A personal portrait by the legendary singer recounts his life on and off the stage, from his humble British roots and his riotous years on tour with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces to his three marriages and his decades as a solo performer.

Rod Stewart, one of music's greatest singers, lends his signature voice to another collection of classic standards with the fifth installment of his Great American Songbook series. In this successful series, Stewart concentrates on singing 1930s and 1940s pop standards written by songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George and Ira Gershwin. "...More tasteful orchestral pop..."--Rolling Stone

Lyrics in container insert. Rod Stewart sings favorite American standards by Gershwin, Porter, others.

A return to his blue-eyed soul roots, this album features Stewart's artful interpretations of sixties and seventies-era soul classics. "His new versions are respectful and careful...the songs get the elite treatment for Soulbook..."--New York Times. "There's no doubting the love in that old heart of his..."--Entertainment Weekly. "...respectfully solid..."--USA Today.