Rod Stewart - It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook
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Track List: It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook
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- You Go To My HeadDownload & Buy
- They Can't Take That Away From MeDownload & Buy
- The Way You Look TonightDownload & Buy
- It Had To Be YouDownload & Buy
- That Old FeelingDownload & Buy
- These Foolish ThingsDownload & Buy
- The Very Thought Of YouDownload & Buy
- MoonglowDownload & Buy
- I'll Be Seeing YouDownload & Buy
- Every Time We Say GoodbyeDownload & Buy
- The Nearness Of YouDownload & Buy
- For All We KnowDownload & Buy
- We'll Be Together AgainDownload & Buy
- That's AllDownload & Buy
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Album Details: It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook
- Release Date:
- 10/22/2002
- Label:
- J-records
- UPC:
- 808132003926
User Reviews: It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook
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Loverly....
, January 2, 2006Reviewer: webwonk1357 - See all webwonk1357's reviews -
Can't get enough
, June 22, 2003Reviewer: grobin2 - See all grobin2's reviewsI love this selection that Rod has come up with. Whenever I feel a little down, I put this CD on and I immediately feel better. My daughter and I have a little joke where we say, "It's Rod time". I now have all my friends and relative listening to Rod.
I just can't say enough good things. Rod and his rendition of the old love songs are the greatest.
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Pro Reviews: It Had To Be You... The Great American Songbook
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews It's the kind of concept that seems brilliant on paper: revive the career of one of the great vocalists of the rock era by having him sing the great American pop songs of the prerock era. It was done before with Linda Ronstadt, and it worked well, so why not Rod Stewart, whose career was in shambles in 2002 following the disastrous modern RB record Human? Clive Davis, the man behind Santana's comeback, masterminded the whole thing, and It Had to Be You was born. Again, the whole thing sounds good on paper, but in practice, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Certainly, following a throat operation, Stewart is singing better than he has in years, and he feels much more comfortable here than he did on Human, but the whole project has an artificial undercurrent that's hard to shake, especially since the song selection, the arrangements, and the performances play it so safe they're largely undistinguished. It's not necessarily bad, but it doesn't have much character outside of Rod's voice, and his soulful rasp isn't really suited for these songs. Nevertheless, this is exactly what it's billed as Rod sings the Great American Songbook and it's done with professionalism and ease, so it's a pleasant listen. But it won't replace Sinatra, of course, or even Ronstadt's similar work with Nelson Riddle. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Subtleties
Cons: none I could think up
Everything that everybody said plus how he put little touches that made the songs sound as if he's there, in person, by your dinner table, singing the song to you. I don't know what to call them--subtleties (sorry if wrong spelling) is the closest thing I can come up with (like the intake of a breath in The Nearness of You). I hear wine glasses chinking whenever I listen to this album.