As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II

As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released 14 October 2003
Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles; Sony Studios, London; Departure Studios, Los Angeles; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami; Right Track Recording, New York City; The Loft, Bronxville, New York; The Shed, New York City; Reagan's Garage, Los Angeles; Fox Founce Five, Los Angeles; Simon Climey Studio, Villefranche-sur-Mer
Genre Traditional pop
Length 45:57
Label J
Producer Richard Perry, Phil Ramone, Clive Davis
Rod Stewart chronology
It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook
(2002)		 As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II
(2003)		 Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II is Rod Stewart's second album of pop standards. It was released on 14 October 2003 by J Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Time After Time"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne2:58
2."I'm in the Mood for Love"Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh3:07
3."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"Duke Ellington, Bob Russell2:48
4."Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" (duet with Cher)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart4:14
5."Till There Was You"Meredith Willson2:51
6."Until the Real Thing Comes Along"Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols3:38
7."Where or When"Rodgers, Hart3:10
8."Smile"Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, John Turner3:13
9."My Heart Stood Still"Rodgers, Hart3:03
10."Someone to Watch Over Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin3:30
11."As Time Goes By" (duet with Queen Latifah)Herman Hupfeld3:48
12."I Only Have Eyes for You" (duet with Ana Belén)Al Dubin, Harry Warren3:06
13."Crazy She Calls Me"Russell, Carl Sigman3:27
14."Our Love Is Here to Stay"G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin2:57

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 26
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 38
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 42
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 79
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 4
US Billboard 200[17] 2

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[18] Platinum 40,000^
Australia (ARIA)[19] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[20] Platinum 125,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[21] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[22] Platinum 70,000*
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Blender review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. Media Control. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook Volume II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By...The Great American Songbook Vol. 2". Music Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  23. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: 2006" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter As Time Goes By in the search field and then press Enter.
  25. ↑ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 January 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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