Swingers Too!: Get A Nightlife. Again. : More Music From... "Swingers" [Soundtrack]

Swingers (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B00001QGQF
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,881 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin

2. Adam and Eve - Paul Anka

3. Magic Man - Heart

4. She's A Woman (W-O-M-A-N) - Sammy Davis Jr. with Count Basie

5. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington/Brook Benton

6. Down For Double - Mel Torme

7. Staying Alive - Marty & Elayne

8. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Ann-Margret

9. One Mint Julep - Xavier Cugat

10. Gimme That Wine - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

11. Datin' With No Dough - Royal Crown Revue

12. Bring Me Sunshine - Willie Nelson

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Anyone looking to comprehend the understated power of the Rat Pack should first read Nick Tosches's brilliant Dean Martin biography Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. By cutting past nightclub clichés to matters both carnal and appreciably dark, Tosches locates the music and the period's special appeal. Looking to take that bygone era a few steps closer to absurdity, try this collection--a mop-up of tracks featured in the movie Swingers, but left off the original soundtrack. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Mel Torme, and the awkward Ann-Margret are all naturals and deserve to be here. But you have to wonder who invited Paul Anka to this party. Probably the same joker who added Marty & Elaine's cover of the Bee Gees' "Staying Alive" and Heart's completely out-of-place hard rock contribution, "Magic Man." Very strange, indeed. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice companion to the original, but not necessary, August 27, 2000

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Vincent J Gudzinskas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swingers Too!: Get A Nightlife. Again. : More Music From... "Swingers" (Audio CD)

To answer at least one of Rob O'Connor's questions from the above Amazon.com review: Stayin' Alive is included because it is featured in the movie. Imagine that, a song on a soundtrack that was in the movie... strange thing indeed. The same goes for the Heart song Majic Man. Beyond that the rest of this "soundtrack" are songs that the creators of the movie used as "inspiration". Royal Crown Revue is included here since RCR was the band the Jon Favreau used to dance to at the Derby before Big Bad Voodoo Daddy took over. Other songs are tunes that they wanted to include but could not afford at the time. All in all it's a nice companion to the original. There is a nice photo booklet included. This album is not meant to be a scrapbook of the "swing scene" and lindy hoppers, but a portrait of the music in and around the retro-lounge lifestyle.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad...good Swingers music...more 2 1/2 stars than 2, September 29, 1999

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Mark Wegener (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swingers Too!: Get A Nightlife. Again. : More Music From... "Swingers" (Audio CD)

This 2nd Swingers Soundtrack is not bad. It only has maby 2 or 3 songs that are acutally in the movie, but its not bad. I personally like the first soundtrack better. It has more songs from the movie and is just all around better. This one is good to but I like the first one better and I think you will to.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate soundtrack sequel!, October 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Swingers Too!: Get A Nightlife. Again. : More Music From... "Swingers" (Audio CD)

Finally there is a soundtrack sequel out there that I liked the first one enough to buy the secound. It isn't quite as good as the first one yet it is very enjoyable. I couldn't help but buy it when I saw it on the sales racks. Check it out if you like the original. The only complaint is that it is too short. Some dialogue from the film would be nice.