The album revitalized Anka's career, leading to various reissues and special editions:
Before we discuss bits and bytes, we must appreciate the music. In 2005, Paul Anka—the 60s teen idol who gave us “Diana” and “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”—was 64 years old. Conventional wisdom suggested he was destined for the nostalgia circuit. Instead, he released Rock Swings . paul anka rock swings flactntvillage repack
Paul Anka — not the singer, the other Paul Anka, an aging record restorer with a streak of silver at his temple — arrived one autumn with nothing but a battered suitcase and an obsession he wouldn't explain. Paul was known for repacks: slender wooden crates he built to hold fragile albums, memories, and sometimes, as rumor went, things that weren't on any tracklisting. He claimed to hear stories in static and could coax a forgotten chorus out of the air. The album revitalized Anka's career, leading to various
(Bon Jovi): Noted for its tongue-in-cheek reference to "My Way," a song originally written by Anka himself. Instead, he released Rock Swings