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ROBBIE WILLIAMS "swing when you're winning" cd,2001 #1 UK, #3 AU

Robbie's fourth album...the third was titled 'sing when youre winning' so this fourth one was a play on words as its a swing/jazz covers set...
all the usual swing/jazz suspects are on here from 'mack the knife','beyond the sea' through to 'mr.bojangles' and beyond...
i actually thought i liked this one better than than the score indicates, but obviously not, im thinking that the studio recorded versions lack a little spark or kick of the live versions i saw which got me to buy this originally...
only one single was lifted off this one...a duet with Nicole Kidman of "somethin' stupid" whixh made it to #1 in the UK, and #8 here in Australia, also,according to wikipedia, made the top ten in a lot of other countries also...
not a bad album,barely makes the passing grade, but okay, if not only for the fact that a new generation of music lovers got to hear the old classics for the first time!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: i will talk and hollywood will listen
best track: somethin' stupid

tracks:

1. i will talk and hollywood will listen *
2. mack the knife **
3. somethin' stupid **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f43nR8Wu_1Y vevo video
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? **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZjFKiM2rHQ live
8. mr bojangles **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwLweGR3EU live
9. one for my baby *
10.things **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC2_tdYG-rk audio
11.aint that a kick in the head **
12.they cant take that away from me **
13.have you seen miss jones? **
14.me and my shadow *
15.beyond the sea **

3s=0
2s=11
1s=4

rating: 1.7