As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II

As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	14 October 2003
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood) Departure (Los Angeles) Fox Founce Five (Los Angeles) Reagan's Garage (Los Angeles) Sony (London) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) Right Track (New York) The Shed (New York) The Loft (Bronxville, New York) Simon Climey (Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	45:57
Label	J
Producer	Richard Perry Phil Ramone Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers Clive Davis
Rod Stewart chronology
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II is Rod Stewart's second album of pop standards, and his 21st album overall. It was released on 14 October 2003 by J Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Time After Time"	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Phil Ramone	2:58
2.	"I'm in the Mood for Love"	Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	Richard Perry	3:07
3.	"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"	Duke Ellington, Bob Russell	Ramone	2:48
4.	"Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" (duet with Cher)	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Perry	4:14
5.	"Till There Was You"	Meredith Willson	Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rob Mathes [a]	2:51
6.	"Until the Real Thing Comes Along"	Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols	Perry	3:38
7.	"Where or When"	Rodgers, Hart	Rogers, Sturken	3:10
8.	"Smile"	Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, John Turner	Perry	3:13
9.	"My Heart Stood Still"	Rodgers, Hart	Ramone	3:03
10.	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Perry	3:30
11.	"As Time Goes By" (duet with Queen Latifah)	Herman Hupfeld	Perry	3:48
12.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	Ramone	3:06
13.	"Crazy She Calls Me"	Bob Russell, Carl Sigman	Perry	3:27
14.	"Our Love Is Here to Stay"	G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin	Perry	2:57

UK bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"My Favourite Things"	Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II	2:55

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"My Favourite Things"	Rogers, Hammerstein	2:55
16.	"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (live; previously issued on It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook concert DVD)	Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell	3:47
17.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (live; previously issued on It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook concert DVD)	Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields	3:50

Notes

• ^a signifies an additional producer
• On the European edition, "Where or When" is a duet with Lisa Ekdahl.
• On the Spanish edition, "I Only Have Eyes for You" is a duet with Ana Belén.

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals, whistle (10)
• Rob Mathes – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 9, 12), rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 8, 9, 12, 14), string arrangements and conductor (1), nylon guitar (3), acoustic piano (5)
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards (1, 3, 9, 12), string arrangements (3, 9), synthesizers (8, 14)
• Henry Hey – acoustic piano (1, 8, 9, 12, 14)
• Michael Thompson – acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13), string synthesizer (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), horn arrangements (4, 11, 13), saxophone and clarinet arrangements (6), woodwind arrangement (11, 13), vibraphone (14)
• Rob Mounsey – keyboards (3, 12), string arrangements (3, 12), string conductor (3, 9, 12)
• Peter Nero – acoustic piano (3)
• David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 9, 12), guitars (5, 8, 14)
• Dean Parks – guitars (2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14)
• Aaron Kaplan – guitars (4)
• Larry Koonse – guitars (4, 6, 11, 13)
• Carl Sturken – guitars (5, 7), acoustic piano (7)
• Jimmy Rip – guitars (8, 14)
• Frank Simes – guitars (10)
• David Finck – bass (1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14)
• Reggie McBride – bass (2, 4, 6, 11, 13)
• Tom Barney – bass (3, 12)
• Chris Golden – bass (10)
• Frank Vilardi – drums (1, 9)
• John Ferraro – drums (2, 6)
• Shawn Pelton – drums (3, 8, 12, 14), percussion (5)
• Joe LaBarbera – drums (4, 13)
• Warren Odze – drums (5, 7)
• Jimmy Paxson – drums (10)
• Kendall Kay – drums (11)
• Joe Locke – vibraphone (5)
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (1, 12)
• Doug Webb – saxophone solo (2, 4, 11), horn (4, 13), alto saxophone (6), clarinet (6), saxophone (11), woodwind (11, 13), clarinet solo (13)
• Dave Koz – alto saxophone (9)
• Lawrence Feldman – clarinet solo (3)
• Richard Perry – rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), vocal arrangements (4)
• Alan Broadbent – string arrangements and conductor (4)
• Arnold Stiefel – vocal arrangements (4)
• Colin Freeman – string arrangements and conductor (6)
• Lauren Wild – rhythm arrangements (8, 10)
• Mort Lindsey – string arrangements and conductor (10, 14)
• Elena Barere – concertmaster (1, 3, 9, 12)
• Ann Kim, Richard Locker and Mark Shuman – cello (1, 3, 9, 12)
• Jean LeBlanc and Richard Locke – cello (5)
• Adria Benjamin, Monica Gerard, Mary Hammann and Vincent Lionti – viola (1, 3, 9, 12)
• Elena Barere, Avril Brown, Cenovia Cummings, Maura Giannini, Ann Leathers, Laura McGinnis, Jan Mullen, Marti Sweet, Ricky Sortomme, Yuri Vodovoz and Carol Webb – violin (1, 3, 9, 12)
• Cher – lead vocals (4)
• Queen Latifah – lead vocals (11)

