I walked through WAL-MART to pick up some medications when I saw an endcap with You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. I immediately bought it and played it on my Rogue’s CD player on the way home. Wonderful! But, then I did some research and discovered that TARGET was offering a “Deluxe Edition” of You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. So, I jumped in the Rogue and drove over to TARGET. I inched my way through the crowds of shoppers and found the Deluxe Edition. Seven more songs! This CD sounds great and would be perfect for the Rod Stewart fan on your Holiday Gift List! Do you have a favorite Rod Stewart song? GRADE: A (for both editions)
TRACK LIST:
1. “Maggie May” Rod StewartMartin Quittenton
2. “It Takes Two” William “Mickey” StevensonSylvia Moy
3. “Sailing” Gavin Sutherland
4. “Reason to Believe” Tim Hardin
5. “Handbags and Gladrags” Mike d’Abo
6. “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Stewart
7. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” Danny Whitten
8. “The First Cut Is the Deepest” Cat Stevens
9. “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” Stewart
10. “I Was Only Joking” Gary GraingerStewart
11. “Young Turks” StewartCarmine AppiceDuane HitchingsKevin Savigar
12. “Forever Young” Jim CreganSavigarBob DylanStewart
13. “Rhythm of My Heart” Marc T. JordanJohn Capek
14. “Have I Told You Lately” Van Morrison
15. “Stop Loving Her Today”
YOU’RE IN MY HEART (Deluxe Edition)
DISC ONE:
1. “Maggie May” Rod StewartMartin Quittenton
2. “Reason to Believe” Tim Hardin
3. “Handbags and Gladrags” Mike d’Abo
4. “Sailing” Gavin Sutherland
5. “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Stewart
6. “The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)” Stewart
7. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” Danny Whitten
8. “The First Cut Is the Deepest” Cat Stevens
9. “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” Stewart
10. “I Was Only Joking” Gary GraingerStewart
DISC TWO:
1. “It Takes Two” William “Mickey” StevensonSylvia Moy
2. “Stay with Me” StewartRonnie Wood
3. “Young Turks” StewartCarmine AppiceDuane HitchingsKevin Savigar
4. “What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You)” StewartJay DavisTony Brock
5. “Every Beat of My Heart” StewartSavigar
6. “Forever Young” Jim CreganSavigarBob DylanStewart
7. “Downtown Train” Tom Waits
8. “Rhythm of My Heart” Marc T. JordanJohn Capek
9. “Have I Told You Lately” Van Morrison
10. “Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda)” Waits
11. “If We Fall in Love Tonight” Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
12. “Stop Loving Her Today”
My favorite Stewart songs would be A Dirty Old Raincoat Never Let You Down (not included here), Handbags and Gladrags (written by Mike D’Abo of Manfred Mann) and I Don’t Want to Talk About it (written by Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse and for whom Neil Young wrote The Needle and the Damage Done).
Not sure if I would like these versions but at least he leaves off Hot Legs and Do Ya’ Think I’m Sexy. And no standards he started doing in middle age to appeal to the easy listening crowd. But only one Faces song.
Steve, the mix of songs is curious. But, “Handbags & Gladbags” is nicely done.
I was going to say, as a friend once did about Rod: no, I don’t think you’re sexy, OK?
We saw him in concert a few years ago (Jackie’s idea) and it wasn’t good, basically a glitzy Las Vegas act. And his voice is not what it was.
I guess I’d stick with Maggie May.
Jeff, Rod Stewart’s voice–like Joe Cocker’s voice–is an acquired taste. Rod sounds fine on this mix of songs, probably chosen not to tax what’s left of his voice.
You guys are so mean! My favorite Rod song is “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” And it’s not here.
/DiscoDollyDeb bows her head.
I would consider that his worst song.
Steve, but “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” sold a lot of records back in the day.
Deb, I’m a fan of “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,’ too!
I really loved the early Rod Stewart, but after the mid-70s he really seemed to go astray. “Every Picture Tells a Story” remains one of the greatest of rock albums.
Michael, I listen to EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY on a regular basis. Great album!
There are so many fantastic songs there – my favourite:
Maggie May
Wiki has the background to this – crazy in a way!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_May
And then of course:
It takes two – performed together with another favourite of mine:
Tina Turner!
Wolf, “Maggie May” was Rod Stewart’s first big hit in the U.S. Of course, he had many more hit songs after that.
Not a fan, so these I would skip.
Rick, Rod Stewart was a big star in the 1970s. He managed to keep his career going for decades…a feat I admire.
I do like Rod but You’re in My Heart is not one of my favorites.
I also like “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and I did.
Beth, the 8-piece orchestra adds a lot to Rod’s songs. You would enjoy this music!
Along with this album, Rod the Mod debuted his model railroad layout! He’s a big train fan and his setup is dazzling!
I like a lot of his songs: Maggie May, Tonight’s the Night, I Was Only Joking, Reason to Believe, etc.!
Bob, you and Rod seem to be on the right track!