Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III

Stardust... the Great American Songbook, Volume III is the third studio album of pop standards by British musician Rod Stewart, released on 19 October 2004 by J Records. The album was dedicated to the Tartan Army.

Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
Recorded	Deep Diner Studios (New York City, NY); RAK Studios and Olympic Studios (London, UK); Ocean Way Recording, Bill Schnee Studios, Fox Force Five and Reagan's Garage (Hollywood, CA); Record One (Los Angeles, CA); Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, TN); Gravity Studios (Chicago, IL).
Genre	Traditional pop
Label	J
Producer	Clive Davis, Richard Perry, Steve Tyrell, Lauren Wild
Rod Stewart chronology
As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
The Village Voice	(average)[3]

The album was Rod Stewart's first #1 on the Billboard 200 since Blondes Have More Fun in 1979.[4] It later became the winner of the 2004 Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, giving Stewart his first and, to date, only Grammy victory in his career.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Embraceable You"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Steve Tyrell, Clive Davis	3:30
2.	"For Sentimental Reasons"	William Best, Deek Watson	Tyrell, Davis	3:02
3.	"Blue Moon" (featuring Eric Clapton)	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Tyrell, Davis	4:05
4.	"What a Wonderful World" (featuring Stevie Wonder)	Bob Thiele, George David Weiss	Tyrell, Davis	4:30
5.	"Stardust"	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Richard Perry, Davis, Lauren Wild^[a]	4:01
6.	"Manhattan" (duet with Bette Midler)	Rodgers, Hart	Tyrell, Davis	2:53
7.	"'S Wonderful"	G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin	Tyrell, Davis	3:24
8.	"Isn't It Romantic?"	Rodgers, Hart	Tyrell, Davis	3:50
9.	"I Can't Get Started"	Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin	Tyrell, Davis	3:23
10.	"But Not for Me"	G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin	Tyrell, Davis	3:22
11.	"A Kiss to Build a Dream on"	Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby	Tyrell, Davis	3:13
12.	"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Dolly Parton)	Frank Loesser	Tyrell, Davis	3:51
13.	"Night and Day"	Cole Porter	Perry, Davis, Wild^[a]	3:08
14.	"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"	Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin	Tyrell, Davis	4:03

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"You Belong to Me"	Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart	3:12
16.	"Smile" (previously issued on Volume II)	Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, John Turner	3:13

Notes

• ^a signifies a co-producer

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals
• Ken Ascher – piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14), additional keyboards (1-4, 6-12, 14), additional synthesizer (1-4, 6-12, 14)
• Joe Sample – piano (3)
• Mike Thompson – piano (5), synthesizer (5), rhythm arrangements (5, 13)
• Andy Chuckerman – synthesizer (5)
• Dave Grusin – piano (7, 9)
• Jon Allen – additional keyboards (7)
• Alan Pasqua – piano (11)
• Louis Forestieri – synthesizer (13)
• Bob Mann – guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14), additional keyboards (1-4, 6-12, 14), additional synthesizer (1-4, 6-12, 14) arrangements and conductor (1-4, 6-12), rhythm arrangements (14)
• Eric Clapton – guitar solo (3)
• Vin D'Onofrio – guitar (5, 13)
• Bob Cranshaw – bass guitar (1-4, 7, 12)
• Chris Golden – bass guitar (5)
• David Finck – bass guitar (6)
• Chip Jackson – bass guitar (8, 9, 11)
• Ed Howard – bass guitar (10)
• Reggie McBride – bass guitar (13)
• John Beale – bass guitar (14)
• Allan Schwartzberg – drums (1-4, 6-12)
• John Ferraro – drums (5, 13, 14)
• Warren Vaché – trumpet solo (1, 9)
• Dave Koz – saxophone solo (2, 8)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (4)
• Lee Thornberg – trumpet solo (5)
• Warren Luening – clarinet (6), saxophone (6), trumpet (6), trumpet solo (7)
• Bob Sheppard – clarinet (6), saxophone (6), trumpet (6)
• Plas Johnson – saxophone solo (10)
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (11)
• Tom Evans – saxophone solo (13)
• Richard Perry – rhythm arrangements (5, 13)
• Alan Broadbent – string arrangements and conductor (14)
• Michael Markman – concertmaster (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Antoine Silverman – concertmaster (8, 10), violin solo (14)
• Cello (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) – Stephen Erdody, Tim Landauer, David Low and Steve Richards
• Cello (8, 10) – Sarah Carter, Danny Miller and Anja Wood
• Viola (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) – Brian Denbow, Janet Lakatos, Jorge Moraga, Dan Neufeld, Simon Oswell, Nancy Roth and David Walther
• Viola (8, 10) – David Cresswell, Danielle Farina, Debbie Shufelt and Jessica Troy
• Violin (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) – Roberto Cani, Franklyn D'Antonio, Bruce Dukov, Julia Gigante, Endre Granat, Ann Landauer, Edie Markman, Michael Markman, Robert Peterson, Katia Popov, Barbara Porter, Gil Romero, Haim Shtrum and Kenneth Yerke
• Violin (8, 10) – Martin Agee, Chris Cardona, Cenovia Cummings, Jonathan Dinklage, Sylvia D'Avanzo, Max Moston, Antoine Silverman, Belinda Whitney and Paul Woodiel
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals (4)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (4)
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (4)
• Bette Midler – lead vocals (6)
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals (12)

Production

• Executive Producer – Clive Davis
• Producers – Steve Tyrell (Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14); Richard Perry (Tracks 5 & 13)
• Co-Producer on Tracks 5 & 13 – Lauren Wild
• Production Coordination on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 – Jon Allen
• Production Manager on Tracks 5 & 13 – Ben McCarthy, assisted by Shauna Krikorian.
• A&R – Steve Ferrera
• Recording – Bobby Ginsburg (Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14); Carter William Humphrey (Track 5); J.J. Blair (Track 13).
• Assistant recording on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 – Ryan Petrie
• Additional Engineers – Helen Atkinson, Darwin Best, Raj Das, Doug Epstein, Michael Teaney and Steve Tyrell (Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14); Dusk Bennett, Adam Hawkins, Carter William Humphrey, Manny Sanchez and Nick Sample (Tracks 5 & 13).
• Strings on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 recorded by Bill Schnee
• Guitar solo on Track 3 recorded by Simon Climie, assisted by Joel Evenden.
• Mixed by Andy Zulla at Sound Decision Studios (New York, NY).
• Mastered by Joe Yannece at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
• Creative Director – Alli Truch
• Art Direction and Design – Jeri Heiden and John Heiden
• Photography – Andrew MacPherson and Penny Lancaster
• Management – Arnold Stiefel for Stiefel Entertainment, assisted Jackie Oberhauser.
• Project Manager – Lotus Donovan
• Liner Notes – Rod Stewart

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	65
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13]	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14]	13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	3
US Billboard 200[17]	1

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[20]	Platinum	40,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[21]	Platinum	70,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[22]	Gold	25,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Gold	7,500^^
Poland (ZPAV)[24]	Gold	20,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[25]	Platinum	60,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
3. The Village Voice review
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25. "Gold & Platinum Certifications: 2006" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
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