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{{Infobox album
| name       = Still the Same... <br /> Great Rock Classics of Our Time
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Rod Stewart]]
| cover      = RodStewartGreatRockClassicsOfOurTime.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 10 October 2006
| recorded   = 2006
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Henson Recording Studios|Henson]], Hollywood, California
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[J Records|J]]
| producer   = [[John Shanks]], [[Clive Davis]]
| prev_title = [[Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV|Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Soulbook]]
| next_year  = 2009
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[About.com]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/rodstewartsame.htm About.com review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r856854|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score = C−<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070602064800/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1545602,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CD: Rod Stewart, Still the Same |date=2006-10-20 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140131/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/oct/20/popandrock.rodstewart |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/oct/20/popandrock.rodstewart}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''Music Box''
|rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2006/rodstewart-stillthesame.html#axzz2DAaqdvUk Music Box review]</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rod-stewart/albumguide |title=Rolling Stone Album Guide |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105161110/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rod-stewart/albumguide |archive-date=5 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''''Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time''''' is the 24th album by [[Rod Stewart]], released on 10 October 2006. After four years of success singing [[Traditional pop|pop standards]] from the [[Great American Songbook]], ''Still the Same'' was composed of [[classic rock]] covers.

The album is produced by [[Clive Davis]] and [[John Shanks]] (the former also produced the ''American Songbook'' albums) and includes rock milestones from the last four decades, including [[Bonnie Tyler]]'s "[[It's a Heartache]]", [[Badfinger]]'s "[[Day After Day (Badfinger song)|Day After Day]]" and [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s classic "[[Have You Ever Seen the Rain?]]", which was picked as the first single from the album.

The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart with 184,000 copies sold, making it his fifth top 5 and second number-one debut in three years. Stewart said he was "extremely happy" with the accomplishment. The album also reached number one on the New Zealand [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] albums chart and was certified 2× Platinum for sales of 30,000 copies.

==Track listing==
# "[[Have You Ever Seen the Rain?]]" ([[John Fogerty]]) – 3:12
# "[[Fooled Around and Fell in Love]]" ([[Elvin Bishop]]) – 3:48
# "[[I'll Stand by You]]" ([[Chrissie Hynde]], [[Tom Kelly (musician)|Thomas Kelly]], [[Billy Steinberg|William Steinberg]]) – 4:29
# "[[Still the Same (Bob Seger song)|Still the Same]]" ([[Bob Seger]]) – 3:38
# "[[It's a Heartache]]" ([[Ronnie Scott (songwriter)|Ronnie Scott]], Steve Wolfe) – 3:32
# "[[Day After Day (Badfinger song)|Day After Day]]" ([[Peter Ham]]) – 3:07
# "[[Missing You (John Waite song)|Missing You]]" (Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford, [[John Waite]]) – 4:18
# "[[Father and Son (song)|Father and Son]]" ([[Cat Stevens]]) – 3:36
# "[[Best of My Love (Eagles song)|The Best of My Love]]" ([[Don Henley]], [[Glenn Frey]], [[JD Souther]]) – 3:44
# "[[If Not for You]]" ([[Bob Dylan]]) – 3:36
# "[[Love Hurts]]" ([[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant|Boudleaux Bryant]]) – 3:47
# "[[Everything I Own]]" ([[David Gates]]) – 3:06
# "[[Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)|Crazy Love]]" ([[Van Morrison]]) – 2:42
# "[[Lay Down Sally]]" (UK Bonus Track) ([[Eric Clapton]], [[Marcella Detroit|Marcy Levy]], [[George Terry (musician)|George Terry]]) – 4:00

