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It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook is the first album of American pop standards recorded by British musician Rod Stewart, and his 20th album overall. It was released on 22 October 2002, and became the first in a five-volume series.

It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	22 October 2002 (2002-10-22)[1]
Recorded	Henson Recording Studios, The Record Plant, Conway Studios, Signet Sound Studios and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA); Tyrell Studios (Hollywood, CA); Tal2 Studios; Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, FL); Right Track Recording (New York City, NY); Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, IL).
Genre	Traditional pop
Label	J
Producer	Clive Davis, Richard Perry, Phil Ramone
Rod Stewart chronology
The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(42/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
BBC Music	(mixed)[4]
Billboard	(favourable)[5]
Blender	[2]
E! Online	C+[2]
The Guardian	[6]
Q	[2]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Uncut	[2]

The album was Stewart's first release for Sony Music imprint J Records. It included his second recording of "Every Time We Say Goodbye."

A live DVD of the same title was released on 4 February 2003,[1] which featured performances of material from the studio album as well as Stewart's earlier material.

Track listing

Personnel

Production

• Producers – Richard Perry (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Phil Ramone (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
• Associate Producers on Track 1 – Tal Bergman and Renato Neto
• Vocal production on Track 11 – Phil Ramone
• Executive Producer – Clive Davis
• A&R – Keith Naftaly
• Production Coordination on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Ben McCarthy
• Music Consultant on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Daphna Kaster
• Production Manager and Music Contractor on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Jill Dell'Abate
• Recording Engineers – Mark Valentine (Track 1); Carter Humphrey (Tracks 2 & 3); Jeff "Woody" Woodruff (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Frank Filipetti (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
• Additional Engineering and Pro Tools Technicians on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – J.J. Blair, Brian Cook, Steve Deutsch, Alex Gibson, Bobby Ginsberg, Johnny Kubelka and Trent Slatton.
• Additional Engineering on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Joel Moss, Freddy Pinero, Chris Steinmetz and Jeff "Woody" Woodruff.
• Assistant Engineers on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Wade Childers, Brian Dixon, Andrew Felluss, Nick Howard, Timorhy Olmstead and Ryan Smith.
• Pro Tools Operation on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Steve Deutsch, Andrew Felluss and Pete Karam.
• Mixing – Carter Humphrey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13); Frank Filipetti (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14).
• Mix Assistants on Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 – Andrew Felluss and Timorhy Olmstead
• Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Los Angeles, CA); Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Special Production Support on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Lauren Wild
• Additional Production Support on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 & 13 – Larry Emerine at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles); Drew L. and Don Tyler at Quality CD Duplication (Los Angeles).
• Creative Director – Alli Truch
• Art Direction – Jeri Heiden for SMOG L.A.
• Photography – Andrew MacPherson
• Management – Annie Challis and Arnold Stiefel at Stiefel Entertainment.
• Liner Notes – Rod Stewart and Bill Zehme

Live DVD

1. "Forever Young" (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart)
2. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortgang)
3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern)
5. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey)
6. "Moonglow" (DeLange, Hudson, Mills)
7. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter)
8. "The Very Thought of You" (Noble)
9. "That Old Feeling" (Brown, Fain)
10. "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie)
11. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis)
12. "The Nearness of You" (Carmichael, Washington)
13. "That's All" (Brandt, Haymes)
14. "We'll Be Together Again" (Fischer, Laine)
15. "Rhythm of My Heart" (Marc Jordan, John Capek)
16. "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits)
17. "Maggie May" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton)
18. "Young Turks" (Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Savigar)
19. "Hot Legs" (Stewart, Gary Grainger)
20. "Having a Party" (Sam Cooke)
21. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Fain, Kahal)
22. "It Takes Two" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Sylvia Moy)

Charts

Certifications

Album

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[31]	Platinum	40,000^
Australia (ARIA)[32]	3× Platinum	210,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33]	Platinum	125,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35]	Gold	75,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[36]	Platinum	40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[37]	Gold	30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	2× Platinum	600,000*
United States (RIAA)[39]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

DVD

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[40]	Platinum	8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[41]	8× Platinum	120,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[42]	Platinum	50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[43]	3× Platinum	30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[44]	Gold	10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	Platinum	50,000*
United States (RIAA)[46]	Platinum	100,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook at Metacritic

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