Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time

Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time is an album by Rod Stewart, released on 10 October 2006. After four years singing pop standards from the Great American Songbook with great success, this album continues the notion of singing old material, but now in his classic musical genre – rock.

Still the Same...
Great Rock Classics of Our Time
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released10 October 2006
Recorded2006 at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock
LabelJ
ProducerJohn Shanks, Clive Davis
Rod Stewart chronology
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4
(2005)		 Still the Same...
Great Rock Classics of Our Time
(2006)		 Soulbook
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
The Guardian[4]
Music Box[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album is produced by Clive Davis and John Shanks (the former also produced the American Songbook albums) and includes rock milestones from the last four decades, including "It's a Heartache", "Day After Day" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", which was picked as the first single from the album.

The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 184,000 copies sold, making it his fifth Top 5 and second #1 debut in three years. Stewart said he was "extremely happy" with the accomplishment. The album also reached #1 on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Charts and was certified 2x Platinum for sales of 30,000 copies before falling off the chart.

Track listing
  1. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (John Fogerty) – 3:12
  2. "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (Elvin Bishop) – 3:48
  3. "I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde, Thomas Kelly, William Steinberg) – 4:29
  4. "Still the Same" (Bob Seger) – 3:38
  5. "It's a Heartache" (Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe) – 3:32
  6. "Day After Day" (Peter Ham) – 3:07
  7. "Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford, John Waite) – 4:18
  8. "Father and Son" (Cat Stevens) – 3:36
  9. "The Best of My Love" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther) – 3:44
  10. "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan) – 3:36
  11. "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:47
  12. "Everything I Own" (David Gates) – 3:06
  13. "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison) – 2:42
  14. "Lay Down Sally" (UK Bonus Track) (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) – 4:00

Personnel

Musicians

Production
  • Producer – John Shanks
  • Co-Producer – Clive Davis
  • A&R – Stephen Ferrera
  • Production Coordinator and Music Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
  • Engineer – Jeff Rothschild
  • Additional Engineer – Mark Valentine
  • Assistant Engineers – Keith Gretlein, Derek Karlquist and Tom Syrowski.
  • Recorded at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • ProTools Editing – Lars Fox and John Hanes
  • Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA), assisted by Kevin Mahoney and Tim Roberts.
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction and Design – Jane Morledge and SMOG Design, Inc.
  • Photography – Simon Emmett, Anthony Harvey and John Shanks.
  • Groomer – Charlotte Cave
  • Project Manager – Lotus Donovan
  • Executive Assistant – Jackie Oberhauser
  • Management – Arnold Stiefel at Stiefel Management.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[27] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Australia (ARIA)[28] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Platinum 100,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[31] Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[33] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[35] Gold 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Gold 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[37] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. AllMusic review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. The Guardian review
  5. Music Box review
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