Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III

Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III

Studio album by Rod Stewart

Released

19 October 2004

Clive Davis, Richard Perry, Steve Tyrell, Lauren Wild

Rod Stewart chronology

As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook, Volume II
(2003)

Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III
(2004)

Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[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

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"You Belong to Me"	Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart	3:12
16.	"Smile" (previously issued on Volume II)	Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, John Turner	3:13

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 (Recorded Music NZ)^[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

↑ AllMusic review
↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
↑ The Village Voice review
↑ "Rod Stewart – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Rod Stewart. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2004". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "2004-10-30 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Rod Stewart. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart: Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Rod Stewart – Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2007". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Polish album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: 2006". IFPI Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
↑ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Enter Stardust in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Stardust". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 January 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Preceded by 50 Number Ones by George Strait	Billboard 200 number-one album 31 October 2004 – 6 November 2004	Succeeded by Unfinished Business by R. Kelly & Jay-Z

Rod Stewart

Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013)

Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Stewart/Faces Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993) Tonight's The Night: Live 1976-1998 (2014)

Compilations	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train - Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) The Mercury Years 1969-1974 (1992) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far - The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) Some Guys Have All The Luck / The Definitive Rod Stewart (2008) The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (2009) The Best Of... The Great American Songbook (2011) Decades (2012) Rarities (2013)

Concert tours	Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour (1977) Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978-1979) Foolish Behaviour Tour (1980) Worth Leavin' Home For Tour (1981-1982) Body Wishes Tour (1983) Camouflage Tour (1984-1985) Every Beat Of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988-1989) Vagabond Tour (1991-1992) A Night To Remember Tour (1993-1994) A Spanner In The Works Tour (1995-1996) All Rod, All Night, All The Hits Tour (1998-1999) Human Tour (2001) Live In Concert Tour (2002) From Maggie May To The Great American Songbook Tour (2004) Tour (2005) Rockin' In The Round Tour (2007) Rocks His Greatest Hits Tour (2008-2009) One Rockin' Night Tour (2009) Soulbook Tour (2010) Heart & Soul Tour (2011-2012) with Stevie Nicks Live The Life Tour (2013)

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Bette Midler

Discography
Filmography

Albums

Studio albums:	The Divine Miss M (1972) Bette Midler (1973) Songs for the New Depression (1976) Broken Blossom (1977) Thighs and Whispers (1979) No Frills (1983) Some People's Lives (1990) Bette of Roses (1995) Bathhouse Betty (1998) Bette (2000) Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (2003) Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook (2005) Cool Yule (2006) It's the Girls! (2014)

Soundtracks:	The Rose (1979) Beaches (1988) For the Boys (1991) Gypsy (1993)

Live albums:	Live at Last (1977) Divine Madness (1980) Mud Will Be Flung Tonight (1985)

Compilations:	The Best of Bette (1978) The Best of Bette (II) (1981) Just Hits (1987) Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits (1993) (Jackpot!) The Best Bette (2008) Memories of You (2010)

Video albums:	The Bette Midler Show (1984) Diva Las Vegas (1997) The Showgirl Must Go On (2011)

Other albums:	In Harmony (1980) Oliver & Company (1988) Tonin' (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) The First Wives Club (1996) That Old Feeling (1997) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004)

Singles

"Do You Want to Dance?" (1972) "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (1973) "Friends" (1973) "In the Mood" (1974) "Strangers in the Night" (1976) "Old Cape Cod" (1976) "Buckets of Rain" (1978) "Hang on in There Baby" (1979) "Big Noise from Winnetka" (1979) "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1980) "The Rose" (1980) "Chapel of Love" (Live) (1980) "All I Need to Know" (1983) "Favorite Waste of Time" (1983) "Beast of Burden" (1984) "Under the Boardwalk" (1988) "Wind Beneath My Wings" (1989) "From a Distance" (1990) "Night and Day" (1991) "In My Life" (1992) "In This Life" (1995) "You Don't Own Me" w G.Hawn and D.Keaton (1997) "I'm Beautiful" (1999) "White Christmas" (2004) "Fever" (2006) "Be My Baby" (2014)

Other songs:	"We Are the World" (1985) "I Put a Spell on You" (1993) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1995) "Somewhere Along the Way" (1997) "Manhattan" (2004) "The Greatest Ears in Town" (2010)

Tours

Experience the Divine (1993)
Diva Las Vegas (1997)
Kiss My Brass (2003/04)
The Showgirl Must Go On (2008/10)

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