It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook

It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook is the first album of American pop standards recorded by British musician Rod Stewart. It was released on 22 October 2002, and became the first in a five-volume series.

It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released22 October 2002 (2002-10-22)[1]
RecordedHenson Recording Studios, The Record Plant, Conway Studios, Signet Sound Studios and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA); Tyrell Studios (Hollywood, CA); Tal2 Studios; Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, FL); Right Track Recording (New York City, NY); Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, IL).
GenreTraditional pop
LabelJ
ProducerClive Davis, Richard Perry, Phil Ramone
Rod Stewart chronology
The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart
(2001)		 It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook
(2002)		 As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(42/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
BBC Music(mixed)[4]
Billboard(favourable)[5]
Blender[2]
E! OnlineC+[2]
The Guardian[6]
Q[2]
Robert Christgau[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[2]

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.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Go to My Head"John Frederick Coots, Haven GillespieRichard Perry4:17
2."They Can't Take That Away from Me"George Gershwin, Ira GershwinPerry3:25
3."The Way You Look Tonight"Dorothy Fields, Jerome KernPerry3:49
4."It Had to Be You"Isham Jones, Gus KahnPhil Ramone3:24
5."That Old Feeling"Lew Brown, Sammy FainRamone2:54
6."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack StracheyRamone3:48
7."The Very Thought of You"Ray NoblePerry3:20
8."Moonglow"Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving MillsRamone3:32
9."I'll Be Seeing You"Fain, Irving KahalRamone3:51
10."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"Cole PorterRamone3:27
11."The Nearness of You"Hoagy Carmichael, Ned WashingtonPerry3:00
12."For All We Know"Coots, Sam M. LewisRamone3:24
13."We'll Be Together Again"Carl T. Fischer, Frankie LainePerry3:54
14."That's All"Alan Brandt, Bob HaymesRamone3:03

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)

Production
  • Producers – Richard Perry (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Phil Ramone (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
  • Associate Producers on Track 1 – Tal Bergman and Renato Neto
  • Vocal production on Track 11 – Phil Ramone
  • Executive Producer – Clive Davis
  • A&R – Keith Naftaly
  • Production Coordination on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Ben McCarthy
  • Music Consultant on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Daphna Kaster
  • Production Manager and Music Contractor on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Jill Dell'Abate
  • Recording Engineers – Mark Valentine (Track 1); Carter Humphrey (Tracks 2 & 3); Jeff "Woody" Woodruff (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Frank Filipetti (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
  • Additional Engineering and Pro Tools Technicians on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – J.J. Blair, Brian Cook, Steve Deutsch, Alex Gibson, Bobby Ginsberg, Johnny Kubelka and Trent Slatton.
  • Additional Engineering on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Joel Moss, Freddy Pinero, Chris Steinmetz and Jeff "Woody" Woodruff.
  • Assistant Engineers on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Wade Childers, Brian Dixon, Andrew Felluss, Nick Howard, Timorhy Olmstead and Ryan Smith.
  • Pro Tools Operation on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Steve Deutsch, Andrew Felluss and Pete Karam.
  • Mixing – Carter Humphrey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Frank Filipetti (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
  • Mix Assistants on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Andrew Felluss and Timorhy Olmstead
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Los Angeles, CA); Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Special Production Support on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Lauren Wild
  • Additional Production Support on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Larry Emerine at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles); Drew L. and Don Tyler at Quality CD Duplication (Los Angeles).
  • Creative Director – Alli Truch
  • Art Direction – Jeri Heiden for SMOG L.A.
  • Photography – Andrew MacPherson
  • Management – Annie Challis and Arnold

Stiefel at Stiefel Entertainment.

  • Liner Notes – Rod Stewart and Bill Zehme

Live DVD
  1. "Forever Young" (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart)
  2. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortgang)
  3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern)
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey)
  6. "Moonglow" (DeLange, Hudson, Mills)
  7. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter)
  8. "The Very Thought of You" (Noble)
  9. "That Old Feeling" (Brown, Fain)
  10. "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie)
  11. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis)
  12. "The Nearness of You" (Carmichael, Washington)
  13. "That's All" (Brandt, Haymes)
  14. "We'll Be Together Again" (Fischer, Laine)
  15. "Rhythm of My Heart" (Marc Jordan, John Capek)
  16. "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits)
  17. "Maggie May" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton)
  18. "Young Turks" (Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Savigar)
  19. "Hot Legs" (Stewart, Gary Grainger)
  20. "Having a Party" (Sam Cooke)
  21. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Fain, Kahal)
  22. "It Takes Two" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Sylvia Moy)

Charts
Chart (2002/2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 35
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 26
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 16
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 8
US Billboard 200[23] 4

Certifications

Album
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[24] Platinum 40,000^
Australia (ARIA)[25] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] Platinum 125,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[28] Gold 75,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[29] Platinum 70,000*
Sweden (GLF)[30] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

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

DVD
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[33] Platinum 8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[34] 8× Platinum 120,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[35] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[36] 3× Platinum 30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[37] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Platinum 100,000^

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

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