His Way, Our Way

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His Way, Our Way
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
Recorded2009

His Way, Our Way is a Frank Sinatra tribute album project released exclusively through iTunes on July 7, 2009. [1] [2] It contains 13 new tracks by contemporary performers covering songs recorded by Sinatra.

Contents

Reception

The Irish Times gave a four-star rating to the track "Willow Weep for Me" by The Kills, calling it a "surprisingly stripped-back version". [3] NME also recommended The Kills track, but called the ones by Maroon 5 and The Kooks "dubious homages". [4]

Track listing

  1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Maroon 5)
  2. "One More For My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (John Rich)
  3. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (A Fine Frenzy)
  4. "Stormy Weather" (The Kooks)
  5. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (Joshua Radin)
  6. "I'll Never Smile Again" (Priscilla Ahn)
  7. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Seether)
  8. "Something Stupid" (The Fashion)
  9. "London By Night" (Greg Laswell)
  10. "Strangers In the Night" (The Morning Benders)
  11. "All of Me" (Meiko)
  12. "The Impossible Dream" (Republic Tigers)
  13. "Willow Weep for Me" (The Kills)

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References

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  2. Martelli, Rose (July 8, 2009). "Shoegazing meets Sinatra? The Kills et. al. cover Ol’ Blue Eyes", Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  3. Butler, Eoin (July 31, 2009). "Singles: The Kills: Willow Weep for Me", The Irish Times , p. 15.
  4. (July 21, 2009). "10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week – Fever Ray, The Kills, The Very Best", NME . Retrieved May 4, 2011.