Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0766488231229
Label: Chrysalis
Manufacturer: Chrysalis
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Chrysalis
Release Date: November 19, 2001
Studio: Chrysalis

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Disc 1:

1. I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen
2. Mack The Knife
3. Somethin' Stupid (with Nicole Kidman)
4. Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me
5. It Was A Very Good Year (with Frank Sinatra)
6. Straighten Up And Fly Right
7. Well Did You Evah? (with Jon Lovitz)
8. Mr. Bojangles
9. One For My Baby
10. Things (with Jane Horrocks)
11. Ain't That A Kick In The Head?
12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (with Rupert Everett)
13. Have You Met Miss Jones?
14. Me And My Shadow (with Jonathan Wilkes)
15. Beyond The Sea

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Apparently, Swing When You're Winning was inspired by the praise Robbie Williams received for his contribution to the soundtrack on Bridget Jones's Diary. Recorded with an 18-piece band in Frank Sinatra's old stomping ground, the Capitol Records Studio in LA, this collection of finger-clickin', Rat Pack standards and new material features plenty of guest collaborations, such as the much-hyped Nicole Kidman effort on Sinatra's "Something Stupid". Swing... is billed by Williams as a tribute to "The Rat Pack", a gang of entertainers including Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr, as well as Ol' Blue-Eyes himself, that dominated the Las Vegas dinner-club scene of the early 1960s. The selection of tracks reflect the karaoke sessions of Robbie's childhood in Stoke, and have been given the full "tribute" treatment, with no funny business going on in the production to take away from their classic appeal. There's never been any doubt that Williams sees himself as an entertainer in the most traditional sense of the word (not to mention a bit of a swinger), and his old-time-crooner fantasies are certainly given free rein to charm the pants off us all on this classy album. --Ruby Tuesday




Rating: - Till Death Us Do Part
Robbie was the star of Take That and this album shows why. It is a combination of Frank Sinatra and Elvis.
And the likeness is not restricted to singing. Sinatra and Presley also made movies as well as great music and now Robbie is following in their footsteps.
I cant wait to see him as East End gangster Harry Harris in the movie version of the Garry Jackson novel Till Death Us Do Part.

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Rating: - Robbie Williams: he used to be good...
... and in many ways, this is him at his finest, paying homage to his idols with a collection of expertly crafted, beautifully orchestrated covers (and one new song), all liberally dusted with the glitter of swing.
Robbie's having the time of his life here, and he's even brought some friends along for the ride - Rupert Everett, Jane Horrocks, Nicole Kidman and even Frank himself (with permission from the Sinatra estate, if you need any proof of the quality of this recording).
This album ... Read More

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Rating: - poor...please listen to the originals instead
This album lacks everything a good record should have, originality, creativity and of course talent. At least the U.S. has had the good sense to ignore this chump; sadly to our shame we in the UK have taken him to our collective hearts. I hope you're happy with that because to me this sounds like an hour long version of the birdy song with a drunk singing "I did it my way" all over it. Truly poor...
However, the band was great, which for the most part (if not 100%) out classes the untalented Mr ... Read More

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Rating: - Reaching The Peak
To show this album anything other than deep respect and appreciation would be a insult to the great artists from whom these songs have drawn inspiration. The modern reproduction of some of the classics has inspired a generation of todays youth who, until its release, had had little exposure to this genre of music. Mr Williams' reputation has given the project a popularity and credability unachieveable by anyone else in the industry, a project which has, undoubtedly, been the catalyst for the re-birth ... Read More

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Rating: - Robbie Swings
Reading other reviewers of this album, there were a few negatives by people who obviously believe it to be sacrilege to tackle classic standards, especially ones sung by the truly unique voice of one Francis Albert Sinatra. I felt Robbie Williams more than held his own in interpreting these songs. He had fine musicians and a good engineer. His 'One for my Baby' was a really good version, backed up by some fine piano playing. Of course he's not Sinatra, but he never claimed to be: I just ... Read More

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