Production

• Executive producer – Clive Davis
• Producers – Phil Ramone (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); Richard Perry (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14); Carl Struken and Evan Rogers (tracks 5 & 7)
• Associate producer on tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14 – Lauren Wild
• Additional production on track 5 – Rob Mathes
• Production manager and music contractor on tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12 – Jill Dell'Abate
• Production coordinator on tracks 5 & 7 – Andrea Derby
• Additional production coordinator on track 5 – Jill Dell'Abate
• Recording engineers – Joel Moss (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 12); Eric Schilling (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); Frank Filipetti (tracks 3 & 12); Carter William Humphrey (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, & 13); Al Hemberger (tracks 5 & 7); Ray Bardani (tracks 8 & 14); J.J. Blair (track 10)
• Vocal recording – Bobby Ginsburg (tracks 4, 11 & 13); Carter William Humphrey (track 11)
• Additional engineering – Chris Carroll, Mike Gilnes, Pete Karam, Michael O'Reilly and Steve Orchard (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); Mark Gonzalez, Aaron Kaplan, Pooya Salettyar and Pablo Soloranzo (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14); Matt Noble (tracks 5 & 7)
• Assistant engineers – Patrick Magee, Tim Olstead and Jay Spears (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); ason Finkle (track 5); Jason Stasium (track 5); Roy Matthews (tracks 5 & 7)
• Pro Tools operator on tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12 – Jason Stasium
• Additional Pro Tools engineering – Mark Gonzalez, Aaron Kaplan, Pooya Salettyar and Pablo Soloranzo (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14); Jan Folkson (track 5).
• Mixing – Frank Filipetti (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); Bobby Ginsburg (tracks 2 & 10); Carter William Humphrey (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 & 14); Jan Folkson (track 5); Al Hemberger (track 7)
• Mix assistants – Jay Spears (tracks 1, 3, 9 & 12); Jason Finkle and Jason Stasium (track 5)
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California)
• Technician assistant on tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14 – Ben McCarthy
• Creative director – Alli Truch
• Art direction and design – Jeri Heiden
• Photography – Andrew MacPherson
• Project manager – Lotus Donovan

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 26 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 38 Irish Albums (IRMA) [10] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 42 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [12] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 6 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 79 UK Albums (OCC) [17] 4 UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [18] 1 US Billboard 200 [19] 2 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard) [20] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 61 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 57 UK Albums (OCC) [23] 34 US Billboard 200 [24] 116 Worldwide Albums (IFPI) [25] 21 Chart (2004) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [26] 64 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [27] 83 UK Albums (OCC) [28] 198 US Billboard 200 [29] 38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [30]	Platinum	40,000^
Australia (ARIA) [31]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [32]	Platinum	125,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [33]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [34]	Platinum	40,000*
Sweden (GLF) [35]	Gold	30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA) [37]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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