''On the Swingin' Side'' is the twelfth studio album by American singer

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, released on December 19, 1960, by

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. It was produced by

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. The album was released on compact disc by EMI Music Distribution in 2000, as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Damone's 1956 Columbia debut, ''

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''. Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled ''Only the Best of Vic Damone'', which contains six of his studio albums and one compilation and was released on November 27, 2007. ''On the Swingin' Side'' was included in a box set entitled Seven Classic Albums Box Set, which contains all 7 of his studio albums, and was released on February 5, 2016.

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William Ruhlmann of

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said that ''On the Swingin' Side'' "is an unadulterated up-tempo delight that deserves to be rediscovered." Giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential", ''Billboard'' notes "He Lends his superior vocal talents to a flock of great standards - eschewing his usual sweet ballad groove in favor of a swinging beat. It's a highly effective change of pace for the warbler and fine wax for jocks." ''

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'' claimed "Jack Marshall's arrangement keep the pace on the easy swing side, sympathetic to the singer's style". Jimmy Watson of ''New Record Mirror'' described the album as "One of Vic's Best to date" and notes "The album swings easily along from start to finish. Nigel Hunter of ''Disc'' believed "Their presentation has been brought right to date by high-class arranging and accoimpaniments from Jack Marshall. In ''A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers'', Will Friedwald writes "He knows his own strengths and weakness enough to stick to doing ballads with a beat, as opposed to out and up-tempo singing in the Sinatra Swingin' Lover tradition. ''

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Track listing

Side one

Side two

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