Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time

Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time is the 24th album by Rod Stewart, released on 10 October 2006. After four years of success singing pop standards from the Great American Songbook, Still the Same was composed of classic rock covers.

Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	10 October 2006
Recorded	2006
Studio	Henson, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Label	J
Producer	John Shanks, Clive Davis
Rod Stewart chronology
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4 (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Music Box	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

The album is produced by Clive Davis and John Shanks (the former also produced the American Songbook albums) and includes rock milestones from the last four decades, including Bonnie Tyler 's "It's a Heartache", Badfinger's "Day After Day" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", which was picked as the first single from the album.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 184,000 copies sold, making it his fifth top 5 and second number-one debut in three years. Stewart said he was "extremely happy" with the accomplishment. The album also reached number one on the New Zealand RIANZ albums chart and was certified 2× Platinum for sales of 30,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (John Fogerty) – 3:12
2. "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (Elvin Bishop) – 3:48
3. "I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde, Thomas Kelly, William Steinberg) – 4:29
4. "Still the Same" (Bob Seger) – 3:38
5. "It's a Heartache" (Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe) – 3:32
6. "Day After Day" (Peter Ham) – 3:07
7. "Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford, John Waite) – 4:18
8. "Father and Son" (Cat Stevens) – 3:36
9. "The Best of My Love" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, JD Souther) – 3:44
10. "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan) – 3:36
11. "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:47
12. "Everything I Own" (David Gates) – 3:06
13. "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison) – 2:42
14. "Lay Down Sally" (UK Bonus Track) (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) – 4:00

Personnel

Musicians

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals
• Jamie Muhoberac – acoustic piano (1–7, 9–13), Hammond B3 organ (2, 4–7, 9–13), keyboards (3)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10–13)
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (5, 13)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8, 13), electric guitar (2, 4–12)
• Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8), electric guitar (2–13)
• John Shanks – acoustic guitar (1, 8), electric guitar (2–13), backing vocals (3, 6, 10, 11)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (2, 10, 11), mandolin (5, 10)
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1–8, 10–13)
• Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (9)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (1–11, 13)
• Jeff Rothschild – drums (12)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• James Grundler – backing vocals (1, 4–6, 10, 11, 12)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (2–4, 10, 11, 13)
• Maxine Waters – backing vocals (2–4, 10, 11, 13)

Strings (3, 5, 8, 11–13)

• David Campbell – arrangements
• Suzie Katayama – contractor
• Charlie Bisharat – concertmaster
• Dave Stone – bass (all but 8)
• Suzie Katayama, Daniel Smith and Yao Zhao – cello
• Denyse Buffum, Cheryl Kohfeld and Kazi Pitelka – viola
• Ruth Bruegger, Susan Chatman, Liliana Filipovic, Laurence Greenfield, Peter Kent, Cameron Patrick, Vladamir Polimitidl, Audrey Solomon, David Stenske, John Wittenberg and Shari Zippert – violin

Production

• Producer – John Shanks
• Co-Producer – Clive Davis
• A&R – Stephen Ferrera
• Production Coordinator and Music Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
• Engineer – Jeff Rothschild
• Additional Engineer – Mark Valentine
• Assistant Engineers – Keith Gretlein, Derek Karlquist and Tom Syrowski.
• Recorded at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Pro Tools Editing – Lars Fox and John Hanes
• Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA), assisted by Kevin Mahoney and Tim Roberts.
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction and Design – Jane Morledge and SMOG Design, Inc.
• Photography – Simon Emmett, Anthony Harvey and John Shanks.
• Groomer – Charlotte Cave
• Project Manager – Lotus Donovan
• Executive Assistant – Jackie Oberhauser
• Management – Arnold Stiefel at Stiefel Management.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 16 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 9 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 51 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 17 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 8 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 24 Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 21 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 15 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] 28 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 19 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 4 US Billboard 200[24] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 71 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 63 US Billboard 200[27] 169 Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[28] 180

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[29]	2× Platinum	80,000^
Australia (ARIA)[30]	Platinum	70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31]	Gold	30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Platinum	100,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[33]	Gold	3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[34]	2× Platinum	30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36]	2× Platinum	30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[37]	Gold	10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38]	Gold	40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[39]	Gold	30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	Platinum	362,941[41]
United States (RIAA)[42]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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