Initially demoed by their band Small Faces in 1966, it was given to British singer Chris Farlowe, who released his version as a single in early 1967.

Drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist Ian McLagan appear on Small Faces and Stewart's rendition.

[5] However, these plans were scrapped, and the Small Faces gave him a song they'd previously recorded as a demo, "My Way Of Giving."

Farlowe considered it nice and brought it to Mick Jagger, who also voiced his enthusiasm about the track and they decided to record it as a single.

During late 1966, Small Faces had begun experimenting with their sound, and started recording several psychedelic compositions, including "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?"

"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", "My Mind's Eye" and "That Man", after a party in which they were introduced to orange slices spiked with LSD.

[4] However, their relation with the label had begun growing sour, after several incidents, including the unauthorized release of "My Mind's Eye" as a single in late 1966.

[30][31] "My Way of Giving" was issued as the B-Side of the re-issue of "Itchycoo Park" on 28 November 1975, which reached number nine in the UK charts.

In 1970, British rock singer Rod Stewart recorded the song for his studio album Gasoline Alley.

[16] This was most likely due to the fact that Marriott had recently left Small Faces, and been replaced by Stewart and Ronnie Wood, formerly of the Jeff Beck Group.

[32] In comparison to the Small Faces version (which is relatively short, clocking in at a mere two minutes), Stewart's rendition of the track is a long, drawn out ballad heavily featuring Ian McLagan on his signature Hammond organ.