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It
Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook
Rod
Stewart
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| Like many a pop singer, Stewart
returns here to what's become generally known as the Great American Songbook,
that evergreen body of mid-20th century songcraft that continues to inspire
singers across oceans and generations. It's said that Stewart has been
vocalizing many of these songs in private for years, and given the warm,
human scale of most of the performances here, it's not hard to believe.
-Jerry McCulley |
The
Very Best of Rod Stewart
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Rod Stewart
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| This 16-song retrospective
touches all the bases without delving deeply into any era. The selections
aren't arranged sequentially and the booklet is much more generous with
vintage photos than album credits. This best-of collection is clearly aimed
at the casual fan, but no album that presents Rod the Mod gems "Downtown
Train," "You Wear It Well," and "Reason to Believe" one after another is
a throwaway. --Steven Stolder |
If
We Fall In Love Tonight
Rod
Stewart
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| One could get worked up over
the fact that this is effectively an EP of new songs rounded out by another
bunch of coconuts from Roddy's hyperexploited catalog. But what's to complain
about really? The single "If We Fall in Love Tonight" purrs like a Porsche.
The ripe cover of the Leo Sayer hit "When I Need You" is vintage fromage.There's
a reminder or two from the '70s that our man's never been anything but
an ol' romantic. --Jeff Bateman |
Unplugged...and
Seated
[LIVE]
Rod Stewart
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| This low-key 1993 live retrospective
marked something of a return to form for Rod the Mod, who for many years
had more or less abdicated his position as a performer of consequence to
pursue a more frivolous pop-star persona. With his former Faces bandmate
Ron Wood in tow, Stewart revisits hits like "Hot Legs," "Tonight's the
Night," and "Maggie May"--and more adventurous choices like Curtis Mayfield's
"People Get Ready" and Tom Waits's "Tom Traubert's Blues"--with an effortless
grace and a renewed expressiveness that makes Unplugged ... And Seated
a consistent pleasure. --S. Schinder |
The
Best Of Rod Stewart (Polygram)
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Out
of Order - Rod Stewart
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Tonight
I'm Yours [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
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20th
Century Masters: The Best Of Rod Stewart (Millennium Collection) [ORIGINAL
RECORD.REMASTERED]
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Foot
Loose & Fancy Free
Rod
Stewart
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Foolish
Behaviour [IMPORT] Rod Stewart
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| Before he threw his talent
away in the mid-1970s, Rod Stewart was a rock star to be reckoned with.
His sandpaper and whiskey throated vocals were the perfect vehicle for
the blues-rock sound he pursued in the '60s with various bands, including
the Jeff Beck Group. On his own, Stewart came up with something even more
potent, mixing electric instruments with mandolins, acoustic guitars, and
fiddles on songs such as "Maggie May," "You Wear It Well," and his gorgeous
reading of Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe." This collection is limited
to Stewart's brief time at Mercury Records in the early '70s, but that's
fine, since that period saw the release of his best albums overall: The
Rod Stewart Album, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells a Story, and Never
a Dull Moment. His biggest smashes from that time are here along
with lower-charting but equally fine fare such as "Twistin' the Night Away,"
"Country Comforts," and "It's All Over Now." --Daniel Durchholz |
The
Rod Stewart Album [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
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Gasoline
Alley [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
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Every
Picture Tells a Story [ORIG. RECORD. REMAST.]
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Never
a Dull Moment [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
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The
Mercury Anthology
Rod
Stewart
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