Swing When You're Winning

Swing When You're Winning
Studio album of cover songs by Robbie Williams
Released	19 November 2001
Recorded	2001
Studio	Capitol, Hollywood Sony Music, London AIR, London Avatar, New York City Electric Lady, New York City Mayfair, London Angel, London Battery, London[1]
Genre	Swing[2]
Length	53.00
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Guy Chambers Steve Power
Robbie Williams chronology
Sing When You're Winning (2000) Swing When You're Winning (2001) Escapology (2002)
Singles from Swing When You're Winning
"Somethin' Stupid" Released: 14 December 2001 "Mr. Bojangles / I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen" Released: 11 March 2002

Swing When You're Winning is a covers album and fourth overall by Robbie Williams. It was released on 19 November, 2001 through Capitol Records. It topped the album charts in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Iceland and Norway and contains songs from the Rat Pack.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Guy Chambers; except "Somethin' Stupid" and "Things" produced by Chambers and Steve Power.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"	3:17
2.	"Mack the Knife"	3:18
3.	"Somethin' Stupid" (with Nicole Kidman)	2:50
4.	"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"	2:58
5.	"It Was a Very Good Year" (with Frank Sinatra)	4:28
6.	"Straighten Up and Fly Right"	2:36
7.	"Well, Did You Evah" (with Jon Lovitz)	3:50
8.	"Mr. Bojangles"	3:17
9.	"One for My Baby"	4:17
10.	"Things" (with Jane Horrocks)	3:22
11.	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head"	2:27
12.	"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (with Rupert Everett)	3:07
13.	"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (from Bridget Jones's Diary)	2:34
14.	"Me and My Shadow" (with Jonathan Wilkes)	3:16
15.	"Beyond the Sea"	4:32
16.	"Outtakes" (hidden track)	2:51

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
17.	"The Lady Is a Tramp"	3:00
18.	"That's Life"	3:06

Special edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live at the Royal Albert Hall"	1:43:05

Asian special edition bonus VCD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Angels" (music video)
2.	"She's the One" (music video)
3.	"Rock DJ" (music video)
4.	"Better Man" (music video)
5.	"Supreme" (music video)
6.	"Eternity" (music video)

Notes

• "It Was a Very Good Year": Original recording produced by Sonny Burke.
• "They Can't Take That Away from Me": Rupert Everett's vocals produced by Nicky Holland.

Personnel

• Robbie Williams – vocals
• Chuck Berghofer – bass guitar
• Bruce Otto – trombone
• Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
• Ralph Salmins – drums
• Jim Cox – piano
• Craig Ware – trombone
• Gary Foster – alto saxophone
• Harold Jones – drums
• Andy Macintosh – alto saxophone
• Alex Illes – trombone
• Beverley Dahlke-Smith – baritone saxophone
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• George Doering – guitar
• Phil Todd – baritone saxophone
• Sam Burgess – double bass
• Sal Lozano – tenor saxophone
• Bill Miller – piano
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Dave Stewart – trombone
• Stuart Brooks – trumpet
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone
• Gordon Campbell – trombone
• John Barclay – trumpet
• Dan Higgins – alto saxophone
• Dave Bishop – tenor saxophone
• Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone
• Andy Martin – trombone
• Brian Kilgore – percussion
• Phil Teele – trombone
• Dave Catlin-Birch – bass guitar
• Chris White – tenor saxophone
• Jamie Talbot – saxophone
• Jeff Bunnell – trumpet
• Bill Liston – alto saxophone
• Mitch Dalton – electric guitar
• Paul Spong – trumpet
• Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Brian Kilgore – percussion
• Steven Holtman – trombone
• Dave Arch – piano
• Dennis Farias – trumpet

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–02) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 16 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 2 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[13] 1 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 2 Singaporean Albums (RIAS)[19] 5 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 14 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 63 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 46 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 19 French Albums (SNEP)[29] 114 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 87 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 21 UK Albums (OCC)[33] 2 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[34] 14 Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[35] 18 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[36] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[37] 46 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[38] 84 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[39] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[40] 99 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[41] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 40 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[44] 35 Chart (2003) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[46] 56 UK Albums (OCC)[47] 167 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[48] 58 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4 UK Albums (OCC) 17

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[49]	3× Platinum	120,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[50]	4× Platinum	280,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51]	4× Platinum	200,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[52]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[53]	Gold	50,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54]	Platinum	80,000^^
France (SNEP)[55]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[56]	5× Platinum	2,500,000^^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[57]	Gold	15,000^^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[58]	Gold
Netherlands (NVPI)[59]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60]	5× Platinum	75,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[61]	Gold	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[62]	Platinum	100,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[63]	Platinum	80,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[64]	3× Platinum	120,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66]	8× Platinum	2,430,000[65]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[67]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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