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Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle!

Rosemary Clooney · 1961

30 min · 12 tracks · jazz

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

46 /100
Foothills
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

Clooney's vocal delivery shines in a well-arranged collection of standards, though it doesn't break new ground.

What we noticed

  • Several tracks incorporate lush orchestral arrangements that complement the vocal lines without overshadowing them.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Get Me to the Church on Time 2:14
  • 2 Angry 2:24
  • 3 I Get Along Without You Very Well 2:44
  • 4 How Am I to Know? 2:52
  • 5 You Took Advantage of Me 2:59
  • 6 April in Paris 2:41
  • 7 I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) 2:55
  • 8 Some of These Days 2:17
  • 9 By Myself 2:31
  • 10 Shine on Harvest Moon 2:20
  • 11 Cabin in the Sky 2:35
  • 12 Limehouse Blues 2:15

Reference: MusicBrainz