== Personnel ==

=== Musicians ===
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* [[Rod Stewart]] – lead vocals 
* [[Jamie Muhoberac]] – acoustic piano (1–7, 9–13), [[Hammond B3 organ]] (2, 4–7, 9–13), keyboards (3)
* [[Patrick Warren]] – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10–13)
* [[Mike Finnigan]] – Hammond B3 organ (5, 13)
* [[Dean Parks]] – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8, 13), electric guitar (2, 4–12)
* [[Tim Pierce]] – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 8), electric guitar (2–13)
* [[John Shanks]] – acoustic guitar (1, 8), electric guitar (2–13), backing vocals (3, 6, 10, 11)
* [[Greg Leisz]] – [[pedal steel guitar]] (2, 10, 11), [[mandolin]] (5, 10)
* [[Leland Sklar]] – bass guitar (1–8, 10–13)
* Paul Bushnell – bass guitar (9)
* [[Kenny Aronoff]] – drums (1–11, 13)
* Jeff Rothschild – drums (12)
* [[Lenny Castro]] – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
* James Grundler – backing vocals (1, 4–6, 10, 11, 12)
* Julia Waters – backing vocals (2–4, 10, 11, 13)
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals (2–4, 10, 11, 13)

'''Strings (3, 5, 8, 11–13)'''
* [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] – arrangements 
* Suzie Katayama – contractor
* [[Charlie Bisharat]] – concertmaster
* Dave Stone – bass (all but 8)
* Suzie Katayama, Daniel Smith and Yao Zhao – [[cello]]
* Denyse Buffum, Cheryl Kohfeld and Kazi Pitelka – [[viola]]
* Ruth Bruegger, Susan Chatman, Liliana Filipovic, Laurence Greenfield, Peter Kent, Cameron Patrick, Vladamir Polimitidl, Audrey Solomon, David Stenske, John Wittenberg and Shari Zippert – [[violin]]
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===Production===
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* Producer – John Shanks
* Co-Producer – Clive Davis 
* A&R – Stephen Ferrera 
* Production Coordinator and Music Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe 
* Engineer – Jeff Rothschild
* Additional Engineer – Mark Valentine
* Assistant Engineers – Keith Gretlein, Derek Karlquist and Tom Syrowski.
* Recorded at [[Henson Recording Studios]] (Los Angeles, CA).
* [[Pro Tools|Pro Tools Editing]] – [[Lars Fox]] and John Hanes
* Mixed by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA), assisted by Kevin Mahoney and Tim Roberts.
* Mastered by [[Ted Jensen]] at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
* Art Direction and Design – Jane Morledge and SMOG Design, Inc.
* Photography – Simon Emmett, Anthony Harvey and John Shanks.
* Groomer – Charlotte Cave 
* Project Manager – Lotus Donovan 
* Executive Assistant – Jackie Oberhauser
* Management – [[Arnold Stiefel]] at Stiefel Management.
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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (2006)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Australia|16|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Austria|11|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|22|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Rod Stewart|id=5760|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Netherlands|51|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|France|17|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany3|8|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Hungary|24|year=2006|week=46|access-date=27 November 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland|21|year=2006|week=43|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland|15|id=342|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Portugal|28|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Spain|7|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Sweden|5|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=Rod Stewart|album=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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{{album chart|UK2|4|artist=Rod Stewart|date=2006-11-04|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Rod Stewart|id=5760|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" 
!scope="col"|Chart (2006)
!scope="col"|Position
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|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2006&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2006|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=Swedish|accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|71
|-
|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20060108/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|63
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|169
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2007)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|180
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Still the Same: Great Rock Classics|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=2|accessdate=16 October 2018|relyear=2006}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2009|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=2006|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|relmonth=10|certyear=2007|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2006|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Still the Same|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|accessdate=16 October 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|source=oldchart|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=2|id=1550|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104152955/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=1550|archive-date=2020-11-04|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|title=Still the Same|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2008|access-date=20 April 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2006|certmonth=52|access-date=August 29, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|relyear=2006|relmonth=10|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20071.pdf |title=Gold & Platinum 2007 |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] Sweden |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520202314/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20071.pdf |archivedate=20 May 2012 |accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Still the Same: Great Rock Classics|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=2006|certyear=2013|id=9649-1824-2|salesamount=362,941|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2009/2009-11-14-Music-Week.pdf|magazine=[[Music Week]]|title=Key Releases - Albums|page=20|date=14 November 2009|accessdate=9 May 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Still the Same|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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==References==
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[[Category:2006 albums]]
[[Category:Rod Stewart albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Clive Davis]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Shanks]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at A&M Studios]]
[[Category:2000s covers albums]]