Track Listing
1. I've Got a Crush on You - (with Diana Ross)
2. I Wish You Love - (with Chris Botti)
3. You Send Me - (with Chaka Khan)
4. Long Ago & Far Away
5. Makin' Whoopee - (with Elton John)
6. My One & Only Love
7. Taking a Chance on Love
8. My Funny Valentine
9. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
10. Nevertheless - (with Dave Koz)
11. Blue Skies
12. Let's Fall in Love - (with George Benson)
13. Thanks For the Memory
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Arturo Sandoval, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Cher, Chris Botti, Dave Grusin, Dave Koz, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Benson, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder | | Producer: | Bob Mann, Clive Davis, Steve Tyrell | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Rod Stewart; Bob Mann (guitar); Dan Higgins (clarinet); Warren Luening (trumpet); Kenny Ascher (piano); Ed Howard, Dave Finck (bass instrument); Allan Schwartzberg (drums); Chris Botti, Dave Koz, Elton John, George Benson, Roy Hargrove, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan.
Recording information: Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, California; Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, California; Deep Diner Studios, New York, New York (2005).
Apparently, Rod Stewart's desire to cover American jazz/pop classics is as great as the titular SONGBOOK itself, since this is the gravelly voiced British singer's fourth foray into standards territory. THANKS FOR THE MEMORY features more guest artists than the two previous discs in the series, with Stewart's collaborators ranging from R&B legend Diana Ross (on the playfully romantic "I've Got a Crush on You") to smooth-jazz trumpeter Chris Botti (who lends his pleasant horn lines to "I Wish You Love"). Stewart is also joined by fellow 1970s-rock icon Elton John for a breezy take on "Makin' Whoopee." Of course, Rod the Mod is fully capable of carrying a tune by himself, as best revealed on string-laden renditions of "Blue Skies" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Given Stewart's consistently laid-back, straightforward interpretations, fans of earlier installments in the SONGBOOK series will find this set just as entertaining as it predecessors.
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