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Swingle Singers
Sing Irving Berlin
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, song (from "Top Hat")
2. How Deep Is the Ocean?, song
3. Medley: It's A Lovely Day / Isn't It A Lovely Day
4. Blue Skies, song (originally interpolated into the R.Rodgers musical "B
5. Always, song (from "The Cocoanuts")
6. They Say It's Wonderful, song (from "Annie Get your Gun") - The Swingle Singers, Berlin, Irving
7. No Strings, song (from "Top Hat")
8. The Song Is Ended, song - The Swingle Singers, Berlin, Irving
9. Steppin' Out with My Baby, song (from "Easter Parade")
10. Let Yourself Go, song (from "Follow the Fleet")
11. Medley: Cheek To Cheek / Let's Face The Music And Dance
12. Medley: Marrying For Love / The Girl That I Marry
13. What'll I Do?, song
14. Puttin' on the Ritz, song (from "Puttin' On The Ritz")
15. Abraham
16. Change Partners, song (from "Carefree") - The Swingle Singers, Berlin, Irving
17. Heat Wave, song (from "As Thousands Cheer")
18. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, song (from "On the Avenue") - The Swingle Singers, Berlin, Irving
19. Count Your Blessings, song (from "White Christmas")
20. White Christmas, song (from "Holiday Inn")

CD Details

All Artists: Swingle Singers
Title: Sing Irving Berlin
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Import [Generic]
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 7/28/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 5016073764423, 766482779345

Synopsis

Album Description

Quality music at a great price, this collection features 20 tracks including 'How Deep Is The Ocean', 'No Strings', 'Puttin' On The Ritz' & 'Heatwave'. The Swingles have, unusually, incorporated electric keyboards, horns and drums into their usually acappella approach, resulting in some thoroughly modern interpretations of Berlin's classics. Castle Pulse. 2003.

CD Reviews

Doesn't work for me.

Robert Silber | 05/04/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I LOVE the Swingle Singers. The first time I heard them sing Bach back in the 60's I was driving a car and I was so blown away that I had to pull off the road. And I LOVE Irving Berlin's music; his message is simple and direct and tuneful. And therein lies the rub. To me, the jazz vocal styles, the contemporary harmonies and the whimsical utterances of the Swingle Singers go together with Irving Berlin's music like oil and water; they just don't mix. The words and melodies are those of Irving Berlin but the end result isn't Irving Berlin. Admittedly this is one man's opinion, and others might take great pleasure in the Swingle Singers' unfailing virtuosity and inventiveness. But if you anticipate the straighforward tunes and emotional directness in Berlin's music, you are apt to be disappointed."