This legacy equals Ella Fitzgerald's Songbook albums of the 50's and 60's, which were instrumental in codifying the American songbook.

Stewart has also mentioned plans for a compilation of covers of soul classics, the possible release of another edition of the Great American Songbook album and a country covers album.

His four "Great American Songbook" albums, released one a year beginning in 2002, have sold a total of 8.4 million copies in the United States, and Vol.

This coin has perhaps its obverse - an occasional effort to force a "common touch" (in her autobiography, in her "American Songbook" album), which ends up sounding common in the wrong way.

As on the Rod Stewart "Great American Songbook" albums, two of which Mr. Tyrell has co-produced, the singer is not deeply engaged with his material.

"Thank You" has also been covered by Chris Cornell on his recent Songbook album and he has performed many times during the tour.

This is the first, and to date the only Songbook album that Shirley Bassey has recorded and released.

But Mr. Tyrell, who has co-produced Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook albums, is closer in style to Dr. John than to Ol' Blue Eyes.

He sang standards on his four "Great American Songbook" albums.

Blair was an engineer on Johnny Cash's 2005 box set The Legend and all the first three Great American Songbook albums by Rod Stewart.