The latter half of Rod Stewart’s career will be surveyed on “Encore: The Very Best Of – Vol. 2.” Due Aug. 26 from Warner Special Markets, the collection covers hits and favorites released between 1975 and 2001, including “Infatuation,” and “Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me).”
Also featured is Stewart’s version of Elton John’s “Your Song,” his rendition of Carole King’s “So Far Away” and a take on “That’s What Friends Are For.” Ron Wood appears on a version of “People Get Ready” from Stewart’s 1993 “Unplugged… and Seated” set, while the Temptations appear on a collaboration on “The Motown Song.”
Full tracklisting:
1. Your Song
2. Having A Party (live) w/Ronnie wood
3. Don’t Come Around Here
4. So Far Away
5. The Motown Song w/The Temptations
6. Broken Arrow
7. Crazy About Her
8. Lost In You
9. Love Touch
10. People Get Ready (MTV Unplugged Version)
11. Infatuation
12. Baby Jane
13. Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
14. That’s What Friends Are For
15. Passion
16. I Don’t Want To Talk About It
17. I Was Only Joking
18. The First Cut Is The Deepest
As previously reported, Rod will also release a second album of standards this year. The set will be the follow-up to last year’s J Records collection “It Had To Be You…The Great American Songbook.” That album debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 1.7 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Courtesy Billboard
