Track Listing

1. Just One Of Those Things
2. What Is This Thing Called Love
3. In The Still Of The Night
4. I Happen To Like New York
5. Anything Goes
6. After You, Who?
7. Ca C'est l'Amour
8. Don't Fence Me In
9. Miss Otis Regrets
10. Do I Love You?
11. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
12. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
13. It's Alright With Me
14. Easy To Love (from the 2003 recording "Anything Goes") (Bonus Track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36026 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
John Barrowman delivers a solid collection of Cole Porter standards on the heels of his on-screen role opposite Kevin Kline in the Porter biopic De-Lovely. Barrowman, who has appeared on Broadway and in London, played Jack, the actor who had to be coached through the "impossible" song, "Night and Day." That song is absent here (it was on the movie soundtrack), but there are 14 other songs, including the gorgeous "In the Still of the Night," the piano-accompanied "Miss Otis Regrets," and the swinging "Ca, C'est l'Amour." John Barrowman Swings Cole Porter is nothing ground-breaking, just a well-sung set of great tunes backed by tasteful arrangements throughout. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Bravo Barrowman
Bottom line, this is a great CD! 5 stars isn't really enough to rate this wonderful collection of Cole Porter tunes. Every cut is strong and I find the title a bit of a misnomer since beautiful ballads such as In the Still of the Night which is gorgeous and Easy to Love among others are included. When I think of "Swings" I think of the classic Anita O'Day-Billy May collaboration "Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter" where almost every cut was taken a breakneck speed. Maybe a more apt title should have been "John Barrowman Swings Cole Porter Gently". Whatever the title, John Barrowman sings Cole Porter beautifully including the more obvious choices such as Just One of Those Things, What Is This Thing Called Love? which has a Nelson Riddle-ish arrangement, Don't Fence Me In and Anything Goes to less obvious choices that are recorded less frequently which happen to be personal favorites of mine including After You, Who?, Ca C'est l'Amour and I Happen to Like New York. This collection should please the Porter purist as De-Lovely did not. All of the arrangements are tasteful and John's vocals are incredible. I'm sure Cole Porter would be pleased with this recording as John has a strong voice, excellent enunciation and is true to both the lyrics and music as written. John Barrowman has what it takes to be a huge star, very handsome and very talented. If you saw De-Lovely he has not only a very strong voice, but real screen presence as well. His rendition of Night and Day with Kevin Kline was a highlight in a film filled with highlights. I highly recommend this album to anyone interested in great music from the American songbook, excellent singing, show tunes, etc. Pick it up immediately as you won't be disappointed. BTW, Night and Day is NOT included here in either the duet version from De-Lovely or in a solo version.

Classic Pop by A Promising Newcomer
I have to confess I didn't know John Barrowman from John Doe when I stumbled on this CD on Amazon through "links", I listened to the samples and wound up buying the CD!! It's good to see somebody fairly young who is out there recording classic-style pop music (not too young fortunately, spare me those unctuous wunderkinds on the big labels with big media campaigns who are so slick and false). Barrowman is quite an appealing singer although I didn't care for the rah-rah treatment given "One of Those Things" (especially the way he attacks certain lines and stretches them out showy like somebody on a 1960's variety show) or "Don't Fence Me In" (especially the corny jazz session intro). But he is quite good otherwise, and sings romantic songs like "In the Still of the Night" and "Ca C'est l'amour" with just the right touch, never with the smug smarminess of some of his better known rivals. I play this CD quite a bit and will probably get some of his other releases before long.

Great
Having never heard any of John Barrowman's singing before purchasing this CD, I didn't have any real great expectations. However, I have to admit that I cannot stop playing it now. My favourite is You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To.