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Swing Fever
Stewart and Holland both seated and wearing suits, with Holland behind Stewart, and Stewart holding a glass of alcohol in his hand
Studio album by
Rod Stewart and Jools Holland
Released23 February 2024 (2024-02-23)
GenreSwing
Length38:17
LabelWarner
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Swing Fever is a collaborative album by British singer Rod Stewart and English composer Jools Holland, released on 23 February 2024. It features Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, and contains covers of songs from the big band era.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Hot Press7.5/10[2]
i[3]
The Telegraph[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described it as "a record steeped in jump blues, boogie woogie, and other manners of swinging R&B. In form, it's not far removed from Stewart's Great American Songbook albums, generally relying on songs written prior to the onset of rock & roll".[1] Neil McCormick of The Telegraph found that "together Stewart and Holland tackle these classic tunes as if they are trying to set fire to the ballroom and burn the old folk's home to the ground" as "while there's nothing radical or new here, joy always sounds fresh, and Stewart sounds like he's having the time of his life".[4]

Jackie Hayden of Hot Press stated that "Stewart's age-worn and smoky voice can still deliver, as these 13 covers of classic big band numbers prove", writing that Holland "is no slouch either" with his contributions to "Sentimental Journey", "Them There Eyes" and "Frankie and Johnny".[2] Ed Power of i felt that "to take the attention away from Rod Stewart without once opening your mouth is quite an achievement. That's what Holland does throughout a vigorous yet subtly deficient collection."[3]

Commercial performance

On the UK Albums Chart dated 1 March 2024, the album debuted at number one, which made it Holland's first number-one album and Stewart's 11th.[5]

Track listing

Swing Fever track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lullaby of Broadway"5:02
2."Oh Marie"2:33
3."Sentimental Journey"2:54
4."Pennies from Heaven"2:58
5."Night Train"2:56
6."Love Is the Sweetest Thing"2:55
7."Them There Eyes"2:24
8."Good Rockin' Tonight"2:50
9."Ain't Misbehavin'"2:26
10."Frankie and Johnny"3:02
11."Walkin' My Baby Back Home"2:18
12."Almost Like Being in Love"2:39
13."Tennessee Waltz"3:20
Total length:38:17

Charts

Chart performance for Swing Fever
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 139
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[10] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 20
Irish Albums (OCC)[13] 45
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 48
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15] 73
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 63
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 1

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jools Holland, Rod Stewart – Swing Fever Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hayden, Jackie (23 February 2024). "Album Review: Rod Stewart with Jools Holland, Swing Fever". Hot Press. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Power, Ed (23 February 2024). "Rod Stewart and Jools Holland's Swing Fever is bulldozed by bad boogie-woogie". i. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (23 February 2024). "Rod Stewart with Jools Holland: Swing Fever – this album of swing standards is utterly joyous". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ Smith, Carl (1 March 2024). "Rod Stewart and Jools Holland score first collaborative Number 1 album with Swing Fever". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Lista prodaje 10. tjedan 2024. (26.02.2024. – 03.03.2024.)" (in Croatian). HDU. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-03-25/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of March 20, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart with Jools Holland – Swing Fever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Fever_(album)

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