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Soulbook

Soulbook
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Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released 17 October 2009
Recorded 2009
Genre Soul
Label J
Producer Steve Tyrell, Steven Jordan, Chuck Kentis
Rod Stewart chronology
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time
(2006)
Soulbook
(2009)
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (52/100)
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars
BBC Music (average)
The Boston Globe (average)
The Daily Telegraph 3/5 stars
Digital Spy 2/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly C+
The Guardian 2/5 stars
The New York Times (mixed)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 1.5/5 stars
The Seattle Times (average)

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.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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