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Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning Audio CD

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Robbie Williams Band: Robbie Williams
Title: Swing When You're Winning
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Release Date: 2001-11-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen 2: Mack The Knife 3: Somethin' Stupid 4: Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 5: It Was A Very Good Year 6: Straighten Up And Fly Right 7: Well, Did You Evah 8: Mr. Bojangles 9: One For My Baby 10: Things 11: Ain't That A Kick In The Head 12: They Can't Take That Away From Me 13: Have You Met Miss Jones? 14: Me And My Shadow 15: Beyond The Sea

A cute diversion.
England's favourite pop star certainly has the vocal chops for this material, although the duet with Sinatra does reveal his limitations (but then who really can top Frank anyway?). Robbie is not the first or the last pop star to venture into big band territory, either as a lark (think Sinead O'Connor) or as a major stylistic shift (think Linda Ronstadt). Other duets are amusing (Jon Lovitz being the most bizarre choice), Rupert Everett and Nicole Kidman add some UK star power to the mix, and the London Session Orchestra outclasses all the vocalists throughout the disc. This was a cute project for Robbie, and there has been some speculation that he may do a Volume 2 at some point, perhaps after he recovers from the disastrous performance of his more recent album "Rudebox".


Great CD, Awesome Live At the Albert DVD!
Just wished I could find "My Way" as a MP3. His voice was made for these classics.


This is a great album...
This album is very very well done. Robbie williams is yet one of the best singers out there. I have to say that if you like frank sinatra then you will love this album well worth the money.


Robbie
He does great justice to Mack the Knife! Love it. This is a great album.


A CD that would make the musical greats proud.
I work in a bookstore that has a music department where we get to choose which CD's to play. If there is one thing that I can say about Robbie Williams, it is that he truly knows his way around a song. This is a staple in my playlist and every time that I play it, somebody buys it and I run out of stock.

The album starts off with the stellar ballad "I Will Talk And Ho llywood Will Listen". The song was made as a comedic satire of the fame and glory associated with Hollywood, but this comedic does not take anything away from the musical brilliance. The band is perfect and Robbie really shows off his chops.

The rest of the album are covers of musical greats such as Bobby Darin ("Mack The Knife", "Beyond The Sea"), Frank Sinatra ("It Was A Very Good Year", "Something Stupid") Nat King Cole ("Straighten Up And Fly Right") and Dean Martin ("Ain't That A Kick In The Head"), just to name a few. The versions of these songs on the CD pay a definate homage to the originals, but Robbie adds a whole lot of `Oomph' with his spectacular voice and the accompaniment of flawless London Session Orchestra.

The artists that Robbie sings his duets with are perfectly chosen for each song, adding just the right amount of playfulness, sex appeal, comedy or raw talent where it is needed. His solo tracks are simply irresistible. His version of "One For My Baby" is perfection and "Have You Met Miss Jones?" will knock your socks off.

Robbie Williams truly is a musical chameleon, transforming from a promiscuous rocker to a deep, sensitive character to a sophisticated oldies crooner and back again.

This CD truly is a treat to listen to.


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