Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Maggie May ~ Rod Stewart |  |
| 2. Mandolin Wind ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 3. Every Picture Tells a Story ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 4. Stay With Me - (with The Faces) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 5. You Wear It Well ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 6. Sailing ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 7. Killing of Georgie, Parts 1 & 2, The ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 8. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 9. First Cut is the Deepest, The ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 10. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 11. I Was Only Joking ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 12. Hot Legs ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 13. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 14. Passion ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 15. Young Turks ~ Rod Stewart | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 2. Baby Jane ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 3. Infatuation ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 4. Some Guys Have All The Luck ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 5. Love Touch ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 6. Forever Young ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 7. My Heart Can'T Tell You No ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 8. Downtown Train ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 9. This Old Heart of Mine [1989 Version] - (featuring Ronald Isley) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 10. I Don'T Want To Talk About It [1989 Version] ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 11. Rhythm of My Heart ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 12. Motown Song, The - (featuring The Temptations) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 13. Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda) - (previously unreleased) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 14. Have I Told You Lately [Unplugged Version] - (live) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 15. Reason To Believe - (live, featuring Ronnie Wood) ~ Rod Stewart | |
| 16. Two Shades of Blue - (previously unreleased) ~ Rod Stewart | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Rod Stewart (vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Brian Kehew. | | Audio Remasterers: Dave Schultz; Dan Hersch. | | Liner Note Author: Reggie Collins. | | THE DEFINITIVE ROD STEWART is an excellent two-disc set that covers the full span of Rod Stewart's solo career from 1971 to 2004, and throws in a couple of tracks by his 1970s band, Faces, for good measure. All the hits are here, from "Maggie May" to two tracks from his acoustic MTV Unplugged performance, along with one new song, "Two Shades of Blue." THE DEFINITIVE ROD STEWART was also released in a three-disc special edition that includes a bonus DVD containing 14 classic music videos. | | "Definitive" may be a touch too strong of a word for this double-disc 2008 set, as it doesn't quite cover all aspects of Rod Stewart's career in its 31 tracks. Opening with the star-making "Maggie May," it bypasses any '60s work (including his time fronting the Jeff Beck Group), skimps on the Faces, enters the '80s by the end of disc one, spends a good chunk of disc two in the latter part of that decade, and then stops around 1993's Unplugged, thereby not including such pretty strong latter-day Warner albums as When We Were the New Boys and also his crooner comeback with the Great American Songbook albums in the new millennium. Given the size of the set, such shorthand is inevitable, and while there are some dodgy inclusions and questionable omissions -- sure, "Gasoline Alley" should be here and "Love Touch" sounds sillier with each passing year -- this is nevertheless a very good hit-heavy overview of Rod's prime years as a pop star, containing every one of his big hits. It's enough to make it worthwhile for most casual fans even if it's not quite enough to make it "definitive." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Producer: Rod Stewart; Andy Zax; Bob Dickins; Jeremy Andrew Johns; Michael Ostin; George Tutko; Glyn Johns; Jim Cregan; Michael Chapman; Michael Omartian; Patrick Leonard; Andy Taylor; Tom Dowd; Trevor Horn; Bernard Edwards; Richard Perry; Cheryl Pawelski (Compilat |
Engineer: Paul Smith; Barry Rudolph |
Musical Guests | | Ronald Isley | | The Temptations | | Ronnie Wood |
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Entertainment Reviews
 | The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe) - CD Review By: The Masked Movie Snobs - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/16/2008 11:33 PM | | Overall, The Definitive Rod Stewart serves as the perfect snippet of a career that has lasted for 40-plus years. It covers all the bases and goes just deep enough in what it has to offer, without the hefty price tag of an overwhelming, all-encompassing box set. It is an ideal collection for both die-hard and fair-weather Rod Stewart fans. ...read the full review |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 11/18/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : R2-514094 | | Label : Warner Bros. Records (Record Label) | | Number of Discs : 3 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227989910 |
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