The Great American Songbook (Volume I-IV Earbook)

~ Release by Rod Stewart (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
DVD5 tracks 1 to 4: Live At The Apollo Theater Video Sampler
DVD5 track 5: Bonus Music Video

The DVD included with the box-set is in fact a video sampler with 4 live performances and an official music video of track 5, Time After Time. Tracks 1 through 4 were recorded live at The Apollo Theater, New York City, in October 2004 for AOL Music Live.

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Made In The U.S.A.

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Tracklist

1▶CD: It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook, Volume I
2▶CD: As Time Goes By… The Great American Songbook, Volume II
3▶CD: Stardust… The Great American Songbook, Volume III
4▼CD: Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ve Got a Crush on You
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
saxophone:
Dave Koz
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
Rod Stewart & Diana Ross3:09
2I Wish You Love
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
I Wish You Love
lyricist:
Charles Trenet
writer and translator:
Albert Beach
composer:
Léo Chauliac and Charles Trenet
publisher:
Éditions Salabert France, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), On Backstreet Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Hong Kong Ltd. Taiwan Branch and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?
Rod Stewart feat. Chris Botti3:38
3You Send Me
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
guest vocals:
Chaka Khan
cover recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Rod Stewart & Chaka Khan3:36
4Long Ago and Far Away
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
included in:
Cover Girl (1944)
Rod Stewart3:12
5Makin’ Whoopee
bass:
Ed Howard (bass player)
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Rod Stewart & Elton John3:45
6My One and Only Love
bass:
Ed Howard (bass player)
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
cover recording of:
My One and Only Love
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
publisher:
Colgems, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sherwin Music Publishing Corp., Warock Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
version of:
Music from Beyond the Moon (My One and Only Love)
Rod Stewart feat. Roy Hargrove3:25
7Taking a Chance on Love
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Rod Stewart3:28
8My Funny Valentine
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Rod Stewart2:50
9I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
bass:
Ed Howard (bass player)
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
trumpet:
Warren Luening
cover recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Rod Stewart3:10
10Nevertheless
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Nevertheless (I’m in Love With You)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Crawford Music Corp., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Rod Stewart feat. Dave Koz43:51
11Blue Skies
bass:
David Finck
clarinet:
Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist)
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Rod Stewart2:44
12Let’s Fall in Love
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Rod Stewart feat. George Benson3:16
13Thanks for the Memory
bass:
David Finck
guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Allan Schwartzberg
piano:
Kenny Ascher
cover recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
Rod Stewart3:11

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