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2009 Rod Stewart – Soulbook

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Soulbook is the 25th studio album by Rod Stewart. Like his previous five albums, Soulbook features Stewart singing old material; for this album he sings classic material from Motown and the soul genre. It was released on 17 October 2009 and was produced by Steve Tyrell, Steven Jordan and Chuck Kentis.

The album became Stewart’s sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at #4. It also found success in Canada and the UK, making it to #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #9 on the UK Albums Chart. Furthermore, the album featured at #41 on the Canadian Albums Year-End Chart of 2010.

Tracks

1  It’s The Same Old Song (Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland; Edward Holland) 04:15
2  My Cherie Amour (Henry Cosby; Stevie Wonder; Sylvia Moy) 03:10
3  You Make Me Feel Brand New (Linda Epstein; Thom Bell) 04:36
4  (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Carl Smith; Gary Jackson; Raynard Miner) 03:21
5  Tracks Of My Tears (Marvin Tarplin; Smokey Robinson; Warren Moore) 03:36
6  Let It Be Me (Gilbert Becaud; Manny Kurtz; Pierre Leroyer) 03:16
7  Rainy Night In Georgia (Tony Joe White) 04:13
8  What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (James Dean; Paul Riser; William Weatherspoon) 03:19
9  Love Train (Kenneth Gamble; Leon Huff) 03:03
10  You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson) 03:17
11  Wonderful World (Herb Alpert; Lou Adler; Sam Cooke) 03:33
12  If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Kenneth Gamble; Leon Huff) 03:59
13  Just My Imagination (Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield) 03:36

Bonus Tracks:

14  Never Give You Up (Jerry Butler; Kenneth Gamble; Leon Huff)
15  Only The Strong Survive (Jerry Butler; Kenneth Gamble; Leon Huff)

Biography

Musicians

1 It’s The Same Old Song

BassBob Babbitt
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsMichael Bearden
SaxTom Scott
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
VocalsRod Stewart

2 My Cherie Amour

BassBob Babbitt
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
Fender RhodesMichael Bearden
PianoGreg Phillinganes
VibesMilt Chocolate
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
VocalsStevie Wonder
VocalsRod Stewart

3 You Make Me Feel Brand New

BassReginald McBride
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarBob Mann
KeyboardsBob Mann
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsWill Wheaton
Background VocalsJudith Hill
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
VocalsRod Stewart

4 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

BassBob Babbitt
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
PianoGreg Phillinganes
WurlitzerMichael Bearden
VibesClayton Cameron
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
VocalsRod Stewart

5 Tracks Of My Tears

BassReggie McBride
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarMike Landau
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
MandolinBob Mann
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsLisa Vaughn
Background VocalsWill Wheaton
Background VocalsLynn Fiddmont-Linsey
Background VocalsDorian Holley
Background VocalsPam Trotter
Background VocalsGreg Phillinganes
VocalsRod Stewart

6 Let It Be Me

BassDarryl Jones
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsDavid Paich
PercussionSteve Jordan
VocalsJennifer Hudson
VocalsRod Stewart

7 Rainy Night In Georgia

BassLeland Sklar
GuitarBob Mann
DrumsRuss Kunkel
KeyboardsHenry Hey
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
VocalsRod Stewart

8 What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

BassBob Babbitt
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsDavid Paich
SaxTom Scott
TromboneGeorge Bohanon
TrumpetChuck Findley
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
VocalsRod Stewart

9 Love Train

BassConrad Korsch
DrumsDavid Palmer
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarDon Kirkpatrick
GuitarPaul Warren
GuitarRay Parker Jr
KeyboardsChuck Kentis
SaxLou Marini
SaxTom Scott
TromboneLarry Farrell
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsSteve Tyrell
Background VocalsSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
VocalsRod Stewart

10 You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me

BassBob Babbitt
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
KeyboardsDavid Paich
SaxTom Scott
TromboneGeorge Bohanon
TrumpetChuck Findley
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
VocalsRod Stewart

11 Wonderful World

BassDarryl Jones
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarRay Parker Jr
GuitarDean Parks
OrganCharles Hodges
WurlitzerMichael Bearden
SaxJim Spake
TromboneJack Hale
TrumpetWayne Jackson
PercussionSteve Jordan
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
VocalsRod Stewart

12 If You Don’t Know Me By Now

BassNathan East
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsWill Wheaton
Background VocalsJudith Hill
VocalsRod Stewart

13 Just My Imagination

BassReginald McBride
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
FluteJeff Driskill
OboeJohn Yoakum
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsWill Wheaton
Background VocalsLisa Vaughn
VocalsRod Stewart

14 Never Give You Up

BassReginald McBride
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoGreg Phillinganes
SynthesizerGreg Phillinganes
French HornBrian O’Connor
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
VocalsRod Stewart

15 Only The Strong Survive

BassNathan East
DrumsRicky Lawson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarBob Mann
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardBob Mann
PianoHenry Hey
TrumpetMatt Franke
Background VocalsDarryl Tookes
Background VocalsBridget Anne Cady
Background VocalsDi Reed
Background VocalsNatasha Pearce
VocalsRod Stewart

Other Musicians

Cello – Andrew Shulman (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8)
Cello – Giovanna Moraga Clayton Matthew Cooker, Miguel Martinez, Timothy Loo (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 12)
Cello – Mark Wallace (Track 4)
Viola – David Walther, Karen Elaine, Marlow Fisher, Robert Brophy (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8)
Viola – Beth Luscombe, Jennifer Puckett (Track 4)
Violin – Bruce Dukov, Anatoly Rosinsky, Julie Gigante, Mark Robertson, Neli Nikolaeva, Phillip Levy, Roger Wilkie, Searmi Park (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8)
Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Brian Benning Gina Kronstadt, Joel Pargman, John Wittenberg, Kathleen Robertson, Mark Cargill, Neel Hammond, Nicole Garcia, Shari Zippert, Susan Chatman (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 12)
Violin – Barrie Cooper, Jesica Munson, Marisa Polesky (Track 4)

Liner Notes

Producer – Steve Jordan (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 to 11)
Producer – Steve Tyrell (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
Producer (Vocals) – Steve Tyrell
Arranged By (Strings) – Howard Drossin (Tracks 1, 6, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Willie Mitchell (Tracks 4, 11)
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8)
Concertmaster – Charlie Bisharat (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 12)
Edited By (Additional Pro-Tools) – Martin Pradler
Engineer (Additional) – Darwin Best, Kenny Moran, Ryan Petrie
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Genewick, Paul Smith
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Recorded By – Niko Bolas (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11)
Recorded By – Jon Allen (Tracks 3, 5, 7, 12, 13)
Recorded By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 6, 8, 10)
Recorded By (Background Vocals) – Steve Genewick (Tracks 1, 11)
Recorded By (Background Vocals) – Paul Smith (Track 8)
Recorded By (Horns) – Niko Bolas (Tracks 4, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Horns, Strings) – Lawrence Mitchell (Tracks 4, 11)
Recorded By (Strings) – Bill Schnee
Recorded By (Strings) – Al Schmitt (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8)
Recorded By (Vocals) – Andrew Hey (Track 6)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Charlie Bybee
Recorded By (Assistant) – B.J. Ramone (Track 6)
Recorded By (Strings) – Steve Tyrell, Bill Schnee
Recorded By (Strings Assistant) – Charlie Bybee

Photography – Mark Seliger

Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At The Celtic House
Recorded At The 4 Seasons
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At The Village Studios
Recorded At Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
Recorded At Germano Studios
Phonographic Copyright RCA/JIVE Label Group
Copyright RCA/JIVE Label Group

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