The Best Of... The Great American Songbook

The Best Of... The Great American Songbook

by Rod Stewart
The Best Of... The Great American Songbook

The Best Of... The Great American Songbook

by Rod Stewart

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Overview

Rod Stewart didn't devote his new millennium solely to the Great American Songbook -- he dallied with classic rock and soul -- but it sure felt that way, with Rod delivering five collections of standards in just under a decade. Released in 2011, only a matter of months after the fifth installment, Fly Me to the Moon, hit the stores, The Best of... The Great American Songbook rounds up highlights from those five records, and since they're all cut from the same cloth -- albeit finished with varying degrees of tailoring -- it's hard to tell the source of each without a cheat sheet; without it, it'd be hard to realize "You'll Never Know" never had seen release prior to this compilation. Naturally, this consistency means that this best-of holds together well -- arguably better than a few of the actual records -- because it does have the cream of the crop of records that often bleed together. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 02/01/2011
Label: J Records / Rca
UPC: 0886978300621
Rank: 35272

Tracks

  1. Long Ago and Far Away
  2. Someone to Watch Over Me
  3. They Can't Take That Away from Me
  4. Beyond the Sea
  5. You'll Never Know
  6. Time After Time
  7. I Can't Get Started
  8. The Way You Look Tonight
  9. Bye Bye Blackbird
  10. These Foolish Things
  11. But Not for Me
  12. What a Wonderful World
  13. My Foolish Heart
  14. I'll Be Seeing You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rod Stewart   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Chris Botti   Primary Artist
Warren Vache   Trumpet
Rob Mounsey   Conductor,Keyboards
Rob Mathes   Keyboards
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Plas Johnson   Saxophone
Andy Chukerman   Synthesizer Pads
Alex Navarro   Piano,Synthesizer Strings
Anita Pointer   Vocals (Background)
Shawn Pelton   Drums
Aaron Kaplan   Guitar
Dave Koz   Sax (Tenor)
Doug Katsaros   Piano,Conductor
Mike Thompson   Piano,Synthesizer Strings
Randy Kerber   Piano,Synthesizer Strings
Angela Michael   Vocals (Background)
Bob Cranshaw   Bass
Kenny Ascher   Piano
Bob Mann   Guitar,Conductor
Chip Jackson   Bass
Marlena Jeter   Vocals (Background)
Lee Musiker   Piano
Frank Vilardi   Drums
Ed Howard   Bass
Jeff Mironov   Guitar
David Spinozza   Guitar (Acoustic)
John Ferraro   Drums
Dean Parks   Guitar
Jimi Paxson, Jr.   Drums
Frank Simes   Guitar
Andrew Lippman   Trombone
Ariana Hall   Vocals (Background)
Joel Hamilton   Bass
Mort Lindsey   Conductor
Larry Koontz   Guitar
Mortinette Jenkins   Vocals (Background)
Will Hollis   Piano,Synthesizer Vibes,Synthesizer Strings
Chris Golden   Bass
Philippe Saisse   Keyboards
Doug Webb   Sax (Tenor)
Reggie McBride   Bass
Alan Broadbent   Conductor
Trey Henry   Bass
Dan Higgins   Sax (Alto)
Henry Hey   Piano
Arturo Sandoval   Trumpet
David Finck   Bass
Dave Grusin   Piano
Lauren Wild   Vocals (Background)
Bob Magnusson   Bass
Jimmy Rip   Guitar
Allan Schwartzberg   Drums
Dorian Holley   Vocals (Background)
Don Sebesky   Conductor

Technical Credits

Rob Mounsey   String Arrangements
Rob Mathes   Rhythm Arrangements
Rod Stewart   Producer
Jule Styne   Composer
Holt Marvell   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Erwin Gorostiza   Design,Art Direction
Jeff Phurrough   Mixing,Engineer
Doug Katsaros   Arranger
Mike Thompson   Arranger,Rhythm Arrangements
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Irving Kahal   Composer,Lyricist
Jerome Kern   Composer
Andy Zulla   Mixing
Steve Tyrell   Producer
Bob Thiele   Composer
Bob Mann   Arranger,Producer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Jack Strachey   Composer
Richard Perry   Mixing,Arranger,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Frank Filipetti   Mixing,Engineer
Mort Dixon   Composer
Joel Moss   Engineer
Doug Epstein   Engineer
Charles Trenet   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Andrew MacPherson   Photography
Carter Humphrey   Engineer
Josh Cheuse   Design,Art Direction
John Swannell   Cover Photo
Mort Lindsey   String Arrangements
Victor Your   Composer
Caer Huphrey   Mixing
Will Hollis   Arranger
Alan Light   Liner Notes
Ned Washington   Composer
Phil Ramone   Producer
Mark Valentine   Engineer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Albert Lasry   Composer
Alan Broadbent   Orchestral Arrangements
Woody Woodruff   Engineer
Al Schmidt   Engineer
George David Weiss   Composer
Dave McNair   Mastering
Carter William Humphrey   Mixing,Engineer
Lauren Wild   Arranger,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Bobby Ginsburg   Engineer
J.J. Blair   Engineer
Clive Davis   Producer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Don Sebesky   Arranger
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