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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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Ago and Far AwayIra Gershwin, Jerome Kern | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Someone to Watch Over MeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | They Can't Take That Away from MeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Beyond the SeaAlbert Lasry, Jack Lawrence, Charles Trénet | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | You'll Never KnowMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Time After TimeSammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Rod Stewart | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | I Can't Get StartedVernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | The Way You Look TonightDorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Bye Bye BlackbirdMort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | These Foolish ThingsHolt Marvell, Jack Strachey | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | But Not for MeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 12 | What a Wonderful WorldRobert Thiele, George D. Weiss | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | My Foolish HeartNed Washington, Victor Your | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 14 | I'll Be Seeing YouSammy Fain, Irving Kahal | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 246 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Ascher | Piano |
| 2 | J.J. Blair | Engineer |
| 3 | Alan Broadbent | Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements |
| 4 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 5 | Josh Cheuse | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Andy Chukerman | Synthesizer Pads |
| 7 | Bob Cranshaw | Bass |
| 8 | Clive Davis | Producer |
| 9 | Mort Dixon | Composer |
| 10 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 11 | Doug Epstein | Engineer |
| 12 | Sammy Fain | Composer |
| 13 | John Ferraro | Drums |
| 14 | Dorothy Fields | Composer |
| 15 | Frank Filipetti | Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | David Finck | Bass |
| 17 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 18 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 19 | Bobby Ginsburg | Engineer |
| 20 | Chris Golden | Bass |
| 21 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 22 | Erwin Gorostiza | Art Direction, Design |
| 23 | Dave Grusin | Piano |
| 24 | Ariana Hall | Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Joel Hamilton | Bass |
| 26 | Ray Henderson | Composer |
| 27 | Trey Henry | Bass |
| 28 | Henry Hey | Piano |
| 29 | Dan Higgins | Sax (Alto) |
| 30 | Dorian Holley | Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Will Hollis | Arranger, Piano, Synthesizer Strings, Synthesizer Vibes |
| 32 | Ed Howard | Bass |
| 33 | Carter Humphrey | Engineer |
| 34 | Carter William Humphrey | Engineer, Mixing |
| 35 | Caer Huphrey | Mixing |
| 36 | Chip Jackson | Bass |
| 37 | Mortinette Jenkins | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 39 | Marlena Jeter | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Plas Johnson | Saxophone |
| 41 | Irving Kahal | Composer, Lyricist |
| 42 | Aaron Kaplan | Guitar |
| 43 | Doug Katsaros | Arranger, Conductor, Piano |
| 44 | Randy Kerber | Piano, Synthesizer Strings |
| 45 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 46 | Larry Koontz | Guitar |
| 47 | Dave Koz | Sax (Tenor) |
| 48 | Albert Lasry | Composer |
| 49 | Jack Lawrence | Composer |
| 50 | Alan Light | Liner Notes |
| 51 | Mort Lindsey | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 52 | Andrew Lippman | Trombone |
| 53 | Andrew MacPherson | Photography |
| 54 | Bob Magnusson | Bass |
| 55 | Bob Mann | Arranger, Conductor, Guitar, Producer |
| 56 | Holt Marvell | Composer |
| 57 | Rob Mathes | Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 58 | Reggie McBride | Bass |
| 59 | Dave McNair | Mastering |
| 60 | Angela Michael | Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Jeff Mironov | Guitar |
| 62 | Joel Moss | Engineer |
| 63 | Rob Mounsey | Conductor, Keyboards, String Arrangements |
| 64 | Lee Musiker | Piano |
| 65 | Alex Navarro | Piano, Synthesizer Strings |
| 66 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 67 | Jimi Paxson, Jr. | Drums |
| 68 | Shawn Pelton | Drums |
| 69 | Richard Perry | Arranger, Mixing, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 70 | Jeff Phurrough | Engineer, Mixing |
| 71 | Anita Pointer | Vocals (Background) |
| 72 | Phil Ramone | Producer |
| 73 | Jimmy Rip | Guitar |
| 74 | Philippe Saisse | Keyboards |
| 75 | Arturo Sandoval | Trumpet |
| 76 | Al Schmidt | Engineer |
| 77 | Allan Schwartzberg | Drums |
| 78 | Don Sebesky | Arranger, Conductor |
| 79 | Frank Simes | Guitar |
| 80 | David Spinozza | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 81 | Rod Stewart | Primary Artist, Producer, Whistle |
| 82 | Jack Strachey | Composer |
| 83 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 84 | John Swannell | Cover Photo |
| 85 | Robert Thiele | Composer |
| 86 | Mike Thompson | Arranger, Piano, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Strings |
| 87 | Lee Thornburg | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 88 | Charles Trénet | Composer |
| 89 | Steve Tyrell | Producer |
| 90 | Warren Vaché | Trumpet |
| 91 | Mark Valentine | Engineer |
| 92 | Frank Vilardi | Drums |
| 93 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 94 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| 95 | Doug Webb | Sax (Tenor) |
| 96 | George D. Weiss | Composer |
| 97 | Lauren Wild | Arranger, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocals (Background) |
| 98 | Stevie Wonder | Featured Artist, Harmonica |
| 99 | Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff | Engineer |
| 100 | Victor Your | Composer |
| 101 | Andy Zulla | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |