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| Rod Stewart Rocks to the Top of the Billboard Charts Rod Stewart once again tops the charts with the release of his first rock album in 8 years, STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME entering the Billboard 200 Album chart at #1 on a first week Nielsen SoundScan total of 184,304 copies sold. STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME comes on the heels of the unprecedented success of the four volumes that comprise Stewart's Grammy award winning Great American Songbook series, a musical and cultural phenomenon and the biggest selling ongoing series of new music recordings in history, with a total of fifteen million copies sold worldwide in just 4 years. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart has been lauded as having one of the greatest and most distinctive rock voices in history. He has also been hailed as having one of the great interpretive voices in popular music. STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME is an incredibly strong and passionate return to form. Stewart takes ownership of these thoughtfully selected tracks crafted by some of the best songwriters of our time, including Bob Dylan "If Not For You", Van Morrison "Crazy Love", Bob Seger "Still the Same" and John Fogerty "Have You Ever Seen the Rain". Several of Stewart's other selections sound like they were written for his signature, inimitable rasp in the first place, like Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache" and "Fooled Around and Fell in Love", a 1976 hit for Elvin Bishop. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |