When the Angels Swing

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When the Angels Swing
Live album by
No Angels
Released29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)
Length49:34
Label
Producer
No Angels chronology
Now... Us!
(2002) 		When the Angels Swing
(2002) 		Pure
(2003)
Singles from When the Angels Swing
  1. "All Cried Out"
    Released: 2 December 2002

When the Angels Swing is a

Cheyenne Records and Polydor on 29 November 2002 and recorded in promotion of a special one-off big band concert at the Berlin Tränenpalast on 2 October 2002. Musicians Jens Kuphal and Till Brönner were consulted to re-arrange songs from the group's first two albums Elle'ments (2001) and Now... Us! (2002) for the album which was inspired by the New York City Stork Club and several 1940s swing
standards.

The album earned mixed to positive reviews from music critics who noted that it differed highly from the group's previous,

German Albums Chart and reached number 22 in Austria. In promotion of the album, "All Cried out," a cover of the same-titled 1984 song by English singer Alison Moyet
was issued as a single and became a top 20 success in Germany.

Background

In June 2002, No Angels released their second album,

gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[3] Its leading single "Something About Us", a musical response to what the band felt was intense and sometimes unfair and inaccurate media criticism at the time—predominantly resulting from their casting band image—became the group's third non-consecutive number-one hit in Austria and Germany.[4] Still during the recording of Now... Us! in spring 2002, the girls thought about taking another musical direction and how their songs would sound with a different musical approach.[5] Inspired by Robbie Williams's cover album Swing When You're Winning (2002), in September 2002, the group took a few weeks off to prepare for a special swing concert at the Berlin Tränenpalast.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[6]

Kronen Zeitung found that When the Angels Swing offered "little innovation, but great entertainment value." The newspaper's editorial praised the band for their decision to re-record own songs instead of adapting "old Sinatra classics," and concluded: "This album is certainly indispensable for fans and certainly worth a listen or two for anyone who hasn't heard anything about the No Angels so far."[7] Dorothee von Peterffy from laut.de rated the album two out of five stars. She felt that the songs were too modern to fit swing style arrangements and thus, When the Angels Swing was not keeping up with other swing album releases such as Williams' Swing When You're Winning (2001).[6]

Chart performance

Released on 29 November 2002, When the Angels Swing debuted at number 89 on the

Austrian Albums Chart in the week of 15 December 2002.[9] It remained ten weeks inside the top 75.[9]

Track listing

When the Angels Swing track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."
Alexander Geringas
  • Brönner
  • Kuphal
3:47
11."That's the Reason"
  • Brötzmann
  • Geringas
  • Brönner
  • Kuphal
3:27
12."Anchor Your Love"
  • Oliver Dommaschk
  • Marco Quast
  • Kaidy-Ann Morgan
  • Brönner
  • Kuphal
3:28
13."Rivers of Joy"
  • Niklas Pettersson
  • Hans Andersson
  • Brönner
  • Kuphal
3:26
Total length:43:19
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."All Cried Out"
Perky Park3:53
Total length:43:19

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for When the Angels Swing
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 9

Certifications

Certifications for When the Angels Swing
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[10]
DVD certification 		Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Gauger, Joachim. "Now... Us! review" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  2. ^ Eisen, Matthias. "No Angels - Now... Us! (review)". CDStarts.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (No Angels)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Work: Songs". VanessaPetruo.tv. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  5. ^ a b "...große Hits der Band im 40er Jahre Gewand". Cheyenne Records (in German). Hochstift-Live.de. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b von Peterffy, Dorothee. "Die größten NA-Hits neu arrangiert von Jazz-Trompeter Till Brönner" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "No Angels: When the Angels Swing". Krone.at (in German). 3 December 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^
    GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Austriancharts.at – No Angels – When the Angels Swing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (No Angels; 'When the Angels Swing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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