Robbie Williams – Swing When You’re Winning

Price: P2900
LABEL: EMI Import
UPC: 724353682613
RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2001

This third album has Robbie Williams ready for global domination. It’s got lots of covers from 2001, and showcases Williams as a lover of post-millennial dance-pop. Producer Guy Chambers knows what he’s doing, as well: the two have built in touches of psychedelia and country rock, in sounds reminiscent of Ian Dury, The Who, Elton John and Madchester. The vocals are powerful and strike a smooth balance between tongue-in-cheek humor (in songs like “Knutsford City Limits”) and genuine feeling (in ballads like “Better Man” and “If It’s Hurting You.” Kylie Minogue makes an appearance on the throaty “Kids,” and others such as Frank Sinatra, Nicole Kidman, Jane Horrocks, Jon Lovitz and Jonathan Wilkes show up in other duets.

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 (And One More for the Road)
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