The Swing Sessions 2

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The Swing Sessions 2
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Studio album by
Released23 October 2007
Genre Swing
Length45:20
Label Columbia
Producer Chong Lim
David Campbell chronology
The Swing Sessions
(2006)
The Swing Sessions 2
(2007)
First and Foremost
(2008)

The Swing Sessions 2 is the fourth studio album from Australian swing singer/actor David Campbell and was released in October 2007. [1]

Contents

The Swing Sessions 2 followed the suit of its predecessor The Swing Sessions [2] as a nod to many great swing singers of the past; with tracks recorded by Campbell with a slightly more modern slant. The Swing Sessions 2 achieved platinum sales in Australia.

Track listing

  1. "Witchcraft" - Cy Coleman 1957
  2. "Perhaps, Perhaps Perhaps" - Nat "King" Cole 1949
  3. "Lazy River" - Hoagy Carmichael & Sidney Arodin 1930
  4. "Route 66" - Nat King Cole 1946
  5. "I've Got a Crush on You" - George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin 1928
  6. "Danke Schoen" - Bert Kaempfert 1962
  7. "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" - Louis Prima 1956
  8. "Begin the Beguine" - Cole Porter 1935
  9. "That Old Black Magic" - Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer 1942
  10. "Summer Wind" Henry Mayer & - Johnny Mercer 1965
  11. "There Will Never Be Another You" - Harry Warren & Mack Gordon 1942
  12. "That's Life" - Frank Sinatra 1966
  13. "One For My Baby" - Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer 1943
  14. "King of the Road" - Roger Miller 1965

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007/08)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Albums Chart [4] 33
Australian Artist Albums Chart [5] 10
Chart (2008)Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] 41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Platinum70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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