The Very Best of Rod Stewart

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Rod Stewart's career has been subject to so many twists that a single-disc overview is somehow both appealingly broad and inadequate to the task of tracing all those zigzags. From beloved rocker of the first order to disco dilettante to pop crooner, Stewart's career has presented challenges to fans who may have been charmed by the rollickingly randy "Maggie May" and bemused by the alarmingly narcissistic "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" This 16-song retrospective touches all the bases without delving deeply into any era. The selections aren't arranged sequentially and the booklet is much more generous with vintage photos than album credits. This best-of collection is clearly aimed at the casual fan, but no album that presents Rod the Mod gems "Downtown Train," "You Wear It Well," and "Reason to Believe" one after another is a throwaway. --Steven Stolder

Tracks:

Rhythm Of My Heart
Maggie May
Have I Told You Lately
This Old Heart Of Mine
Young Turks
Downtown Train
You Wear It Well
Reason To Believe
Some Guys Have All The Luck
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Hot Legs
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
My Heart Can't Tell You No
You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
Ooh La La
Forever Young

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Rod Stewart's career has been subject to so many twists that a single-disc overview is somehow both appealingly broad and inadequate to the task of tracing all those zigzags. From beloved rocker of the first order to disco dilettante to pop crooner, Stewart's career has presented challenges to fans who may have been charmed by the rollickingly randy "Maggie May" and bemused by the alarmingly narcissistic "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" This 16-song retrospective touches all the bases without delving deeply into any era. The selections aren't arranged sequentially and the booklet is much more generous with vintage photos than album credits. This best-of collection is clearly aimed at the casual fan, but no album that presents Rod the Mod gems "Downtown Train," "You Wear It Well," and "Reason to Believe" one after another is a throwaway. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

The Very Best of Rod Stewart.......2007-05-14

If you want the best that he has done, this is it. It has all of my favorites, especially "Rhythm of My Heart". If you prefer to have collections of a performer's best, this is it for Rod Stewart.

Fantastic!.......2007-05-10

This CD is easy to listen to and has great songs by a leading artist. I found that it is perfect to listen to while exercising.

very best of rod stewart.......2007-05-09

I have this recording on tape and now on DVD. This is better

Rod still rules!.......2007-03-21

Great CD for Rod Stewart fans! And great pcitures in the case! This CD will bring back lots of memories

Great Music from an Icon.......2007-03-13

Rod Stewart has stood the test of time and this CD is a compilation of most of his greatest hits. His music ranges from ballads to foot stomping rock, and it's all good!

Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vol. 2

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the very best of rod stewart, vol 2
Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vol. 2
Even Better Than Volume One
Better than Volume 1 or that Greatest Hits!
More Classics From Rock's Spanner In The Works

Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vol. 2
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Unplugged...and Seated

ASIN: B0000ALFYD
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Your Song
Having A Party (Live)
Don't Come Around Here
So Far Away
The Motown Song
Broken Arrow
Crazy About Her
Lost In You
Love Touch
People Get Ready (Live)
Infatuation
Baby Jane
Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
That's What Friends Are For
Passion
I Don't Want To Talk About It
I Was Only Joking
The First Cut Is The Deepest

Album Description

75 minutes of newly remastered classics! Contains no track duplication from any other previously released Best Of. 18 unforgettable selections spanning 1975-2001, including the signature songs 'The First Cut Is The Deepest', 'Tonight I'm Yours' and 'Infatuation'. Slipcase. WB Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

the very best of rod stewart, vol 2.......2007-05-18

i love everything he does. been in love with him for 20 years. his work comes from his heart and his soul

Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vol. 2.......2007-03-21

This is a great cd. The music is quality Rod Stewart at his best. I have enjoyed it very much!! A great buy!!

Even Better Than Volume One.......2005-03-06

Anyone knows that one disc can't possibly hold all of Rod Stewart's best songs, so naturally a second volume will have to be made. "Encore: The Very Best Of - Vol. 2" adds 18 Stewart classics not found on 2001's "The Very Best Of Rod Stewart". This disc has some great stuff on it, and is actually slightly better than the first volume.

"Encore" features pretty much every significant hit not featured on the first volume, from the soulful "The Motown Song" to the turbo charged rocker "Lost In You" to the new wave synth pop chugger "Baby Jane" to the somber " I Was Only Joking", you will find that you will love every song on this cd (even the much criticized "Love Touch" (which is one of my all time favorites). This set is also notable for inckuding Rod's popular on radio but otherwise hard to find cover of Carole King's "So Far Away" and "Don't Come Around Here" from 2001's "Human". Plus, anyone who's only familliar with Sheryl Crow's version of "The First Cut Is The Deepest" should really listen to Rod's version. It's truly better.

