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Swing When You're Winning
~ Robbie Williams (Artist)
4.0 out of 5 stars 123 customer reviews (123 customer reviews)
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1. I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen Listen
2. Mack The Knife Listen
3. Somethin' Stupid (with Nicole Kidman) Listen
4. Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me Listen
5. It Was A Very Good Year (with Frank Sinatra) Listen
6. Straighten Up And Fly Right Listen
7. Well Did You Evah? (with Jon Lovitz) Listen
8. Mr. Bojangles Listen
9. One For My Baby Listen
10. Things (with Jane Horrocks) Listen
11. Ain't That A Kick In The Head? Listen
12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (with Rupert Everett) Listen
13. Have You Met Miss Jones? Listen
14. Me And My Shadow (with Jonathan Wilkes) Listen
15. Beyond The Sea Listen

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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

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'Swing When You're Winning' is Robbie Williams' tribute to the Rat Pack of the fifties. Backed by the big band sound, Robbie makes his way through classics such as 'Mack The Knife', 'Mr. Bojangles' and 'It Was A Very Good Year'. The album also includes the single 'Something Stupid' performed with Nicole Kidman.

 
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76 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Robbie fans in for a culture shock with this album, 13 Nov 2001
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Released here in New Zealand to coincide with Robbie's tour which opens in my home city of Christchurch tonight 13th November, "Swing When You're Winning" is a collection of tracks that take you back to an era of the Big Bands, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and the like. Described as a tribute to Frank, Dean and Sammy, Williams is in his element here. For anyone who might think of him as a teen pop idol, take a listen to this album and marvel at the quality of the vocals. Williams has a superb voice which is captured to great effect by a high quality recording. Ably supported by the likes of Nicole Kidman and the London Session orchestra, this album oozes class.

I think the most intriguing aspect to this CD release is to consider who Williams is targetting this album towards. A poll of my family suggests that it may leave his younger audience cold. However, the more mature members of Robbie's fan club (dare I put an age on this - say those the wrong side of 30) - thank Williams for producing something quite above the ordinary hum-drum fodder that comprises about 95% of the music industry today. Go buy this album!

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69 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Vintage Performance!!, 13 Nov 2001
By A. Watson (Christchurch, NZ) - See all my reviews
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This is fantastic!
I am not a huge Robbie fan but liked his version of 'Have You Met Miss Jones?' on the Bridget Jones Soundtrack, and brought this album on the strength of it. If you liked that you will love this.
All but the opening track are Standards from the 50's and 60's, and each is both faithful to the original and at the same time unmistakably Robbie Williams.
He may not have the world's greatest voice, as is made plain when he 'duets' with Sinatra himself on 'It was a Very Good Year', but what he lacks in range he more than makes up for in delivery.
Many of the tracks are duets, and it on these particularly that you get the sense that this was great fun to make, and that he is not taking himself too seriously. Highlights are the comical version of 'Things' with Jane Horricks and the playful 'Something Stupid' with Nicole Kidman.
Added to all of this, the orchestral arrangement on every track is to die for. Whether a Robbie Williams fan or not this ought to be part of your record collection. It's guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face and a swing in your step.
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