Rod Stewart - It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook

After getting dumped by his long-time label, Atlantic Records, Stewart was rescued by music mogul Clive Davis’ J Records. Davis rightly understood that the Scottish singer possesses one of pop’s most distinctive voices and suggested he tackle classics from the 1920s and ’30s. The result is a tasteful collection of chestnuts like Cole Porter’s “Everytime We Say Goodbye” and Gershwin’s “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.” And Rod the Mod, sounding like Austin Powers, recommends the album for the cocktail hour, or “when you’re shagging.”