Wolfgang's Big Night
Out is the seventh studio album from the American
swing revival band
The Brian Setzer
Orchestra, released on September 25
2007 on Surfdog Records. It is a
collection of
rockabilly and swing
versions of classical compositions. The album is said to be
'largely instrumental'.
The album was nominated for a
Grammy
Award in the
Best Classical
Crossover Album category.
Track listing
On
July 18 2007 the
tracklisting was released on Brian Setzer's official website.
- "Take The 5th" (based on Beethoven's
5th symphony)
- "One More Night With You" (based on Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King")
- "Wolfgang's Big Night Out" (based on Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
- "Honey Man" (based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Flight of the
Bumblebee")
- "Yes We Can Can" (based on Offenbach's "Can-Can")
- "Swingin' Willie" (based on Rossini's
"William Tell Overture")
- "Sabre Dance" (based on Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance")
- "For Lisa" (based on Beethoven's "Für Elise")
- "Here Comes The Broad" (based on Wagner's
"Lohengrin" and Mendelssohn's "A
Midsummer Night's Dream")
- "1812 Overdrive" (based on Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture")
- "Some River In Europe" (based on Strauss's "Blue Danube")
- "Take A Break Guys" (based on "God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen")
Chart Positions
| Chart |
Peak
position |
| US Billboard Comprehensive Albums |
150 |
| US Billboard 200 |
141 |
| US Top Classical Crossover Albums |
2 |
|
References