Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV

Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	18 October 2005
Studio	Deep Diner (New York); Capitol (Hollywood); Bill Schnee (Los Angeles); Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles);
Genre	Traditional pop, jazz
Label	J
Producer	Clive Davis, Bob Mann, Steve Tyrell
Rod Stewart chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	D^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV is the fourth title in Rod Stewart's series of covers of pop standards, released on 18 October 2005 for J Records, and his 23rd album overall.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Got a Crush on You" (duet with Diana Ross)	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	3:08
2.	"I Wish You Love"	Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet, Albert A. Beach	3:38
3.	"You Send Me" (duet with Chaka Khan)	Sam Cooke	3:36
4.	"Long Ago and Far Away"	Jerome Kern, I. Gershwin	3:11
5.	"Makin' Whoopee" (duet with Elton John)	Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn	3:44
6.	"My One and Only Love" (featuring Roy Hargrove)	Guy Wood, Robert Mellin	3:25
7.	"Taking a Chance on Love"	Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter	3:27
8.	"My Funny Valentine"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	2:49
9.	"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"	Irving Berlin	3:09
10.	"Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (featuring Dave Koz)	Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar	3:50
11.	"Blue Skies"	Berlin	2:43
12.	"Let's Fall in Love" (featuring George Benson)	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	3:15
13.	"Thanks for the Memory"	Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger	3:11

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Cheek to Cheek"	Berlin	3:28

UK edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Cheek to Cheek"	Berlin	3:28
15.	"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"	Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner	3:14

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	78
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	59
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[10]	41
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[11]	60
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[13]	5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[14]	13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[15]	42
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	3
US Billboard 200^[18]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[19]	99
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	51
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	60
US Billboard 200^[22]	167
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[23]	38

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[24]	116

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[25]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[26]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[27]	Gold	10,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[28]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[29]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[30]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 4 – Rod Stewart: Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Italian Album Chart Archive". FIMI. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013. Scroll to position 3166 to view certification.
^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stewart, Rod". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links

http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/disco/album_detail.php?album_id=346

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Entertainment Weekly review

[3] "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[ac_Australia_Rod_Stewart-4] "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Flanders_Rod_Stewart-5] "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Wallonia_Rod_Stewart-6] "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[7] "Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 4 – Rod Stewart: Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Netherlands_Rod_Stewart-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Germany3_Rod_Stewart-9] "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Ireland_-10] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[11] "Italian Album Chart Archive". FIMI. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_New_Zealand_Rod_Stewart-12] "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Poland_-13] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Portugal_Rod_Stewart-14] "Portuguesecharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Spain_Rod_Stewart-15] "Spanishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_Sweden_Rod_Stewart-16] "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[ac_UK2_Rod_Stewart-17] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[18] "Rod Stewart – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[19] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[20] "Årslista Album – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[21] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[22] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[23] "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[24] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[AustraliaRod_StewartThanks_for_the_MemoryalbumCertRef-25] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[IrelandRod_StewartThanks_for_the_MemoryalbumCertRef-26] "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[PolandRod_StewartThanks_for_the_MemoryalbumCertRef-27] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[SwedenRod_StewartThanks_for_the_MemoryalbumCertRef-28] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013. Scroll to position 3166 to view certification.

[United_KingdomRod_StewartThanks_for_the_MemoryalbumCertRef-29] "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Thanks for the Memory". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[United_StatesRod_StewartStewart,_RodalbumCertRef-30] "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stewart, Rod". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

v t e Rod Stewart
Discography
Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013) Another Country (2015) Blood Red Roses (2018) The Tears of Hercules (2021) Swing Fever (2024)
Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993)
Compilation albums	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019)
Concert tours	Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978–1979) Every Beat of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988–1989) Rod Stewart: The Hits (2011–2018) Live the Life Tour (2013) The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014) Hits 2016 From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016–2017)
Family	Alana Stewart (first wife) Kimberly Stewart (daughter) Ruby Stewart (daughter) Rachel Hunter (second wife) Penny Lancaster (third wife)
Related articles	Riva Records Jimmy Powell Steampacket Shotgun Express The Jeff Beck Group Faces Tonight's the Night
Category