Things Are Swingin'

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Things Are Swingin'
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Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMay 19–30, 1958
StudioHollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length33:27
Label Capitol
Producer Dave Cavanaugh
Peggy Lee chronology
Jump for Joy
(1959)
Things Are Swingin'
(1959)
Miss Wonderful
(1959)
Singles from Things Are Swingin'
  1. "Things Are Swingin'"
    Released: 1958
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Things Are Swingin' is an album by singer Peggy Lee with music arranged and conducted by Jack Marshall. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It's a Wonderful World" (Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson [2] ) – 2:14
  2. "Things Are Swingin'" (Peggy Lee, Jack Marshall) – 2:12
  3. "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) – 2:53
  4. "Ridin' High" (Cole Porter) – 2:10
  5. "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:19
  6. "Lullaby in Rhythm" (Benny Goodman, Walter Hirsch, Clarence Profit, Edgar Sampson) – 2:16
  7. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:07
  8. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 1:48
  9. "It's a Good, Good Night" (Lee) – 1:56
  10. "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:42
  11. "You're Mine, You" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 1:48
  12. "Life Is for Livin'" (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13

The 2004 CD re-release includes the non-album single "Fever" and its B-side "You Don't Know" as bonus tracks.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bush, John. "Things Are Swingin'". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. Bastien. "Songs written by Johnny Watson [1]". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 17 November 2018.