Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III

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Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III
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Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
Studio
Genre Traditional pop
Label J
Producer Clive Davis, Richard Perry, Steve Tyrell, Lauren Wild
Rod Stewart chronology
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Village Voice (average) [3]

Stardust... the Great American Songbook, Volume III is the third studio album of pop standards by British musician Rod Stewart, released on 19 October 2004 by J Records, and his 22nd album overall. The album was dedicated to the Tartan Army.

Contents

The album was Rod Stewart's first #1 on the Billboard 200 since Blondes Have More Fun in 1979. [4] It later became the winner of the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, giving Stewart his first and, to date, only Grammy victory in his career. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Embraceable You" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Steve Tyrell, Clive Davis 3:30
2."For Sentimental Reasons"William Best, Deek WatsonTyrell, Davis3:02
3."Blue Moon" (featuring Eric Clapton) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart Tyrell, Davis4:05
4."What a Wonderful World" (featuring Stevie Wonder) Bob Thiele, George David Weiss Tyrell, Davis4:30
5."Stardust" Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish Richard Perry, Davis, Lauren Wild [a] 4:01
6."Manhattan" (duet with Bette Midler)Rodgers, HartTyrell, Davis2:53
7."'S Wonderful"G. Gershwin, I. GershwinTyrell, Davis3:24
8."Isn't It Romantic?"Rodgers, HartTyrell, Davis3:50
9."I Can't Get Started" Vernon Duke, I. GershwinTyrell, Davis3:23
10."But Not for Me"G. Gershwin, I. GershwinTyrell, Davis3:22
11."A Kiss to Build a Dream on" Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby Tyrell, Davis3:13
12."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Dolly Parton) Frank Loesser Tyrell, Davis3:51
13."Night and Day" Cole Porter Perry, Davis, Wild [a] 3:08
14."A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin Tyrell, Davis4:03
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."You Belong to Me" Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart 3:12
16."Smile" (previously issued on Volume II ) Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, John Turner 3:13

Notes

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [30] Platinum40,000^
Australia (ARIA) [31] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [32] Gold25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [34] Gold20,000*
Sweden (GLF) [35] Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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