Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V is the fifth title in
Rod Stewart's series of covers of
pop standards, released on 19 October 2010, and his 26th studio album overall. It has sold 363,000 copies as of October 2012.[4]
Management – Arnold Stiefel for Stiefel Entertainment.
Project Manager – Lotus Donovan for Stiefel Entertainment.
Assistant Production Manager – Ben McCarthy
Legal – Alan Grubman and Barry Tyerman
Reception
"I was looking forward to hearing Rod [Stewart]'s records of standards. I thought if anybody could bring something different to these songs, Rod certainly could. But the records were disappointing. Rod's a great singer, but there's no point putting a 30-piece orchestra behind him. I'm not going to knock anybody's right to make a living, but you can always tell if somebody's heart and soul is into something, and I didn't think Rod was into it in that way. It sounds like so many records where the vocals are overdubbed, and these kind of songs don't come off well if you use modern recording techniques." -
Bob Dylan, 2015[5]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V is the fifth title in
Rod Stewart's series of covers of
pop standards, released on 19 October 2010, and his 26th studio album overall. It has sold 363,000 copies as of October 2012.[4]
Management – Arnold Stiefel for Stiefel Entertainment.
Project Manager – Lotus Donovan for Stiefel Entertainment.
Assistant Production Manager – Ben McCarthy
Legal – Alan Grubman and Barry Tyerman
Reception
"I was looking forward to hearing Rod [Stewart]'s records of standards. I thought if anybody could bring something different to these songs, Rod certainly could. But the records were disappointing. Rod's a great singer, but there's no point putting a 30-piece orchestra behind him. I'm not going to knock anybody's right to make a living, but you can always tell if somebody's heart and soul is into something, and I didn't think Rod was into it in that way. It sounds like so many records where the vocals are overdubbed, and these kind of songs don't come off well if you use modern recording techniques." -
Bob Dylan, 2015[5]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.