Tracks

1. It's My Life

2. True

3. Eye Of The Tiger

4. Everybody Hurts

5. Wonderwall

6. Black Hole Sun

7. It's A Sin

8. Jump

9. Smells Like Teen Spirit

10. Hello

11. Eyes Without A Face

12. Lovecats

13. The Way You Make Me Feel

14. Tears In Heaven

15. Jump (Live) (Bonus Track)

16. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live) (Bonus Track)

Performer Notes

Edition contains two live tracks not available on the U.S. version.
CD contains 2 bonus tracks.
Personnel: Dean Parks, Larry Koonse (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Miran Kojian, Jennifer Munday, Anatoly Rosinsky, Shari Zippert, Mari Tsumura, Mario de Len, Becky Bunnell, Charles Everett, Patricia Johnson , Bruce Dukov, Peter Kent, Tiffiany Yi Hu, Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Berj Garabedian, Haim Shtrum (violin); Jorge Moraga, James V. Ross, Pamela Goldsmith, Marilyn Baker, Simon Oswell, Harry Shirinian (viola); Andrew Shulman , Ernest Ehrhardt, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards (cello); Bill Liston (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Dan Higgins , Greg Huckins (flute, alto saxophone); Joel Peskin (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Jon Crosse (tenor saxophone); Gary Grant, Larry Hall , Sal Cracchiolo, Warren Luening, Charlie Davis (trumpet); Jim Atkinson, Kurt Snyder, Brad Warnaar (French horn); Alex Iles, Steven Holtman, Andrew Martin , Bryant Byers, Bob McChesney, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Michael Lang , Randy Kerber (piano); Emil Richards (vibraphone); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.
Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA (11/??/2004-07/08/2005); Montreal Jazz Festival (11/??/2004-07/08/2005).
Photographer: Sascha Kramer.
Arrangers: John Clayton; Patrick Williams; Randy Kerber.
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.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (No. 829) - "...{T]he results are that genuine rarity: a novelty album worthy of begrudging respect." - Grade: B

Uncut (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "That the album succeeds so charmingly owes everything to the integrity and flushed exuberance of Anka's approach..."

JazzTimes (p.78) - "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'..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Anka's vocal delivery and the big band-style arrangements are often commendable..."

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Album: Rock Swings [Bonus Tracks]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It's My Life
2)	True
3)	Eye of the Tiger
4)	Everybody Hurts
5)	Wonderwall
6)	Black Hole Sun
7)	It's a Sin
8)	Jump
9)	Smells Like Teen Spirit
10)	Hello
11)	Eyes Without a Face
12)	Lovecats, The
13)	Way You Make Me Feel, The
14)	Tears in Heaven
15)	Jump - (live)
16)	Smells Like Teen Spirit - (live)

Album: Rock Swings [Bonus Tracks]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	It's My Life
2)	True
3)	Eye of the Tiger
4)	Everybody Hurts
5)	Wonderwall
6)	Black Hole Sun
7)	It's a Sin
8)	Jump
9)	Smells Like Teen Spirit
10)	Hello
11)	Eyes Without a Face
12)	Lovecats, The
13)	Way You Make Me Feel, The
14)	Tears in Heaven
15)	Jump - (live)
16)	Smells Like Teen Spirit - (live)