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It's the kind of concept that seems brilliant on paper: revive the career of one of the great vocalists of the rock era by having him sing the great American pop songs of the pre-rock era. It was done before with Linda Ronstadt, and it worked well, so why not Rod Stewart, whose career was in shambles in 2002 following the disastrous modern R&B record Human? Clive Davis, the man behind Santana's comeback, masterminded the whole thing, and It Had to Be You was born. Again, the whole thing sounds good on paper, but in practice, it's a bit of a mixed bag. Certainly, following a throat operation, Stewart is singing better than he has in years, and he feels much more comfortable here than he did on Human, but the whole project has an artificial undercurrent that's hard to shake, especially since the song selection, the arrangements, and the performances play it so safe they're largely undistinguished. It's not necessarily bad, but it doesn't have much character outside of Rod's voice, and his soulful rasp isn't really suited for these songs. Nevertheless, this is exactly what it's billed as -- Rod sings the Great American Songbook -- and it's done with professionalism and ease, so it's a pleasant listen. But it won't replace Sinatra, of course, or even Ronstadt's similar work with Nelson Riddle.
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| 01. |  |
You Go To My Head |
4:17 |
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| 02. | |
They Can't Take That Away From Me |
3:26 |
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| 03. | |
The Way You Look Tonight |
3:49 |
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| 04. | |
It Had To Be You |
3:24 |
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| 05. | |
That Old Feeling |
2:55 |
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| 06. | |
These Foolish Things |
3:48 |
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| 07. | |
The Very Thought Of You |
3:20 |
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| 08. | |
Moonglow |
3:33 |
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| 09. | |
I'll Be Seeing You |
3:51 |
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| 10. | |
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
3:28 |
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| 11. | |
The Nearness Of You |
3:01 |
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| 12. | |
For All We Know |
3:25 |
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| 13. | |
We'll Be Together Again |
3:55 |
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| 14. | |
That's All |
3:05 |
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14 Total Tracks, 49:17 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - Soloist // Michael Brecker - Soloist // Dave Koz - Sax (Tenor) // Dave Koz - Soloist // Jeremy Lubbock - Conductor // Jeremy Lubbock - String Arrangements // Jeremy Lubbock - Woodwind Arrangement // Jeremy Lubbock - String Conductor // Rob Mounsey - Piano // Rob Mounsey - Conductor // Rob Mounsey - Keyboards // Rob Mounsey - Rhythm Arrangements // Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet // Arturo Sandoval - Flugelhorn // Arturo Sandoval - Soloist // Andrew McPherson - Photography // Jill Dell'Abate - Production Coordination // Jill Dell'Abate - Contractor // Tal Bergman - Percussion // Tal Bergman - Arranger // Tal Bergman - Drums // Tal Bergman - Associate Producer // Tal Bergman - Drum Programming // Dennis Budimir - Guitar // Thom Cadley - Mixing // Dave Carpenter - Bass // Clive Davis - Producer // Don Sebesky - Piano // Don Sebesky - Arranger // Don Sebesky - Conductor // Don Sebesky - Rhythm Arrangements // Don Sebesky - Orchestral Arrangements // Larry Emerine - Producer // Larry Emerine - Production Support // John Ferraro - Percussion // John Ferraro - Drums // Frank Filipetti - Engineer // Frank Filipetti - Mixing // David Finck - Bass // Dan Higgins - Clarinet // Dan Higgins - Sax (Alto) // Dan Higgins - Soloist // Willie Hollis - Synthesizer // Willie Hollis - Piano // Willie Hollis - Arranger // Willie Hollis - Synthesizer Arrangements // Willie Hollis - Soloist // Willie Hollis - Synthesizer Strings // Ted Jensen - Mastering // Russ Kassoff - Piano // Doug Katsaros - Piano // Doug Katsaros - Arranger // Doug Katsaros - Conductor // Doug Katsaros - Rhythm Arrangements // Randy Kerber - Synthesizer // Randy Kerber - Piano // Randy Kerber - String Arrangements // Randy Kerber - Synthesizer Strings // Bob Magnusson - Bass // Bob Mann - Guitar // Bob Mann - Arranger // Bob Mann - Soloist // Stephen Marcussen - Mastering // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums // Reggie McBride - Bass // Jeff Mironov - Guitar // Jeff Mironov - Soloist // Joel Moss - Engineer // Lee Musiker - Piano // Lee Musiker - Introduction // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering // Shawn Pelton - Drums // Richard Perry - Arranger // Richard Perry - Producer // Phil Ramone - Producer // Phil Ramone - Vocal Producer // Philippe Saisse - Conductor // Philippe Saisse - Conductor // Philippe Saisse - Conductor // Philippe Saisse - Conductor // Philippe Saisse - Keyboards // Philippe Saisse - Keyboards // Philippe Saisse - Keyboards // Philippe Saisse - Keyboards // Philippe Saisse - Orchestral Arrangements // Philippe Saisse - Orchestral Arrangements // Philippe Saisse - Orchestral Arrangements // Philippe Saisse - Orchestral Arrangements // Allan Schwartzberg - Drums // Chris Steinmetz - Engineer // Randy Waldman - Piano // Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff - Engineer // Jimmy Rip - Guitar // Bill Zehme - Liner Notes // J.D. Blair - Engineer // J.D. Blair - Digital Editing // Freddy Piñero, Jr. - Engineer // Jeri Heiden - Art Direction // Trent Slatton - Engineer // Trent Slatton - Digital Editing // Don C. Tyler - Producer // Don C. Tyler - Production Support // Alli Truch - Creative Director // Renato Neto - Synthesizer // Renato Neto - Piano // Renato Neto - Arranger // Renato Neto - Associate Producer // Renato Neto - Synthesizer Flute // Renato Neto - Synthesizer Strings // Carter Humphrey - Engineer // Carter Humphrey - Mixing // Woody Woodruff - Engineer // Pete Karam - Digital Editing // Arnold Stiefel - Management // J.J. Blair - Engineer // J.J. Blair - Digital Editing // Brian Dixon - Assistant Engineer // Johnny Kubelka - Engineer // Johnny Kubelka - Digital Editing // Andrew Felluss - Digital Editing // Andrew Felluss - Assistant Engineer // Andrew Felluss - Mixing Assistant // Ryan Smith - Assistant Engineer // Brian Cook - Engineer // Brian Cook - Digital Editing // Mark Valentine - Engineer // Bryan Cook - Engineer // Bryan Cook - Digital Editing // Ben McCarthy - Production Coordination // Keith Naftaly - A&R // Nick Howard - Assistant Engineer // Lauren Wild - Production Support // John "Hot Fat Reynolds" Ferraro - Percussion // John "Hot Fat Reynolds" Ferraro - Drums // Wade Childers - Assistant Engineer // Andy Chuckerman - Synthesizer Pads // Andy Chukerman - Synthesizer Pads // Daphna Kastner - Music Contractor // Daphna Kastner - Music Consultant // Timothy Olmstead - Assistant Engineer // Timothy Olmstead - Mixing Assistant // Alex Gibson - Engineer // Alex Gibson - Digital Editing // Ryan J-W Smith - Assistant Engineer // Jeri Helden - Art Direction
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar (Acoustic) //
- Piano //
- Strings //
- Vocals
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