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STARDUST ... THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK III
Rod Stewart
(J/BMG)
Once was OK.
Twice was plenty.
But three volumes of Rod Stewart crooning Tin Pan Alley standards is more than anyone should be forced to endure.
For those who care, this time out, the raspy old rooster transforms another 14 classics -- including Embraceable You, Blue Moon, 'S Wonderful, I Can't Get Started, Night and Day and (why, Lord, why?) What a Wonderful World -- into cocktail-jazz cheese so bland it would bore your granny.
Even worse, he drags guests like Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Bette Midler and Dolly Parton down with him.
Somebody stop him before he records again -- or, even worse, discovers Billy Strayhorn.
Track Listing
1. Embraceable You
2. For Sentimental Reasons (feat Dave Koz)
3. Blue Moon (feat Eric Clapton)
4. What A Wonderful World (feat Stevie Wonder)
5. Stardust
6. Manhattan (duet with Bette Midler)
7. S'Wonderful (feat Dave Grusin)
8. Isn't It Romantic (feat Dave Koz)
9. I Can't Get Started
10. But Not For Me
11. Kiss To Build A Dream On (feat Arturo Sandoval)
12. Baby, It's Cold Outside (duet with Dolly Parton)
13. Night And Day
14. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square