An added bonus to this disc is a booklet with commentary on each track and how it came into being, given to to you by none other than Rod. A great collection of Rod's music. Get this one as well as volume one.

Better than Volume 1 or that Greatest Hits! .......2005-01-10

I liked that he put out a second album of his greatest hits on Warner Bros. And clever since he's finishing out his contract with them because he's on J now. But this album has songs he left out on the first one. I like that Crazy About Her is on here, for I played that the most from Out of Order! Very big sound on it! Infatuation I still love. And Passion is another solid song on here. There are some bluesy numbers,some soul-driven numbers and rockers here too. I loved his version of That's What Friends are For, even if Dionne Warwick's version was a big hit in late '85. It's kind of mixed up, not in chronological order, but the songs blend well. Stewart may be on this standards thing now, but pop/rock is what he can do the best and he should go back to it for his next album. This album just demonstrates his many talents as a singer and artist.

More Classics From Rock's Spanner In The Works.......2004-11-02

Rod Stewart is a singer whose appeal has probably outlasted anyone in rock and roll with the exception the Beatles, the Stones and Elvis. He is adored by millions young and old. He has been named a perosnal favorite singer by every singer, from Elton John to Lindsay Lohan. Plus, he had an incredible run of hits between 1971 and 1998: 35 top 40 singles, 14 top 10 hits, 3 number one records (including one that was on top for 8 weeks). "Voice - The Very Best Of Rod Stewart" featured 16 of those hits. It had all his most memorable work on just one disc. It was excellent, but there was something missing. That missing void was filled with "Encore: Very Best Of 2".

This cd includes most of those remaining hits, including "Love Touch" (don't tell me anything bad about this song, because I love it), "Crazy About Her", "Passion", and the uplifting "The Motown Song". Also included is a vast number of underrated songs like "Broken Arrow", his original version "That's What Friends Are For" (not as good as Dionne Warwick's version, but it's still good), "I Don't Want To Talk About It", and "I Was Only Joking". Fans may miss "Handbags And Gladrags" and "The Killing Of Georgie Pts. 1 and 2", but that's a matter of opinion.

Get this and "Voice", and you're well on your way to owning all of Rod Stewart's best cds. Also pick up "Gasoline Alley", "Every Picture Tells A Story", "Out Of Order" and "Vagabond Heart", all great albums. Oh yeah, and the 3 "Great American Songbook" cds. They show how versatile the Rodmeister really is.

The Story So Far: Very Best of Rod Stewart

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Excellent overview of Rod's career
A near perfect collection

The Story So Far: Very Best of Rod Stewart
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ASIN: B00005R64W
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

Maggie May
Baby Jane
Some Guys Have All the Luck
Young Turks
Ya Think I'm Sexy?
What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)
Hot Legs
You Wear It Well
Rhythm of My Heart
Downtown Train
Motown Song
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - Ronald Isley, Rod Stewart
Tonight I'm Yours
Ooh La La
I Can't Deny It
It Takes Two - Rod Stewart, Tina Turner
Stay with Me - Faces

Tracks:

Sailing
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
First Cut Is the Deepest
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Every Beat of My Heart
Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Don't Come Around Here - Helicopter Girl, Rod Stewart
Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
Love Touch
I Was Only Joking
Ruby Tuesday
In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson, Rod Stewart
Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
In My Life

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Digitally Remastered Double Disc that Synopsizes the Throat's Greatest Vocal Feats from Throughout his Long Career. Includes'the Killing of Georgie Pts One and 2", 'stay with Me', his Biggest European Hit 'sailing' and Even his Recent 'i Can't Deny It'. Deluxe Booklet Includes Lyrics and Rare Unseen Photos.

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Excellent overview of Rod's career.......2005-05-21

Double disc set of 34 tracks, digitally remastered. Disc One is titled "A Night Out" and contains uptempo and Rock tracks such as "Maggie May" (complete version), "Rhythm of My Heart", the Faces' classic "Stay With Me", and the playful raunch of "Hot Legs" & "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy".

