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Rod Stewart - Soulbook (2009/2013) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

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Date: 2 Aug 2023 16:30:54

Rod Stewart - Soulbook (2009/2013) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Rod Stewart - Soulbook (2009/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 47:16 minutes | 974 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

British rock musician, Rod Stewart's 25th studio album released in 2009. The record features Stewart performing classic motown and soul tracks. It debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 4. The album inlcudes special guest appearances by Mary J. Blige, Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson.

Continuing his stroll through pop's back pages, Rod Stewart moves on from the "Great Rock Classics of Our Time" and dives into the Soulbook, shorthand for all the great Motown and soul songs that still are in heavy rotation on oldies radio well into the new millennium. Apart from an oddly funkified spin of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World" and a version of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" that illustrates just how much range he's lost over the years, Rod doesn't spend much time with the soul and blues singers so influential on him, choosing instead to run through a bunch of Motown hits – a full six of the 13 songs here are from the Motor City – adding a couple of smooth soul hits from the early '70s, plus Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown's "Let It Be Me," which gives him an opportunity to duet with Jennifer Hudson. All this is firmly within Stewart's wheelhouse, perhaps too much so, an impression not helped by the overly familiar arrangements, right down to Stevie Wonder reprising his harmonica on "My Cherie Amour" – these are all designed to evoke memories, not to dig into the heart of the songs. It's all pleasing enough, flowing better than the Great American Songbook albums, and not feeling as karaoke as the Great Rock Classics album, but it's so comfortable, so easygoing, it verges on the forgettable.

Tracklist:

01 - It's The Same Old Song
02 - My Cherie Amour
03 - You Make Me Feel Brand New (with Mary J. Blige)
04 - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
05 - Tracks Of My Tears
06 - Let It Be Me (with Jennifer Hudson)
07 - Rainy Night In Georgia
08 - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
09 - Love Train
10 - You've Really Got A Hold On Me
11 - Wonderful World
12 - If You Don't Know Me By Now
13 - Just My Imagination

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Rod Stewart / Soulbook
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.01 dB -11.95 dB 4:16 01-It's The Same Old Song
DR8 -1.01 dB -11.60 dB 3:11 02-My Cherie Amour
DR14 -1.01 dB -17.74 dB 4:36 03-You Make Me Feel Brand New (with Mary J. Blige)
DR13 -1.01 dB -16.41 dB 3:20 04-(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
DR13 -1.01 dB -18.24 dB 3:35 05-Tracks Of My Tears
DR13 -1.01 dB -15.85 dB 3:18 06-Let It Be Me (with Jennifer Hudson)
DR15 -1.01 dB -18.37 dB 4:12 07-Rainy Night In Georgia
DR13 -1.01 dB -15.26 dB 3:20 08-What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
DR14 -1.23 dB -17.19 dB 3:04 09-Love Train
DR14 -1.01 dB -16.87 dB 3:19 10-You've Really Got A Hold On Me
DR16 -1.01 dB -17.99 dB 3:34 11-Wonderful World
DR14 -1.01 dB -18.69 dB 3:59 12-If You Don't Know Me By Now
DR14 -1.01 dB -17.50 dB 3:32 13-Just My Imagination
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2774 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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