| Swing Me an Old Song | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1959 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 32:02 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Bobby Troup | |||
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Swing Me an Old Song is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog numbers LRP-3119 (monaural) and LST-7119 (stereophonic) in 1959. The accompaniment was by Jimmy Rowles and his Orchestra.
| Track # | Song | Songwriter(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Comin' Thro' the Rye" | traditional | 2:38 |
| 2 | "Cuddle up a Little Closer" | Karl Hoschna, Otto Harbach | 2:11 |
| 3 | "After the Ball" | Charles K. Harris | 2:45 |
| 4 | "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" | Henry I. Marshall, Stanley Murphy | 3:26 |
| 5 | "Camptown Races" | Stephen Foster | 3:24 |
| 6 | "Old Folks at Home" | Stephen Foster | 2:45 |
| 7 | "Downtown Strutters' Ball" | Shelton Brooks | 2:33 |
| 8 | "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" | Gene Austin, Roy Bergere | 2:33 |
| 9 | "Row, Row, Row" | James V. Monaco, William Jerome | 2:24 |
| 10 | "By the Beautiful Sea" | Harry Carroll, Harold Atteridge | 2:16 |
| 11 | "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home" | Hughie Cannon | 1:53 |
| 12 | "Three O'Clock in the Morning" | Julián Robledo, Theodora Morse | 3:14 |
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