Disc Two - "A Night In" - focuses on Rod the balladeer with his haunting versions of other peoples' songs: "Sailing" (Gavin Sutherland), "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison), "I Don't Want To Talk About It" (Danny Whitten - Crazy Horse); plus his own compositions such as "The Killing of Georgie Pts 1 & 2" and "You're In my Heart (The Final Acclaim)". Best of all is the hard-to-get Python Lee Jackson classic "In a Broken Dream".

Well worth the money.

A near perfect collection.......2002-06-29

The CD is the absolute best collection of Rod Stewart's hits out there. The only reason this missed a 5 star rating is due to the ommission of five songs: Passion, Infatuation, People Get Ready, Forever Young and My Heart Can't Tell You No. However, all five of these songs can be found on Downtrain Train: Selections From The Storyteller Anthology.

Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music)

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Sounds GREAT...

Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music)
Warren Zevon , Foreigner , Queen , Alicia Bridges , Exile , Nick Glider , Patti Smith Group , The Bee Gees , Chic , and Kansas
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Features 20 hits from 1978. Song listing: Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon Baby Hold on - Eddie Money Because The Night - Patti Smith Group Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf Hot Chil In THe City - Nick Glider Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton Hot Blooded - Foreigner Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Peg - Steely Dan Use To Be My Girl - The O'Jays We Are The Champions - Queen Night Fever - The Bee Gees i Love The Nightlife (Disco ' Round) - Alicia Bridges Kiss you All Over -Exile Short People - Randy Newman Dust in The Wind - Kansas Le Freak - Chich Double Vision - Foreigner You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt

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Sounds GREAT..........2006-11-16

I am going to review many Time-Life items that I have purchased over the years - Sounds of the 70's, Sounds of the 70's (Take Two), Legends of Rock & Roll, numerous 60's CDs & 50's CDs. The recordings are excellent and I know all the tunes - most have at least 18 songs. I would recommend any of Time-Life's compilations to anyone, who is looking for a great CD with alot of songs, we all know. The only complaint I have is that the CDs should have been maximized on the 50's & 60's selections. All in all, a very good purchase...

Changing Faces: The Very Best of Rod Stewart & the Faces

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about one disc's worth of good stuff
Good-time band seek funding for binges and palimony

Changing Faces: The Very Best of Rod Stewart & the Faces
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ASIN: B0000DG5NP
Release Date: 2003-12-22

Tracks:

Maggie May
Stay With Me - Faces
Reason to Believe
You Wear It Well
In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson, Rod Stewart
Cut Across Shorty
Had Me a Real Good Time - Faces
Miss Judy's Farm - Faces
Angel
Oh No Not My Baby
What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
(I Know) I'm Losing You
Mandolin Wind
Every Picture Tells a Story
I'd Rather Go Blind
Twistin' the Night Away
Sweet Little Rock & Roller
Bring It (On) Home to Me/You Send Me

Tracks:

Handbags & Gladrags
It's All Over Now
Cindy Incidentally - Faces
Pool Hall Richard - Faces
Street Fighting Man
Gasoline Alley
Let Me Be Your Car
That's All Right
My Way of Giving
Italian Girls
Lost Paraguayos
True Blue
Hard Road
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man
Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
Jodie
Man of Constant Sorrow
You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, - Faces

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Subtitled - The Definitive Collection 1969-1974. 2003 compilation features 36 tracks including 'Stay With Me', 'Maggie May', 'Mandolin Wind', 'Every Picture Tells A Story', 'Handbags & Gladrags', 'You Wear It Well', & many more. Packaged in a gatefold double digipak. WSM.

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Digitally Remastered Double Disc Selection of Tracks from Rod Stewart's Early Solo Career on Mercury Records. While Faces were Not Credited in the Artwork on the Individual Long Players (Save for a Live Album), They were Indeed Individually Acknowledged with Backing Musician Credits. Some of the Highlights of this Era Include his First Hit Single "Maggie May", "You Wear it Well", "i Know I'm Losing You", "Every Picture Tells a Story" (A Duet with Maggie Bell that Launched her Singing Career), "Handbags and Gladrags" and Many More.

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about one disc's worth of good stuff.......2006-01-05

It was a great idea putting Rod's early solo stuff alongside Faces on a 2-disc anthology... they just didn't do a very good job selecting the songs. You'd be better off with one of Rod's myriad Mercury compilations and Rhino's terrific _Best of Faces_.

And if the "top 500" reviewer below was as smart as his rating, he'd have realized that most of the bum cuts on here are Rod solo, sans Faces (mainly from the slightly overrated _Never a Dull Moment_ and the god-awful _Smiler_).

