With over ten million copies sold of his first two collections of American standards – It Had To Be You and As Time Goes By – Rod Stewart goes from strength to strength with the third volume in the series, Stardust.
It's a winning combination – take a rock star with years of performing and recording experience under his belt, and watch in wonder as he takes some of the most enduring songs ever written and gives them that golden Rod Stewart touch. His gravelly, lived-in voice is a perfect match for these songs of loving, losing and, sometimes, just having a ball.
And it's not just Rod who's in fine form here, either – some inspired duets reveal the depth of his talent and the way these songs continue to resonate year after year. With supremely talented guests including Dolly Parton on Baby It's Cold Outside, Bette Midler on Manhattan, Stevie Wonder's astounding harmonica on What A Wonderful World and Eric Clapton's masterful guitar on Blue Moon, this album makes it clear that Rod Stewart still knows what he's doing – and he's doing it more brilliantly than ever.