On the Swingin' Side
On the Swingin' Side is a studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released on December 19, 1960, by Columbia Records. It was produced by Jack Marshall
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| Released | December 19, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, vocal pop, standards | |||
| Length | 28:01 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Marshall | |||
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The album was released on compact disc for the first time by EMI Music Distribution in 2000, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Damone's Debut Columbia Records from 1956,That Towering Feeling!.[1] Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Only the Best of Vic Damone, which contains six of his studio albums and one compilation and was released on November 27, 2007.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that "It an unadulterated up-tempo delight that deserves to be rediscovered. The charts are bright, Vic Damone is relaxed but never dull, and the mood finds a nice balance between romance and spirited humor"[3]
Billboard notes "He Lends his superior vocal talents to a flock of great standards - eschewing his usual sweet ballad groove in favor of a swinging beat. It's a highly effective change of pace for the warbler and fine wax for jocks.."[5]
Cash Box claimed "Jack Marshall's arrangement keep the pace on the easy swing side, sympathetic to the singer's style".[6]
In A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, Will Friedwald writes "He knows his own strengths and weakness enough to stick to doing ballads with a beat, as opposed to out and up-tempo singing in the Sinatra Swingin' Lover tradition.[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music described the album as "a well-regarded album"[4]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Falling in Love with Love (from the Broadway musical: The Boys from Syracuse" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 1:37 |
| 2. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 2:56 |
| 3. | "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" | Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Home (When Shadows Fall)" | Harry Clarkson, Geoffrey Clarkson, Peter van Steeden | 1:57 |
| 6. | "Swingin' Down the Lane" | Isham Jones, Gus Kahn | 2:19 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Cried for You" | Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman, Arthur Freed | 2:19 |
| 2. | "Speak Low" | Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash | 2:19 |
| 3. | "It's a Wonderful World" | Jan Savitt, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Girl of My Dreams (I Love You)" | Sunny Clapp | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Deep Purple" | Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish | 2:09 |
| 6. | "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" | Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Danny Russo | 2:01 |
References
- ^ "That Towering Feeling!/On the Swingin' Side". allmusic.com. EMI Music Distribution. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Only the Best of Vic Damone". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 "Vic Damone – On the Swingin' Side: Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 392. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1960-12-31. p. 24.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 22. January 28, 1961. p. 30.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 132. ISBN 9780375421495.