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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Swing | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Alex Christensen, Don Costa, Paul Anka | |||
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Classic Songs, My Way is a 2007 album by Paul Anka. It follows the same formula of his previous album, 2005's Rock Swings .
Original writers/performers appear in parentheses
Disc 1 - My Way
Disc 2 - Classic Songs
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