American Look

American Look is a 1969 album by the Swingle Singers on the Philips Records label. All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.

Track listing

<ol> <li>Country Dances (invention for vocal ensemble: "Arkansas Traveller" / "College Hornpipe" / "Devil's Dream" / "Old Zip Coon" / "Virginia Reel" / "Pop Goes the Weasel") – 2:15</li> <li>"When Jesus Wept" (William Billings) – 2:07</li> <li>Negro Spirituals (for vocal ensemble: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" / "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" / "Little David" / "Deep River") – 3:52</li> <li>Patriotic Songs (invention for vocal ensemble: "Dixie" / "Yankee Doodle" / "Battle Hymn of the Republic") – 2:07</li> <li>"He's Gone Away" (trad.) – 2:12</li> <li>"Saint's Fugue" (based on "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" for vocal ensemble) (Swingle) – 2:18</li> <li>Stephen Foster Medley: "Old Folks at Home"; "Beautiful Dreamer"; "Camptown Races"; "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" (Foster) – 3:26</li> </ol>

<ol start="8"> <li>"My Man's Gone Now" – 2:51</li> <li>"It Ain't Necessarily So" – 1:59</li> <li>"Summertime" – 1:58</li> <li>"I Got Plenty of Nothin'" – 2:03</li> <li>"Bess You Is My Woman" – 2:40</li> </ol>

Personnel

Vocals:

• Christiane Legrand – soprano
• Nicole Darde – soprano
• Hélène Devos – alto
• Claudine Meunier – alto
• Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
• Joseph Noves – tenor
• Jean Cussac – bass
• José Germain – bass

Rhythm section:

• Jacky Cavallero – double bass
• Roger Fugen – drums

References / external links

• Philips 6311.007, Philips 8262016
• American Look at [ Allmusic.com]