And so swings both ways has not become a pure cover album and the new songs have it in them. The absolute highlight and the first face-off tip is SNOWBLIND from (of course) Chambers. The song is in wonderful dirge, Robbie mourns elapsed relationships and you do not go into the silent little room to admit that this song goes to my heart. Also very personal and very touching GO GENTLE succeeded presented in the form of good advice, which gives Robbie his one year old daughter with. Something more cheerful and less thoughtful then become NO ONE LIKES A FAT POP STAR with its fine British humor and the cooperation with Rufus Wainwright in the title song SWING BOTH WAYS. This song is definitely the second major highlight of the album, supported by flutes and Christmas strings develop Rufus and Robbie fun singing that one decreases them immediately.
The cover songs there are then recorded light and shadow. PUTTIN ON THE RITZ, Minnie the Moocher and DREAM A LITTLE DREAM offer Robbie the necessary stage to show his undoubted skills as a crooner of the old school. During the last song in the beautiful duet with Lily Allen. Slightly oblique but thus interesting again I WANNA BE LIKE YOU comes with Olly Murs, therefore, yeah, right reminded that the original dates of Mowgli and Baloo in The Jungle Book film. On the rather dark side, at least for my taste, then ends up as soda pop, despite or because of Michael Bublé, depending on the viewing angle.
Although Swing Both Ways is not a Christmas album, it will say in the music deserved the Christmas season. And then there is of course only a little candle establish that Guy Chambers may participate again even the next album.
