From Rod The Mod to Soulful Classics Crooner-He does it best

As a very pleased owner of volumes 1 & 2, I was looking forward to the third. I was so excited when it came. As soon as I heard the first song, I was enraptured. This cd is a wonderful listen, and great to slow dance to. It has something for everyone and is definately romantic. Rod scores again. It didn't win a grammy for nothing!!!

so so, actually mediocre. a real disappointment

this record is quite mediocre. rod stewart's interpretation of these (by now classic) tunes is rather disappointing in comparative terms.

let's begin with hoagy carmichael's stardust. glenn miller's (recorded on 10/30/1944) or benny goodman's recording of stardust had more swing that RS's rendition, louis armstrong' s recording (originally released in 1929, but still widely available in several other anthologies) had more energy, nat king cole's interpretation (1957) had more grace and frank sinatra's version was way more powerful.

RS's version of 'what a wonderful world' pales in comparison with what the late Louis Armstrong was able to do with the same tune (1967).

Ditto for 'A Kiss to Build A Dream On'. When Pops/Satchmo/Louis Armstrong recorded this song (the other side was (when we are dancin') I get idea--both recorded on July 24, 1951), the song seemed to come from somewhere deep inside. It was very deep, very sweet, very moving. It had all the beauty in the world.

None of this comes through in RS's version. It's a pity. It's a disappointment.

You'll Love It -- For Sentimental Reasons!

While the whole album was well worth the money, I particularly loved the re-make of this old Ink Spots tune. Wow! From the instrumental opening riffs to Rod Stewart's smokey interpretation of For Sentimental Reasons, I was entranced.