Studio Album · No. 4
Swing When You're Winning Songwriting Credits by Robbie Williams
Produced by Guy Chambers, Steve Power
Chrysalis / EMI
SwingJazzPop
7%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 1 of 15 tracks · 1 not yet documented
Authorship Breakdown 1 / 15 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Robbie Williams carries a lyricist or composer credit.
1 trackwritten by Robbie Williams
14 tracksoutside writers
1 trackwriters not documented
Robbie Williams's roles on this album
Share of the 16 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist6%
Composer0%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
16
Tracks
26
Lyricists
1
Producers
2,466,945
Worldwide Copies Sold
2001
Released
Data Insight
One of the sixteen tracks is his, which is the lowest share of anything he has released. Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and the rest wrote the other fifteen. It also outsold every album of his own songs except one, which is a fact worth sitting with.
Swing When You're Winning came out on Chrysalis in November 2001 and has sold 2,466,945 in Britain. It is an album of standards, recorded with a big band at Capitol Studios.
Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen
|
Robbie WilliamsGuy Chambers | Robert WilliamsGuy Chambers | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 2 |
Mack the Knife
|
Marc BlitzsteinBertolt BrechtKurt Weill | Marc BlitzsteinBertolt BrechtKurt Weill | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 3 |
Somethin' Stupid
|
Carson Parks | Carson Parks | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 4 |
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
|
Duke EllingtonBob Russell | Duke EllingtonBob Russell | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 5 |
It Was a Very Good Year
|
Ervin Drake | Ervin Drake | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 6 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right
|
Nat King ColeIrving Mills | Nat King ColeIrving Mills | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 7 |
Well, Did You Evah
|
Cole Porter | Cole Porter | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 8 |
Mr. Bojangles
|
Jerry Jeff Walker | Jerry Jeff Walker | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 9 |
One for My Baby
|
Harold ArlenJohnny Mercer | Harold ArlenJohnny Mercer | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 10 |
Things
|
Bobby Darin | Bobby Darin | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 11 |
Ain't That a Kick in the Head
|
Sammy CahnJimmy Van Heusen | Sammy CahnJimmy Van Heusen | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 12 |
They Can't Take That Away from Me
|
George GershwinIra Gershwin | George GershwinIra Gershwin | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 13 |
Have You Met Miss Jones?
|
Lorenz HartRichard Rodgers | Lorenz HartRichard Rodgers | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 14 |
Me and My Shadow
|
Dave DreyerAl JolsonBilly Rose | Dave DreyerAl JolsonBilly Rose | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 15 |
Beyond the Sea
|
Jack Lawrence | Jack Lawrence | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
| 16 |
Outtakes
|
Not documented | - | Guy Chambers | Robbie Williams (Performer) |
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Frequently Asked Questions Swing When You're Winning
Who wrote Swing When You're Winning?
Almost nobody in the band. Fifteen of the sixteen tracks are standards by other writers, and Williams is credited on one.
How did it sell?
2,466,945 in the United Kingdom, more than any album of his own material apart from I've Been Expecting You.
Who guests on it?
Nicole Kidman on "Somethin' Stupid", Jane Horrocks, Jon Lovitz and Rupert Everett.
Where was it recorded?
Partly at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, with a big band.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists writers and producers but names no engineer.
Did any single chart in America?
The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for the album's singles.
How long is the album?
53:00 across sixteen tracks.
Data note: Track 16, "Outtakes", is a hidden track of studio banter that runs after "Beyond the Sea". No writer appears for it on the album article, on the Discogs release, on Genius or in the MusicBrainz recording, so its writer column stays empty. The fifteen songs are fully credited.