Reason to Believe
Rod Stewart | Artist Essentials
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original 1971 solo studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The acoustic setting brings the shifting emphasis of each vocal phrase into focus.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1971 (year verified)
The 1971 original studio recording appears as (Find A) Reason to Believe on its album. The explicitly labeled 1993 Unplugged annual recording is separate.
Recording: Original 1971 solo studio recording
Credit: Rod Stewart
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Every Picture Tells a Story
Original release-cycle association; the supported year is retained without asserting an earliest day.
Rod Stewart - original Mercury album history
Label history identifies the solo debut in the US in 1969 before its UK 1970 release, Gasoline Alley in 1970, Every Picture Tells a Story in 1971 and Never a Dull Moment in 1972, with the selected songs. Only release and album facts are used; songwriting attribution is not inferred. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Reason to Believe - original Every Picture Tells a Story recording
Distributor identifies the 1971 original album recording as (Find A) Reason to Believe. The January 1 field is reduced to year precision; the later Unplugged performance is a distinct recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual 1971 annual row has a distinct recording ID from the explicitly labeled 1993 Unplugged row. Distributor evidence identifies the original studio album recording selected here.
Reason to Believe - original Every Picture Tells a Story recording
Distributor identifies the 1971 original album recording as (Find A) Reason to Believe. The January 1 field is reduced to year precision; the later Unplugged performance is a distinct recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart is a British singer whose rasping voice connects blues, folk, soul and popular ballads. His early performing work included the Jeff Beck Group and Faces, while a parallel solo career produced Gasoline Alley and Every Picture Tells a Story. Maggie May and You Wear It Well paired storytelling with acoustic textures and rock rhythms. Later recordings broadened his repertoire through interpretations of songs such as Sailing and Downtown Train. Guitarist Ronnie Wood was an important collaborator in Stewart's early solo work.
Artist background sources
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Rod Stewart, 1994 induction essay
Michael Hill essay supports vocal style, early groups versus parallel solo career, named solo repertoire and Ronnie Wood collaboration; anecdotal origin stories and group-credit mapping omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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