Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story is the third studio album by the British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, released in May 1971. It incorporates hard rock, folk, and blues styles.

The album is a mixture of rock, country, blues, soul, and folk, and includes Stewart’s breakthrough hit, “Maggie May”, as well as “Reason to Believe”, a song from Tim Hardin’s debut album of 1966. “Reason to Believe” was released as the first single from the album with “Maggie May” as the B-side, however, “Maggie May” became more popular and was a No. 1 hit in both the UK and US.

Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin’ Simon

There Goes Rhymin’ Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon rush-released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs covering several styles and genres, such as gospel and Dixieland. It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, including Best Male Pop Vocal performance and Album of the Year.