Album · 2001
Swing When You're Winning
Swing When You're Winning is an album by Robbie Williams, released in 2001 on Chrysalis UK, with 15 tracks.
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15 tracks · 74 min
Album · 2001
Swing When You're Winning is an album by Robbie Williams, released in 2001 on Chrysalis UK, with 15 tracks.
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15 tracks · 74 min
Swing When You're Winning is a swing cover album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. After the success of his third studio album, Sing When You're Winning, Williams wanted to take another musical direction. He took two weeks off his tour to record what would be his fourth studio album, an album he described as the "big band album he had always dreamed of making." The album was released in November 2001. Consisting mainly of pop standard covers common to the Great American Songbook, the album counts as Williams' fourth studio album. Aside from the title, the album is not directly associated with Williams' previous album, Sing When You're Winning. Born from his lifelong love for Frank Sinatra, combined with the success of the track "Have You Met Miss Jones?" that he recorded for the film "Bridget Jones's Diary" in early 2001, the album was recorded at the Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California, and was symbolically released under the Capitol label. The album features duets with actors Rupert Everett, Nicole Kidman, Jon Lovitz and Jane Horrocks, as well as a special guest performance from Robbie's friend and former flatmate Jonathan Wilkes. Surprisingly the album feature…