Good-time band seek funding for binges and palimony.......2005-08-07

I had forgotten why I never bought any Faces albums when they first came out. The recent death of John Peel gave us repeated opportunities to catch that 'Top of the Pops performance' where he mimed on mandolin to a Faces song. As I saw Rod and Ron playing footy on the TotP stage, the reason came back to me: they were party animals, and I was a prog-rocker.

OK, Rod Stewart wrote some classic songs -- notoriously keeping the best for his solo albums -- but I got the frequent impression that the music was not an end in itself for Rod. It was just a vehicle for money, girls, and stardom.

The Faces did yoo many covers -- do we really need a Faces cover of Hendrix's 'Angel'? I think not. A flimsy rendition of the Stones' 'Street Fighting Man' is redeemed only towards the end when a half-decent instrumental breaks through.

But mostly this is about Rod's ego. Goodness knows what the women saw in him. Personally I don't like his voice either. There are six or seven classics on this compilation, but at this import price, I can only give it three stars.

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The Story So Far: Very Best of Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
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ASIN: B00006J52C
Release Date: 2001-12-03

Tracks:

Maggie May
Baby Jane
Some Guys Have All the Luck
Young Turks
Ya Think I'm Sexy?
What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)
Hot Legs
You Wear It Well
Rhythm of My Heart
Downtown Train
Motown Song
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - Ronald Isley, Rod Stewart
Tonight I'm Yours
Ooh La La
I Can't Deny It
It Takes Two - Rod Stewart, Tina Turner
Stay with Me - Faces

Tracks:

Sailing
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
First Cut Is the Deepest
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Every Beat of My Heart
Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Don't Come Around Here - Helicopter Girl, Rod Stewart
Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
Love Touch
I Was Only Joking
Ruby Tuesday
In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson, Rod Stewart
Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
In My Life

Album Description

Import two CD set from Rod Stewart, the definitive collection by this Rock 'N' Roll legend! Rod began his career in the '60s as a Blues singer and session vocalist but achieved wider fame when he fronted The Faces in the early '70s while also dabbling in a solo career. Features a total of 34 tracks beginning with early solo hits like 'Maggie May' and takes in practically every international hit up through the '90s (just prior to his American Songbook series). Includes great tracks like 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?', 'Hot Legs', 'Some Guys Have All The Luck', 'Baby Jane', 'Tonight I'm Yours', 'Sailing', 'The First Cut Is The Deepest', 'Stay With Me' and 'I Was Only Joking'. Warner. 2001.

Album Details

Featuring 34 Tracks, this Double CD Set Includes all his Rocking Tracks on CD One and all his Greatestballads on CD Two. Comes with a 16 Page Booklet of Photos and Lyrics.

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The Story So Far - Rod Stewart - The Very Best Of (2 cd set)

The Story So Far: Very Best of Rod Stewart
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ASIN: B00005YBQ8
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Maggie May
Baby Jane
Some Guys Have All the Luck
Young Turks
Ya Think I'm Sexy?
What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)
Hot Legs
You Wear It Well
Rhythm of My Heart
Downtown Train
Motown Song
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - Ronald Isley, Rod Stewart
Tonight I'm Yours
Ooh La La
I Can't Deny It
It Takes Two - Rod Stewart, Tina Turner
Stay with Me - Faces

Tracks:

Sailing
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
First Cut Is the Deepest
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Every Beat of My Heart
Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Don't Come Around Here - Helicopter Girl, Rod Stewart
Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
Love Touch
I Was Only Joking
Ruby Tuesday
In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson, Rod Stewart
Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
In My Life

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The Story So Far - Rod Stewart - The Very Best Of (2 cd set).......2002-02-02

