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
Released 19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
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)As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook, Volume II2003		 Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III
(2004)		 Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
(2005)Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 1.5/5 stars[2]
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. The album was dedicated to the Tartan Army.

The album was Rod Stewart's first #1 on the Billboard 200 since Blondes Have More Fun in 1979.[4] Rod Stewart also won his first, and only, Grammy Award when the album won the Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2004.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Embraceable You"   George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3:30
2. "For Sentimental Reasons"   William Best, Deek Watson 3:01
3. "Blue Moon" (featuring Eric Clapton) Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 4:05
4. "What a Wonderful World" (featuring Stevie Wonder) Bob Thiele, George David Weiss 4:30
5. "Stardust"   Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish 4:01
6. "Manhattan" (duet with Bette Midler) Rodgers, Hart 2:53
7. "'S Wonderful"   G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin 3:24
8. "Isn't It Romantic?"   Rodgers, Hart 3:50
9. "I Can't Get Started"   Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin 3:23
10. "But Not for Me"   G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin 3:22
11. "A Kiss to Build a Dream on"   Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby 3:13
12. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Dolly Parton) Frank Loesser 3:51
13. "Night and Day"   Cole Porter 3:08
14. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"   Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin 4:03

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 65
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 3
US Billboard 200[17] 1
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000
Belgium (BEA)[21] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Gold 7,500
Poland (ZPAV)[23] Gold 20,000
Sweden (GLF)[24] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  3. ↑ The Village Voice review
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  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Rod Stewart. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2004". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Rod Stewart. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Rod Stewart: Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
31 October 2004 – 6 November 2004		 Succeeded by
Unfinished Business by R. Kelly & Jay-Z
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