It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (42/100)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| BBC Music | (mixed)[4] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[5] |
| Blender | [2] |
| E! Online | C+[2] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Q | [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Uncut | [2] |
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.
The album was Stewart's first release for 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Go to My Head" | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | 4:17 |
| 2. | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 3:25 |
| 3. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | 3:49 |
| 4. | "It Had to Be You" | Isham Jones, Gus Kahn | 3:24 |
| 5. | "That Old Feeling" | Lew Brown, Sammy Fain | 2:54 |
| 6. | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | 3:48 |
| 7. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Moonglow" | Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills | 3:32 |
| 9. | "I'll Be Seeing You" | Fain, Irving Kahal | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | Cole Porter | 3:27 |
| 11. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 3:00 |
| 12. | "For All We Know" | Coots, Sam M. Lewis | 3:24 |
| 13. | "We'll Be Together Again" | Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine | 3:54 |
| 14. | "That's All" | Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes | 3:03 |
Personnel
- Tal Bergman – drums, percussion, arrangements
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Dennis Budimir – guitar
- Dave Carpenter – bass
- John Ferraro – drums, percussion
- David Finck – bass
- Jim Fox – guitar
- Dan Higgins – clarinet, alto saxophone
- Willie Hollis – piano, synthesizer, arrangements
- Russ Kassoff – piano
- Doug Katsaros – piano, arrangements
- Randy Kerber – piano, synthesizer, arrangements
- Dave Koz – tenor saxophone
- Bob Magnusson – bass
- Bob Mann – guitar, arrangements
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Jeff Mironov – guitar
- Rob Mounsey – keyboards, piano, arrangements
- Lee Musiker – piano
- Renato Neto – piano, synthesizer, arrangements
- Shawn Pelton – drums
- Jimmy Rip – guitar
- Philippe Saisse – keyboards, arrangements
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums
- Don Sebesky – piano, arrangements
- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Randy Waldman – piano
Live DVD
- "Forever Young" (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart)
- "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortgang)
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern)
- "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey)
- "Moonglow" (DeLange, Hudson, Mills)
- "Every Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter)
- "The Very Thought of You" (Noble)
- "That Old Feeling" (Brown, Fain)
- "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie)
- "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis)
- "The Nearness of You" (Carmichael, Washington)
- "That's All" (Brandt, Haymes)
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Fischer, Laine)
- "Rhythm of My Heart" (Marc Jordan, John Capek)
- "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits)
- "Maggie May" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton)
- "Young Turks" (Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Savigar)
- "Hot Legs" (Stewart, Gary Grainger)
- "Having a Party" (Sam Cooke)
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Fain, Kahal)
- "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 | Certification | Certified 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^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[28] | Platinum | 0* |
| Sweden (GLF)[29] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[31] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
DVD
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[32] | 8× Platinum | 120,000^ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[34] | 3× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[36] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b Bessman, Jim (22 March 2003). "Stewart Readying Second and Final Collection of American Pop Standards". Billboard. 115 (12): 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ BBC Music review
- ^ Archived 2002-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Archived 2002-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You...The Great American Songbook". Music Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Expression error: Unexpected <= operator
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: 2003" (PDF). IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
- ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You: Great American Songbook". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian video certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Canadian video certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You...The Great American Songbook". Music Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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- ^ "American video certifications – Rod Stewart – It Had to Be You: Great American Songbook". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