After reading the ludicrous review of Rod's career, I had to write this review of his latest and greatest. In a similar vain as Atlantic Crossing, with it's Fast and Slow sides these two cd's are labelled 'A Night Out' and 'A Night In'. They cover material from all stages of Rod's illustrious career - a career which has spanned four decades and has seen all of the 'fads' come and go. Rod has stayed current, through the 'early years' of Maggie May, You Wear It Well and Reason to Beleive; through the 'growing years' with Da Ya Think I'm Sexy (the Number One Song of 1979!!!) Hot Legs, Sailing ( a virtual national anthem across the waters and one of only two songs to ever chart twice in the the top 10 in Britain with two seperate releases [the other, for those interested, was David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust]) and Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me). They continue with the Rod that most people now know, through hits like Have I told You Lately, All For Love, Every Beat of My Heart,and Downtown Train, to name a few. These dics include other lesser, but equally important and powerful songs, such as Tom Traubert's Blues, Ooh La La and new songs like Don't Come Around Here and I Can't Deny It - what can't be denied is that the wealth of success evidenced in these two cd's (which only scratch the surface of the treasures this singer has given us)cannot be understated. As a live performer he ranks at the top of all singers of all time in Rock 'n Roll - after all of these years he still insures the paying public gets their money's worth and more. As a singer he has both the talent to ferret out songs appropriate to his style and is willing to take chances on lesser known writers. 'Human', his album from last year, captures all of the fire and warmth of early albums like Atlantic Crossing and Never a Dull Moment.
On top of all of that, he is a humanitarian who recognized the plight in Africa long before Live Aid and donated proceeds to the effort there. On Tonight I'm Yours, he dedicates a song to Terry Fox, a young Canadian who lost his leg to cancer and attempted to raise money for Cancer research by running from one coast of Canada to the other, on one good leg and one artificial one. He didn't make it, succumbing to cancer half-way through his trek, but his determination prompted Mr. Stewart to write the absolutely beautiful and touching "Never Give Up On A Dream" and to donate the proceeds to Terry Fox's cause - cancer research.
Don't take my word for it - get out and grab a copy of this 2 cd set - you will not be sorry. It's the type of set that you can listen to over and over again without tiring of it - and best of all, you KNOW all of the songs (okay, maybe 90% the first run through) because, Rod is one of the most played artists on FM in the world. 120,000,000 people can't be wrong (that's the official number of albums he has sold)
ENJOY -

Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)

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Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)
The Chairmen of the Board , Albert Hammond , Delaney and Bonnie and Friends , Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes , The Friends of Distinction , The Buoys , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , The Partridge Family , Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , and Don McLean
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000THMAK2

Product Description

Super Hits - The Early '70s - Various Artists [1992] All tracks stereo. 22 songs. Song list: Maggie May - Rod Stewart/Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers/Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce/Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers/I Woke Up In Love This Morning - Partridge Family/The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & Miracles/Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board/Love Train - O'Jays/It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond/Never Ending Song Of Love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends/If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes/Sooner Or Later - Grass Roots/Let's Stay Together - Al Green/If - Bread/Fire And Rain - James Taylor/Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends Of Distinction/Ventura Highway - America/Timothy - Buoys/Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose/The Love You Save - Jackson 5/Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield/Vincent - Don McLean

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The Story So Far: Very Best of Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Manufacturer: Wea International
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ASIN: B0000DEODL
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Maggie May
Baby Jane
Some Guys Have All the Luck
Young Turks
Ya Think I'm Sexy?
What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)
Hot Legs
You Wear It Well
Rhythm of My Heart
Downtown Train
Motown Song
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - Ronald Isley, Rod Stewart
Tonight I'm Yours
Ooh La La
I Can't Deny It
It Takes Two - Rod Stewart, Tina Turner
Stay with Me - Faces

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Sailing
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
First Cut Is the Deepest
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
All for Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Every Beat of My Heart
Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
Don't Come Around Here - Helicopter Girl, Rod Stewart
Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
Love Touch
I Was Only Joking
Ruby Tuesday
In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson, Rod Stewart
Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood
In My Life

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Very Best of Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Manufacturer: Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002458H
Release Date: 2006-01-31

Tracks:

Maggie May
Country Comforts
Street Fighting Man
You Wear It Well
Mandolin Wind
Cut Across Shorty
Man Of Constant Sorrow
Twistin' The Night Away
Reason To Believe
It's All Over Now
Angel
Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller
(I Know) I'm Losing You
Handbags & Gladrags
True Blue
Oh! No Not My Baby
Farewell

Album Description

16 track collection of hits for Mercury and Warner Brothers from 1971-1990. All cuts included fared well to phenomenallyin Billboard's singles chart. Includes Rod's three biggest hits, the chart-toppers'Maggie May', 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'& 'Tonight's The Night', plus 'Downtown Train', 'This Old Heart Of Mine', 'You're In My Heart', 'Young Turks' & more! Never released in the U.S., four of the tunes are unmarked bonus tracks not included on the original LP & cassette release! 1989 release.

Album Details

16 Track Collection Not Available in USA.

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