In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album)

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In Full Swing
Seth MacFarlane In Full Swing.jpg
Studio album by
Seth MacFarlane
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2017
RecordedMay 20–30, 2016
Studio Abbey Road Studios
Genre
Length48:48
Label
Producer
Seth MacFarlane chronology
No One Ever Tells You
(2015)		In Full Swing
(2017)		 Once in a While
(2019)
Singles from In Full Swing
  1. "That Face"
    Released: August 17, 2017
  2. "Almost Like Being in Love"
    Released: August 28, 2017
  3. "Have You Met Miss Jones?"
    Released: September 7, 2017

In Full Swing is the fourth studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane. It was released on September 15, 2017, through Republic Records and Verve Records. The record was primarily produced by Joel McNeely and MacFarlane himself, who also serves as the executive producer. Featured artists included on the album are American singer-songwriter Norah Jones and American actress and singer Elizabeth Gillies. [1]

Contents

The album received two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals. [2]

Background

On May 23, 2016, MacFarlane announced on his Twitter account that he was recording songs for his new album. [3] On May 28, 2016, he revealed that the songs on the album were arranged by Joel McNeely, whom he had worked with on the previous three albums. [4] On May 30, 2016, MacFarlane revealed that it was his final day of recording at Abbey Road Studios and thanked all the musicians who collaborated with him on the album. [5] [6] On August 17, 2017, the album was officially announced and was set to be released a month later. [7]

Singles

The album's first lead single, "That Face", was released on August 17, 2017. [8] The album's second single, "Almost Like Being in Love", was released on August 28, 2017. [9] The album's third and final single, "Have You Met Miss Jones?", was released on September 7, 2017. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In Full Swing received mostly positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Standing in contrast to the moody 2015 set No One Ever Tells You , 2017's In Full Swing contains some of the sunny brio its title suggests. Chalk it up to the songs Seth MacFarlane selects, of course. There's nary a song of heartbreak among the album's 16 numbers, and he doesn't rely on overly familiar tunes, either. This lighthearted batch of songs is given effervescent arrangements by Joel McNeely, who gladly keeps the proceedings cool and breezy. As always, MacFarlane and McNeely are so besotted with Frank Sinatra's classic long-players for Capitol that their act can seem like a bit of swinging cosplay, with MacFarlane mimicking Old Blue Eyes' finger-snapping charm and McNeely penning love letters to Nelson Riddle, but their execution is expert and, since the touch is light, In Full Swing feels looser and better than its predecessors. MacFarlane and McNeely have taken Frank's advice to take things Nice 'n' Easy to heart, and they're the better for it." [11] Christopher Louden from JazzTimes praised the album, writing, "MacFarlane proves (yet again) fully worthy of such bounty. Alongside top-tier standards from the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe and Jimmy Van Heusen, he unearths several less precious though no less glittering baubles. Among them: the overjoyed "I Like Myself", from It's Always Fair Weather ; the jaunty Gordon MacRae-Gisele McKenzie number "My Buick, My Love and I" (featuring Elizabeth Gillies); the pert "A Kiss or Two"; and a sparkling parry with Norah Jones on "If I Had a Talking Picture of You". Through it all, you can't help but be carried away by MacFarlane’s joie de vivre, like a kid in a candy store gleefully sharing his sugar-dusted treats." [12]

Track listing

All music is composed by Joel McNeely [13] [14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The First Time It Happens" Joe Raposo 3:53
2."Almost Like Being in Love"
2:48
3."Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain?)" Irving Berlin 3:40
4."For You, For Me, For Evermore"
3:08
5."Like Someone in Love"
3:26
6."That Face"
2:35
7."If I Had a Talking Picture of You" (featuring Norah Jones)
3:06
8."I'm Glad There Is You"
3:07
9."You Couldn't Be Cuter"
2:29
10."I Like Myself"
3:54
11."You Can't Love 'Em All"
2:25
12."Have You Met Miss Jones?"
3:06
13."A Kiss or Two"
2:22
14."But Beautiful"
  • Van Heusen
  • Burke
3:51
15."Moonlight Becomes You"
  • Van Heusen
  • Burke
2:58
16."My Buick, My Love and I" (featuring Elizabeth Gillies)
2:01
Total length:48:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [15]

Charts

In Full Swing debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums. [16]

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [16] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
WorldwideSeptember 15, 2017 [17]
September 22, 2017 Vinyl [18]

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  2. ↑ Lynch, Joe (6 December 2016). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard . Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Seth MacFarlane [@SethMacFarlane] (May 23, 2016). "Recording songs today with stunning orchestrations by Bruce Broughton-- not a bad day indeed" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2017– via Twitter.
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