Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time

Infobox Album |
Name = Still the Same...
Great Rock Classics of Our Time
Type = Cover album
Artist = Rod Stewart


Released = October 10 2006 (US)
October 23, 2006 (UK)
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Rock, Pop
Label = J Records
Producer = John Shanks, Clive Davis
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5yfqoaearij9 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1926332,00.html 20 October 2006]
Last album = ""
(2005)
This album = "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time"
(2006)

"Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time" is an album by Rod Stewart, released on October 10, 2006. After four years singing pop standards from the Great American Songbook with great success, this album continues the notion of singing old material, but now in his classic musical genre - rock and roll.

The album is produced by Clive Davis and John Shanks (the former also produced the American Songbook albums) and includes rock milestones from the last four decades, including "It's a Heartache", "Day after Day" and the Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", which was picked as the first single from the album.

The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 184,000 copies sold, making it his fifth Top 5 and second number one debut in three years. Stewart said he was "extremely happy" because of this event. The album also reached #1 on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Charts and was certified 2x Platinum for sales of 35,000 copies before falling off the chart.

Track listing

# "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" (John Fogerty) - 3:12
# "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (Elvin Bishop) -3:48
# "I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde, Thomas Kelly, William Steinberg) - 4:29
# "Still the Same" (Bob Seger) - 3:38
# "It's a Heartache" (Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe) -3:32
# "Day after Day" (Peter Ham) - 3:07
# "Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford, John Waite) - 4:18
# "Father and Son" (Cat Stevens) - 3:36
# "The Best of My Love" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther) - 3:44
# "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan) - 3:36
# "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) - 3:47
# "Everything I Own" (David Gates) - 3:06
# "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison) - 2:42
# "Lay Down Sally" (Bonus Track for UK) (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) - 4:00

Credits

Musicians

*Kenny Aronoff - Drums
*Charlie Bisharat - Concert Master
*Ruth Bruegger - Violin
*Denyse Buffum - Viola
*Paul Bushnell - Bass
*Lenny Castro - Percussion
*Susan Chatman - Violin
*Liliana Filipovic - Violin
*Mike Finnigan - Organ (Hammond)
*Laurence Greenfield - Violin
*James Grundler - Backing Vocals
*Suzie Katayama - Celli
*Peter Kent - Violin
*Cheryl Kohfeld - Viola
*Greg Leisz - Mandolin, Pedal Steel
*Jamie Muhoberac - Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
*Dean Parks - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
*Cameron Patrick - Violin
*Tim Pierce - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
*Kazi Pitelka - Viola
*Vladamir Polimitidl - Violin
*Jeff Rothschild - Drums
*John Shanks - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Backing Vocals
*Leland Sklar - Bass
*Daniel Smith - Celli
*Audrey Solomon - Violin
*David Stenske - Violin
*David R. Stone - Bass
*Patrick Warren - Keyboards
*Julia Waters - Backing Vocals
*Maxine Waters - Backing Vocals
*John Wittenberg - Violin
*Yang-Qin Zhao - Celli
*Shari Zippert - Violin

Production

*David Campbell - String Arrangements
*Charlotte Cave - Groomer
*Clive Davis - Producer
*Lotus Donovan - Project Manager
*Simon Emmett - Photography
*Stephen Ferrera - A&R
*Lars Fox - Digital Editing
*Serban Ghenea - Mixing
*Keith Gretlein - Assistant Engineer
*John Hanes - Digital Editing
*Anthony Harvey - Photography
*Ted Jensen - Mastering
*Derek Karlquist - Assistant Engineer
*Kevin Mahoney - Mixing Assistant
*Jane Morledge - Art Direction
*Jackie Oberhauser - Executive Assistant
*Tim Roberts - Mixing Assistant
*Jeff Rothschild - Engineer
*John Shanks - Producer, Photography
*Shari Sutcliffe - Production Coordination, Contractor
*Tom Syrowski - Assistant Engineer
*Mark Valentine - Engineer

Chart performance

Certifications

References