The Very Best of Rod Stewart

~ Release by Rod Stewart (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Rhythm of My Heart
producer:
Trevor Horn
music videos:
Rhythm of My Heart by Rod Stewart
cover recording of:
Rhythm of My Heart
writer:
John Capek and Marc Jordan (US‐born Canadian singer‐songwriter)
is based on:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
34:14
2Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
compilation of:
Henry by Rod Stewart and Maggie May (without “Henry” prelude) by Rod Stewart
music videos:
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 130) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 141)
recording of:
Henry (prelude to “Maggie May”) (in 1971-01)
composer:
Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971-01)
publisher:
Rod Stewart
writer:
Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
4.155:46
3Have I Told You Lately
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Marc Moreau (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jerry Jordan (Engineer)
executive producer:
Michael Ostin
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
acoustic bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Carmine Rojas
acoustic guitar [Guitar]:
Jeff Golub and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
background vocals [Backing]:
Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinnessee and Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
vocals:
Rod Stewart
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
strings arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MTV Networks (in 1993) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1993-02-05)
live cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately (on 1993-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
additional writer:
Scott Wiseman
publisher:
Barrule UK Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, Essential Music (logo subtitled "The music of your life"), Exile Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Intersong Music Ltd. (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3.54:05
4This Old Heart of Mine
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Trevor Horn
additional lead vocals:
Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs)
cover recording of:
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Sylvia Moy
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Stone Agate Music Division
4:12
5Young Turks
assistant engineer:
Ricky Charles Delena
engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
producer:
Rod Stewart
mixer:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family) and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Duane Hitchings
additional percussion:
Tony Brock
bass guitar:
Jay Davis (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Kevin Savigar
background vocals:
Carmine Appice, Tony Brock and Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Young Turks
lyricist:
Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
composer:
Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings
4.155:04
6Downtown Train
producer:
Trevor Horn
cover recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4:40
7You Wear It Well
recording of:
You Wear It Well
writer:
Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), G.H. Music Ltd, Three Bridges Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
55:01
8Reason to Believe
executive producer:
Michael Ostin
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
live cover recording of:
Reason to Believe
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Co. Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
43:53
9Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer:
Tom Fouce and John Guess
producer:
Michael Omartian
mixer:
John Guess
cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
4.54:34
10Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
producer:
Tom Dowd
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jumonville
spoken vocals [multilingual vocal appliances]:
B. E.
vocals:
Rod Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 21)
recording of:
Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher)
43:56
11Hot Legs
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass guitar:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family), Gary Grainger (UK rock guitarist/bassist, worked with Rod Stewart) and Billy Peek
piano:
John Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
saxophone:
Phil Kenzie
background vocals:
Carmine Appice and Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
recording of:
Hot Legs
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
45:15
12Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Tom Dowd and Andy Johns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and WEA Records B.V. (in 1978)
music videos:
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 301)
recording of:
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
writer:
Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Control (German electronic sub-label of edel, inactive for a time, but relaunched in 2015), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Nitestalk Music, Riva Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
Taj Mahal
4.155:31
13My Heart Can’t Tell You No
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Rod Stewart and Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
mixer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Steve MacMillan
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Brock
guitar [guitars]:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family) and Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
keyboard:
Kevin Savigar
solo acoustic guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
strings arranger:
Bruce Miller (US composer and arranger)
recorded at and mixed at:
Record Plant Studios (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Heart Can’t Tell You No
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Little Shop of Morgan Songs (BMI) and Rare Blue Music, Inc.
5:16
14You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar:
Fred Tackett
bass guitar:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
piano:
John Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
synthesizer:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
violin:
Richard Greene (US fiddler)
background vocals:
Carmine Appice and Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 37)
recording of:
You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
3.84:31
15Ooh La La
engineer:
Steve Harrison (recording engineer)
additional producer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
co-producer:
Kevin Savigar
producer:
Rod Stewart
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1998)
cover recording of:
Ooh La La
lyricist:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
composer:
Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
44:16
16Forever Young
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and Andy Taylor (US producer)
mixer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Steve MacMillan
acoustic guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
bass:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Brock
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau and Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Kevin Savigar
solo guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
recorded at and mixed at:
Record Plant Studios (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Forever Young (Rod Stewart arrangement)
writer:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family), Bob Dylan, Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Cardinal Music Ltd., Kevin Savigar Music, Ram’s Horn Music, Rod Stewart (Publishing label; ASCAP-affiliated), Southern Music Pub. Co. Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
version of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
54:05