Soulbook is the 25th studio album by
Rod Stewart. Like his previous five albums, Soulbook features Stewart singing old material; for this album he sings classic material from
Motown and the
soul genre. It was released on 17 October 2009 and was produced by
Steve Tyrell,
Steven Jordan and Chuck Kentis.
The album became Stewart's sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 5 on the U.S.
Billboard 200, peaking at #4. It also found success in Canada and the UK, making it to #3 on the
Canadian Albums Chart and #9 on the
UK Albums Chart. Furthermore, the album featured at #41 on the Canadian Albums Year-End Chart of 2010.[13]
Strings (3, 5, 7, 12): Cello – Matt Cooker, Tim Loo, Miguel Martinez and Giovanna Moraga-Clayton; Violin – Brian Benning, Charlie Bisharat, Mark Cargill, Susan Chatman, Nicole Garcia, Neel Hammond, Gina Kronstadt, Joel Pargman, Kathleen Robertson, John Wittenburg and Shari Zippert
Soulbook is the 25th studio album by
Rod Stewart. Like his previous five albums, Soulbook features Stewart singing old material; for this album he sings classic material from
Motown and the
soul genre. It was released on 17 October 2009 and was produced by
Steve Tyrell,
Steven Jordan and Chuck Kentis.
The album became Stewart's sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 5 on the U.S.
Billboard 200, peaking at #4. It also found success in Canada and the UK, making it to #3 on the
Canadian Albums Chart and #9 on the
UK Albums Chart. Furthermore, the album featured at #41 on the Canadian Albums Year-End Chart of 2010.[13]
Strings (3, 5, 7, 12): Cello – Matt Cooker, Tim Loo, Miguel Martinez and Giovanna Moraga-Clayton; Violin – Brian Benning, Charlie Bisharat, Mark Cargill, Susan Chatman, Nicole Garcia, Neel Hammond, Gina Kronstadt, Joel Pargman, Kathleen Robertson, John Wittenburg and Shari Zippert