<P> `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' is a song written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood and initially released as the title track of Stewart 's 1971 album Every Picture Tells a Story . It has since been released on numerous Stewart compilation and live albums , including The Best of Rod Stewart , Storyteller -- The Complete Anthology : 1964 -- 1990 and Unplugged ... and Seated . It was released as a single in Spain , backed with `` Reason to Believe . '' It has also been covered by The Georgia Satellites on their 1986 album Georgia Satellites and by Robin McAuley on Forever Mod : A Tribute to Rod Stewart . In the Rolling Stone Album Guide , critic Paul Evans described `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' and `` Maggie May , '' another song off the Every Picture Tells a Story album , as Rod Stewart 's and Ron Wood 's `` finest hour -- happy lads wearing their hearts on their sleeves . '' Music critic Greil Marcus regards the song as `` Rod Stewart 's greatest performance . '' </P>
<P> `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' is a song written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood and initially released as the title track of Stewart 's 1971 album Every Picture Tells a Story . It has since been released on numerous Stewart compilation and live albums , including The Best of Rod Stewart , Storyteller -- The Complete Anthology : 1964 -- 1990 and Unplugged ... and Seated . It was released as a single in Spain , backed with `` Reason to Believe . '' It has also been covered by The Georgia Satellites on their 1986 album Georgia Satellites and by Robin McAuley on Forever Mod : A Tribute to Rod Stewart . In the Rolling Stone Album Guide , critic Paul Evans described `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' and `` Maggie May , '' another song off the Every Picture Tells a Story album , as Rod Stewart 's and Ron Wood 's `` finest hour -- happy lads wearing their hearts on their sleeves . '' Music critic Greil Marcus regards the song as `` Rod Stewart 's greatest performance . '' </P>
who wrote the song every picture tells a story
who wrote the song every picture tells a story
Rod Stewart Ron Wood
Rod Stewart Ron Wood