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Vocal Music
Release Date: 08/28/2007
Paul Anka's
Rock Swings was one of the best albums of its type, that being the sort where a swinging singer reimagines a set of contemporary songs in a radically different setting. There were far more successes than novelties, and it earned
Anka -- deservedly -- his best reviews in at least a decade.
Classic Songs: My Way includes 11 more that are just as ingeniously selected and performed, plus a pair of
Anka classics re-recorded as duets. The covers (or interpretations, depending on whether you're a fan of rock music or vocal) are up to the same high level as
Rock Swings. Highlights include a brisk, finger-snapping version of
Cyndi Lauper's
"Time After Time," a poignant reading of the
Duran Duran ballad
"Ordinary World," and a brassy reading of
"I Go to Extremes," originally by one of rock's biggest swingers,
Billy Joel. In comparison, the re-recordings fare poorly. Although
Michael Bublé shows fine chops on
"You Are My Destiny," Jon Bon Jovi fails utterly to understand how to approach
"My Way" amidst a tone-deaf and keyboard-heavy arrangement.
~John Bush, All Music Guide
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