Wolfgang's Big Night Out Explained
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 swing versions of classical compositions. The album is 'largely instrumental', with only two songs ("One More Night With You" and "Honey Man") containing lyrics.[1]
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Crossover Album category.[2]
Track listing
On July 18, 2007, the track listing was released on Brian Setzer's official website.[3]
- "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 the "can-can" (Infernal Galop) from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld")
- "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 "The Blue Danube")
- "Take A Break Guys" (based on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen")
- "Nutcracker Suite" a bonus track based on the score of The Nutcracker
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak
position |
|---|
| US Billboard Comprehensive Albums | 150[4] |
| US Billboard 200 | 141[5] |
| US Top Classical Crossover Albums | 2[6] |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Shore Fire – Press Release . 2007-07-23 . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927091759/http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=1137 . dead .
- http://briansetzer.com/news.php?id=454 Brian Setzer
- http://www.briansetzer.com/news.php?id=272&page= Brian Setzer
- Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
- http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-10-13/billboard-200 Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090630031500/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=313&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Classical+Crossover+Albums&ci=3086829&cdi=9419109&cid=10%2F13%2F2007 Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
