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On the Swingin' Side
On the Swingin' Side is the twelfth studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released on December 19, 1960, by Columbia Records. It was produced by Jack Marshall. The album was released on compact disc 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 1956 Columbia debut, 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
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said that On the Swingin' Side "is an unadulterated up-tempo delight that deserves to be rediscovered."[3] Giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential", 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 listingSide one
Side two
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