It Had To Be You – The Great American Songbook’ has entered the official UK charts at No. 8, one place ahead of the 2001 release ‘Human’. This continues Rod’s proud run of UK album chart success’: only one studio album (‘Out Of Order’)in the past 30 years has fallen short of the UK Top Ten, and that, only by one place!
Footage of Rod discussing the album plus live performances of some of the tracks featuring a big band, can be found at dotmusic.com
In the interview footage, Rod talks about the songs and the origins of the album. He also reveals how he is still learning from the singers of old and what it was like to perform and record with a big band. Rod also reveals his first experiences of the songs as he casts his mind back in time to his childhood.