Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V is the fifth title in Rod Stewart's series of covers of pop standards, released on 19 October 2010, and his 26th studio album overall. It has sold 363,000 copies as of October 2012.
Reception
In 2015, Bob Dylan said of the record: "I was looking forward to hearing Rod 's records of standards. I thought if anybody could bring something different to these songs, Rod certainly could. But the records were disappointing. Rod's a great singer, but there's no point putting a 30-piece orchestra behind him. I'm not going to knock anybody's right to make a living, but you can always tell if somebody's heart and soul is into something, and I didn't think Rod was into it in that way. It sounds like so many records where the vocals are overdubbed, and these kind of songs don't come off well if you use modern recording techniques."Track listing
- "That Old Black Magic" – 4:35
- "Beyond the Sea" – 3:25
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 3:50
- "What a Difference a Day Makes" – 3:21
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 3:32
- "I've Got the World on a String" – 2:52
- "Love Me or Leave Me" – 3:07
- "My Foolish Heart" – 3:37
- "September in the Rain" – 2:55
- "Fly Me to the Moon" – 2:45
- "Sunny Side of the Street" – 2:56
- "Moon River" – 2:48
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" – 4:09
- "All of Me" – 3:09
- "She's Funny That Way" – 3:23
- "Cheek to Cheek" – 3:29
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" – 3:48
- "When I Fall in Love" – 3:45
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Joe Sample – acoustic piano
- Mike Thompson – acoustic piano, synth strings, accordion, arrangements
- Alex Navarro – synth strings, acoustic piano, vibraphone solo
- Larry Goldings – additional synth strings, acoustic piano
- Nick Sample – additional synth strings
- Alicia Morgan – synth strings
- Doug Lloyd – organ
- Larry Koonse – guitars
- Aaron Kaplan – guitars
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Chris Golden – bass, double bass
- Trey Henry – bass
- Joel Hamilton – bass
- John Ferraro – drums
- Kalani Das – percussion
- Doug Webb – tenor sax solo, "stritch" sax solo, flute solo, tenor saxophone, "stritch" saxophone, flute, clarinet, additional horn arrangements
- Andrew Lippman – trombone solo
- Lee Thornburg – brass parts, trumpet solo, trombone solo, flugelhorn solo, flugelhorn, additional horn arrangements
- Tom Evans – clarinet
- Adrian Woods – cello
- Clive Davis – arrangements
- Richard Perry – arrangements
- Mike Navarro – synth string arrangements
- Alan Broadbent – live string arrangements
- Lauren Wild – backing vocals, arrangements, BGV arrangements
- Angela Michael – backing vocals
- Natasha Pierce – backing vocals
- Jeffrey Purrough – backing vocals
Credits (bonus tracks 1–6)
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals
- Mike Thompson – acoustic piano, synth strings
- Alex Navarro – synth strings, acoustic piano, vibraphone solo
- Aaron Kaplan – guitars
- Larry Koonse – guitars
- Trey Henry – bass
- Chris Golden – bass
- Reggie McBride – double bass
- John Ferraro – drums
- Kalani Das – percussion
- Doug Webb – clarinet solo, tenor sax solo, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet solo
- Ariana Hall – backing vocals
- Anita Pointer – backing vocals
- Lauren Wild – backing vocals
- Angela Michael – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Richard Perry
- Co-producers – Clive Davis, Rod Stewart and Lauren Wild.
- Recorded by Carter William Humphrey and Jeffrey Purrough
- Additional engineering and ProTools – Rob Gaudet, Bobby Ginsburg, Paul Meyer, Todd Steinhauer and Seth Waldmann.
- Mixed by Richard Perry and Jeffrey Purrough
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering.
- Art direction and design – Josh Cheuse
- Photography – Ketil Dietrichson and Mark Seliger
- Liner notes – Rod Stewart and Arnold Stiefel
- Project manager – Lotus Donovan for Stiefel Entertainment
- Assistant production manager – Ben McCarthy
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| Swedish Albums | 82 |