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Thanks For The Memory...The Great American Songbook IV | 
 enlarge | Artist: Rod Stewart
Label: J-Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 1720
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 69286
UPC: 828766928624
EAN: 8287669286248
ASIN: B000B7HZXM
Release Date: October 18, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | I've Got a Crush on You - featuring Diana Ross | | • | I Wish You Love - featuring Chris Botti | | • | You Send Me - featuring Chaka Khan | | • | Long Ago and Far Away | | • | Makin' Whoopee- featuring Elton John | | • | My One and Only Love | | • | Taking a Chance on Love | | • | My Funny Valentine | | • | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | | • | Nevertheless - featuring Dave Koz | | • | Blue Skies | | • | Let's Fall in Love - featuring George Benson | | • | Thanks for the Memory |
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Amazon.com
Accuse Rod Stewart of what you like--through the years he's been called a philanderer, a has-been, a pageant-ish progenitor of puff rock--but as he has consistently proved with his Great American Songbook series, the concept of dignity is not lost on him. There is a time, after all, for leaping across stages in leopard-print spandex while shamelessly parading an unparalleled gift for scratchy-voiced seduction, and he is past it. Past his prime is another thing. On this fourth installation of the Clive Davis-produced series, Stewart again makes excellent use of his rolodex: Diana Ross, whose affection for this material comes through as convincingly as her spike-haired partner's, cuddles up for opener "I've Got a Crush On You," Chaka Khan packs her bags but not her mighty vocals for "You Send Me," and Sir Elton shelves the recent balladeer's instincts for a rip-roaring run through "Makin' Whoopee." A handful of marquee instrumentalists also returned Rod's calls-- Dave Koz blows sax on "Nevertheless," and trumpeters Chris Botti and Roy Hargrove turn up the heat on "I Wish You Love" and "My One and Only Love" respectively. As on earlier discs, though, it's when Rod rules the spotlight alone that he can be most compelling: Cue up "My Funny Valentine" in the right frame of mind and you may never need to hear it sung by another. Retiring the satin shirts in favor of this material was the smartest move Stewart ever made. --Tammy La Gorce More from the Great American Songbook 
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Album Description
Japanese pressing features the tracks 'My Funny Valentine', 'Nevertheless', 'Let's Fall In Love', 'Taking A Chance On Me', the title track and more plus an exclusive bonus track. J-Records. 2005.
Album Details
The Fourth of the Throaty Voiced Singer's Salute to Great American Song features Duets with Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Old Pal Elton John, George Benson and More. Includes the Exclusive Bonus Track "Cheek to Cheek".
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| Customer Reviews: Read 124 more reviews...
 Delightful July 4, 2008
I love the standards and am delighted when rockers of my generation also love them. I have the whole series of Stewart's standards albums and they are great. The perfect music for a stressful ride home from work.
 Awful! December 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Oh my Lord! I thought it was bad when Michael Bolton decided he could sing art songs. Rod Stewart as a rocker, whether you liked him or not, was a great example of the genre. He was fun, engaging, and effective. He is simply terrible at this.
His raspy voice is the only thing that sets him apart... but it doesn't add anything to his "interpretations"--mostly bland arrangements with no sense of style, no imagination, and no class. Sorry, Dude. This transformation only worked for Linda Ronstadt.
The fact that these are great pieces of music simply can't overcome the fact that he doesn't know how to do this style. Eww.
Not quite up to snuff July 24, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If I had heard this Volume IV first I never would have bought the others. Fortunately that was not the case and I have all the other CD's in this Songbook series he did.
It's O.K., but to my ear below the standard of the others.
Spare the Rod July 9, 2007
Great listening. Not the smoothest voice, but a real stylist. And I want his HAIR
Rod Stewart: Songbook IV July 4, 2007
We have purchased all four of the songbook CD's, and enjoy all equally. This is a nice and easy listen, for relaxing times. Stewart seems to feel the moods of the songs, and performs them with style. My wife plays them at her restaurant and gets many good compliments also.
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