Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III

Notes

• ^a signifies a co-producer

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals
• Ken Ascher – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14), additional keyboards (1-4, 6–12, 14), additional synthesizer (1-4, 6–12, 14)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (3)
• Mike Thompson – acoustic piano (5), synthesizers (5), rhythm arrangements (5, 13)
• Andy Chuckerman – synthesizers (5)
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (7, 9)
• Jon Allen – additional keyboards (7)
• Alan Pasqua – acoustic piano (11)
• Louis Forestieri – synthesizers (13)
• Bob Mann – guitars (1-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14), additional keyboards (1-4, 6–12, 14), additional synthesizer (1-4, 6–12, 14) arrangements and conductor (1-4, 6–12), rhythm arrangements (14)
• Eric Clapton – guitar solo (3)
• Vin D'Onofrio – guitars (5, 13)
• Bob Cranshaw – bass (1-4, 7, 12)
• Chris Golden – bass (5)
• David Finck – bass (6)
• Chip Jackson – bass (8, 9, 11)
• Ed Howard – bass (10)
• Reggie McBride – bass (13)
• John Beale – bass (14)
• Allan Schwartzberg – drums (1-4, 6–12)
• John Ferraro – drums (5, 13, 14)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (4)
• Dave Koz – saxophone solo (2, 8)
• Warren Luening – clarinet (6), saxophones (6), trumpet (6), trumpet solo (7)
• Bob Sheppard – clarinet (6), saxophones (6), trumpet (6)
• Plas Johnson – saxophone solo (10)
• Tom Evans – saxophone solo (13)
• Warren Vaché Jr. – trumpet solo (1, 9)
• Lee Thornberg – trumpet solo (5)
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (11)
• Richard Perry – rhythm arrangements (5, 13)
• Alan Broadbent – string arrangements and conductor (14)
• Michael Markman – concertmaster (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Antoine Silverman – concertmaster (8, 10), violin solo (14)
• Stephen Erdody, Tim Landauer, David Low and Steve Richards – cello (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Sarah Carter, Danny Miller and Anja Wood – cello (8, 10)
• Brian Denbow, Janet Lakatos, Jorge Moraga, Dan Neufeld, Simon Oswell, Nancy Roth and David Walther – viola (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• David Cresswell, Danielle Farina, Debbie Shufelt and Jessica Troy – viola (8, 10)
• Roberto Cani, Franklyn D'Antonio, Bruce Dukov, Julia Gigante, Endre Granat, Ann Landauer, Edie Markman, Michael Markman, Robert Peterson, Katia Popov, Barbara Porter, Gil Romero, Haim Shtrum and Kenneth Yerke – violin (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Martin Agee, Chris Cardona, Cenovia Cummings, Jonathan Dinklage, Sylvia D'Avanzo, Max Moston, Antoine Silverman, Belinda Whitney and Paul Woodiel – violin (8, 10)
• Dorian Holley – backing vocals (4)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (4)
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (4)
• Bette Midler – lead vocals (6)
• Dolly Parton – lead vocals (12)

• Executive Producer – Clive Davis
• A&R – Steve Ferrera
• Producers – Steve Tyrell (Tracks 1–4, 6-12 & 14); Richard Perry (Tracks 5 & 13)
• Co-Producer on Tracks 5 & 13 – Lauren Wild
• Production Coordination on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 – Jon Allen
• Production Manager on Tracks 5 & 13 – Ben McCarthy, assisted by Shauna Krikorian.
• Recording – Bobby Ginsburg (Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14); Carter William Humphrey (Track 5); J.J. Blair (Track 13).
• Assistant recording on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 – Ryan Petrie
• Additional Engineers – Helen Atkinson, Darwin Best, Raj Das, Doug Epstein, Michael Teaney and Steve Tyrell (Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14); Dusk Bennett, Adam Hawkins, Carter William Humphrey, Manny Sanchez and Nick Sample (Tracks 5 & 13).
• Strings on Tracks 1-4, 6-12 & 14 recorded by Bill Schnee
• Guitar solo on Track 3 recorded by Simon Climie, assisted by Joel Evenden.
• Mixed by Andy Zulla at Sound Decision Studios (New York, NY).
• Mastered by Joe Yannece at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
• Creative Director – Alli Truch
• Art Direction and Design – Jeri Heiden and John Heiden
• Photography – Andrew MacPherson and Penny Lancaster
• Management – Arnold Stiefel for Stiefel Entertainment, assisted Jackie Oberhauser.
• Project Manager – Lotus Donovan
• Liner Notes – Rod Stewart
• Sound Engineer – Ariel Solanes