26-year-old Rod Stewart was basically a rock ‘n roll veteran by the time his third solo album, Every Picture Tells a Story, was released in 1971. At the time, he wasn’t all that famous, nor had he found his groove yet. So, recording this album, he had nothing to lose. Even his mega-hit single, Maggie May, was just a filler track, and friends warned him against putting it on the album.
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But with the release of the track, it seemed as though Stewart had become an international superstar overnight. So, what happened during those recording sessions? How did Stewart deal with his fame? And whatever happened to his band, the Faces? This is the tale behind Every Picture Tells a Story.