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Rock Swings by Paul Anka (CD, Jun-2005, Verve USA) 
Rock Swings by Paul Anka (CD, Jun-2005, Verve USA)

 
Rock Swings by Paul Anka (CD, Jun-2005, Verve USA)

Artist: Paul Anka
Release Date: Jun 2005
Format: CD
Record Label: Verve (USA)
Genre: Contemp. Pop Vocals, Pop Vocal
UPC: 602498822234
Product ID: EPID46712382
Description: Personnel include: Paul Anka (vocals); Dean Parks, Larry Koonse (guitar); Dan Higgins (flute, alto saxophone); Charlie Davis (trumpet); Steve Higgins (trombone); Mike Lang, Randy Kerber (piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Mike Valerio (...
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Track Listing
1. It's My Life
2. True
3. Eye of the Tiger
4. Everybody Hurts
5. Wonderwall
6. Blackhole Sun
7. It's a Sin
8. Jump
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit
10. Hello
11. Eyes Without a Face
12. Lovecats
13. Way You Make Me Feel, The
14. Tears in Heaven

Details
Producer:Alex Christensen
Distributor:Universal Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel include: Paul Anka (vocals); Dean Parks, Larry Koonse (guitar); Dan Higgins (flute, alto saxophone); Charlie Davis (trumpet); Steve Higgins (trombone); Mike Lang, Randy Kerber (piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Mike Valerio (bass guitar); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion).
Swing versions of classic rock tunes, performed by an old-school easy-listening crooner? It's not without its precedents; don't forget that Pat Boone, for one, made a surprisingly popular heavy metal album a few years earlier. And against all odds, Paul Anka's ROCK SWINGS is neither a novelty album (though the format undeniably bears novel appeal) nor an ill-starred culture clash.
Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley always seemed closer to Sinatra-style vocalizing than rock & roll rough-housing, so his band's signature tune "True" fits right in with Anka's approach. The dreamy, melodic elegance of Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" and even Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" allows them to be adapted to a big-band style with grace. Van Halen's "Jump" gives Anka room to display his playful side; here, as on the rest of the songs, it's his rock-solid pipes and confident phrasing that carry the day, pushing the expertly crafted arrangements into a place where they not only accomodate the unlikely source material, they redefine it.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - Anka's vocal delivery and the big band-style arrangements are often commendable...
Mojo

...{T]he results are that genuine rarity: a novelty album worthy of begrudging respect. - Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

3 stars out of 5 - That the album succeeds so charmingly owes everything to the integrity and flushed exuberance of Anka's approach...
Uncut

When ROCK SWINGS is good, it's very good - most notably on introspective ballads like Spandau Ballet's 'True,' the Pet Shop Boys' 'It's a Sin' and Eric Clapton's 'Tears in Heaven'...
JazzTimes

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