgau's Record Guide A+[6]
Rolling Stone (average)[seven]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [8]

In his original Rolling Stone review, John Mendelsohn wrote: "Deadening as half of it may be, there'due south plenty that is unqualifiedly magnificent on the other half."[seven] However, Village Voice critic Robert Christgau gave the album a glowing review, writing: "Rod the Wordslinger is a lot more literate than the typical English bloozeman, Rod the Vocaliser can make words flesh, and though Rod the Bandleader's music is literally electric it'southward the mandolin and pedal steel that come through sharpest."[6]

Legacy [edit]

The album has been an enduring critical success, including a number 172 ranking on Rolling Stone 'due south 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[four] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list,[9] dropping slightly in a 2020 revised list to number 177.[10] In 1992, the album was awarded the number-one spot in Jimmy Guterman'southward book The All-time Rock 'Due north' Curlicue Records of All Time: A Fan'due south Guide to the Stuff Y'all Honey.[ commendation needed ] Information technology was ranked 99th in a 2005 survey held by British boob tube's Channel four to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time.[ citation needed ]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Without greatly altering his arroyo, Rod Stewart perfected his alloy of hard rock, folk, and blues on his masterpiece, Every Picture Tells a Story."[2]

Track listing [edit]

Side one
No. Title Author(s) Length
1. "Every Flick Tells a Story" Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood six:01
two. "Seems Similar a Long Time" Theodore Anderson four:02
iii. "That's All Right / Astonishing Grace" Arthur Crudup / traditional; arranged by Stewart 6:02
4. "Tomorrow Is a Long Fourth dimension" Bob Dylan 3:43
Side ii
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Henry" Martin Quittenton 0:32
2. "Maggie May" Stewart, Quittenton 5:xv
iii. "Mandolin Wind" Stewart 5:33
4. "(I Know) I'yard Losing You" Norman Whitfield, Eddie Kingdom of the netherlands, Cornelius Grant five:23
5. "(Find a) Reason to Believe" Tim Hardin four:05
Total length: xl:31

Notes

  • "Henry" was only printed on the label of the original British and international releases, not on the sleeve. It was omitted in the track listing of some CD versions, as in some pressings of the album and almost Stewart compilations, the "Henry" intro is incorporated into the full "Maggie May" track.
  • "Amazing Grace" is not listed on the characterization on most editions, and on some CDs is part of "That'southward All Right". The words were written by John Newton.

Personnel [edit]

  • Rod Stewart – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
  • Sam Mitchell – slide guitar
  • Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
  • Pete Sears – piano, celeste
  • Micky Waller – drums
  • Danny Thompson – upright bass
  • Andy Pyle – bass guitar
  • Dick Powell – violin
  • Ray Jackson ("the mandolin role player in Lindisfarne") – mandolin
  • Long John Baldry – vocals on "Every Movie Tells a Story"
  • Maggie Bell – "vocal abrasives" on "Every Picture Tells a Story"
  • Madeline Bell and friends – "vocal abrasives" on "Seems Like a Long Fourth dimension"
  • Ian McLagan – Hammond organ, pianoforte on "(I Know) I'm Losing Yous"
  • Kenney Jones – drums on "(I Know) I'yard Losing You" (uncredited)
  • Ronnie Lane – bass guitar and backing vocals on "(I Know) I'g Losing You" (uncredited)

On the anthology'south liner notes, the names of 2 alcoholic beverages (Martell Cognac and Mateus Rosé) are interspersed amongst the personnel credits.

Technical

  • Desmond Strobel – art direction
  • John Craig – design, illustration
  • Lisa Margolis – front encompass photo
  • Aaron Sixx – back comprehend photo

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Every Moving-picture show Tells a Story at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2005.
  3. ^ "The 1971 Jazz & Popular Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 10 February 1972. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b Levy, Joe; Steven Van Zandt (2006) [2005]. "172 | Every Motion-picture show Tells a Story – Rod Stewart". Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Fourth dimension (3rd ed.). London: Turnaround. ISBN1-932958-61-4. OCLC 70672814. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ Liner notes, Faces' The Definitive Stone Collection, Rhinoceros Records, 2007
  6. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: South". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X . Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ a b Mendelsohn, John (8 July 1971). "Every Movie Tells A Story". Rolling Rock. No. 86. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Rod Stewart: Album Guide". Rolling Rock. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Fourth dimension Rolling Rock's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved eighteen September 2019.
  10. ^ Rolling Stone (22 September 2020). "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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  19. ^ "Allmusic: Every Motion picture Tell a Story : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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