Rod Stewart - Great American Songbook Vol 4 (CD)

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Tracks:
1. I've Got a Crush on You - featuring Diana Ross 
2. I Wish You Love - featuring Chris Botti 
3. You Send Me - featuring Chaka Khan 
4. Long Ago and Far Away 
5. Makin' Whoopee- featuring Elton John 
6. My One and Only Love 
7. Taking a Chance on Love 
8. My Funny Valentine 
9. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 
10. Nevertheless - featuring Dave Koz 
11. Blue Skies 
12. Let's Fall in Love - featuring George Benson 
13. Thanks for the Memory 

Apparently, Rod Stewart's desire to cover American jazz/pop classics is as great as the titular SONGBOOK itself, since this is the gravelly voiced British singer's fourth foray into standards territory. THANKS FOR THE MEMORY features more guest artists than the two previous discs in the series, with Stewart's collaborators ranging from R&B legend Diana Ross (on the playfully romantic "I've Got a Crush on You") to smooth-jazz trumpeter Chris Botti (who lends his pleasant horn lines to "I Wish You Love"). Stewart is also joined by fellow 1970s-rock icon Elton John for a breezy take on "Makin' Whoopee." Of course, Rod the Mod is fully capable of carrying a tune by himself, as best revealed on string-laden renditions of "Blue Skies" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Given Stewart's consistently laid-back, straightforward interpretations, fans of earlier installments in the SONGBOOK series will find this set just as entertaining as it predecessors.