Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III

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; RAK Studios, London; Olympic Studios, London; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood; Seventeen Grand Recording, Nashville; Record One, Los Angeles; Gravity Studios, Chicago; Fox Force Five, Hollywood; Reagan's Garage; Bill Schnee Studios, Hollywood
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)As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook, Volume II2003		 Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III
(2004)		 Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
(2005)Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
The Village Voice(average)[3]

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.

The album was Rod Stewart's first #1 on the Billboard 200 since Blondes Have More Fun in 1979.[4] Rod Stewart also won his first, and only, Grammy Award when the album won the Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2004.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Embraceable You"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin3:30
2."For Sentimental Reasons"William Best, Deek Watson3:02
3."Blue Moon" (featuring Eric Clapton)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart4:05
4."What a Wonderful World" (featuring Stevie Wonder)Bob Thiele, George David Weiss4:30
5."Stardust"Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish4:01
6."Manhattan" (duet with Bette Midler)Rodgers, Hart2:53
7."'S Wonderful"G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin3:24
8."Isn't It Romantic?"Rodgers, Hart3:50
9."I Can't Get Started"Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin3:23
10."But Not for Me"G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin3:22
11."A Kiss to Build a Dream on"Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby3:13
12."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Dolly Parton)Frank Loesser3:51
13."Night and Day"Cole Porter3:08
14."A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin4:03

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 (MegaCharts)[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 CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[21] Gold 25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[23] Gold 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[24] Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  3. ↑ The Village Voice review
  4. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2004". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Rod Stewart: Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  23. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: 2006" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Stardust in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 January 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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