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Rod Stewart - It Had To Be You... - The Great American Songbook / J Records Audio CD 2002 Stereo/ 74321 968672 5
UPC 743219686725
It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook is the first album of American pop standards recorded by British musician Rod Stewart, and his 20th album overall. It was released on 22 October 2002, and became the first in a five-volume series.
The album was Stewart's first release for Sony Music imprint J Records. It included his second recording of "Every Time We Say Goodbye."
A live DVD of the same title was released on 4 February 2003,[1] which featured performances of material from the studio album as well as Stewart's earlier material.
| Label: | J Records – 74321 968672 5 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2002 |
Tracklist:
1. YOU GO TO MY HEAD
2. THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
3. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
4. IT HAD TO BE YOU
5. THAT OLD FEELING
6. THESE FOOLISH THINGS
7. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
8. MOONGLOW
9. I'LL BE SEEING YOU
10. EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
11. THE NEARNESS OF YOU
12. FOR ALL WE KNOW
13. WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN
14. THAT'S ALL
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals
- Will Hollis – piano (1, 2), synthesizer (2), string synthesizer and solo arrangements (2), vibraphone (3)
- Renato Neto – piano (1), string synthesizer (1), arrangements (1), synthesizer, flute (13)
- Randy Kerber – piano (3, 7, 13), synthesizer (3, 7, 13)
- Andrew Chukerman – synthesizer (3, 7, 10, 13)
- Rob Mounsey – keyboards (4, 5, 8), piano (4, 5), rhythm arrangements and conductor (4)
- Philippe Saisse – keyboards (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14), orchestra arrangements and conductor (5, 8, 12)
- Russ Kassoff – piano (8, 10, 12, 14)
- Lee Musiker – piano intro (9)
- Randy Waldman – piano (11)
- Jim Fox – guitar (1)
- Jimmy Rip – guitar (1, 2)
- Bob Mann – guitar (3, 7, 13), arrangements (3, 7, 13), guitar solo (7)
- Jeff Mironov – guitar (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14), guitar solo (14)
- Dennis Budimir – guitar (11)
- Dave Carpenter – bass guitar (1)
- Reggie McBride – bass guitar (2)
- Bob Magnusson – bass guitar (3, 7, 13)
- David Finck – bass guitar (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14)
- Tal Bergman – drums (1), drum programming (1, 11), arrangements (1), percussion (7)
- John Ferraro – drums (2), percussion (7)
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums (3, 7, 13)
- Shawn Pelton – drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14)
- Harvey Mason – drums (11)
- Dan Higgins – clarinet solo (1), alto saxophone solo (2)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone solo (4)
- Dave Koz – tenor saxophone solo (6, 10)
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (5), flugelhorn solo (8)
- Chris Botti – trumpet solo (13)
- Richard Perry – arrangements (1), basic track arrangement (2)
- Don Sebesky – orchestra arrangements and conductor (4, 8, 12), rhythm arrangements and conductor (4, 8, 12), arrangements and conductor (9), piano (9)
- Doug Katsaros – rhythm arrangements (5), arrangements and conductor (6, 10, 14), acoustic piano (6)
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (11), woodwind arrangements and conductor (11)
Track listing:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Go to My Head" | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | Richard Perry | 4:17 |
| 2. | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Perry | 3:25 |
| 3. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | Perry | 3:49 |
| 4. | "It Had to Be You" | Isham Jones, Gus Kahn | Phil Ramone | 3:24 |
| 5. | "That Old Feeling" | Lew Brown, Sammy Fain | Ramone | 2:54 |
| 6. | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | Ramone | 3:48 |
| 7. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | Perry | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Moonglow" | Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills | Ramone | 3:32 |
| 9. | "I'll Be Seeing You" | Fain, Irving Kahal | Ramone | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | Cole Porter | Ramone | 3:27 |
| 11. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | Perry | 3:00 |
| 12. | "For All We Know" | Coots, Sam M. Lewis | Ramone | 3:24 |
| 13. | "We'll Be Together Again" | Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine | Perry | 3:54 |
| 14. | "That's All" | Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes | Ramone | 3:03 |
