This Is Sinatra!
This Is Sinatra! | ||||
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Compilation album by Frank Sinatra | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | April 30, 1953 – September 13, 1955 KHJ Studios, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz, classic pop | |||
Length | 35:52 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Frank Sinatra chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
This Is Sinatra! is a compilation album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1956.
This is the first collection of Sinatra's singles and B-sides with Nelson Riddle. This album is now available on CD (Bluemoon CD 803) All of the tracks also appear on the box set The Complete Capitol Singles Collection and various Capitol reissues. A second collection, entitled This Is Sinatra Volume 2, was released in 1958.
Both albums were part of Capitol's "This Is" series. The albums highlighted past hits by artists like Sinatra, June Christy, Dean Martin and Nat "King" Cole as well as newly released (and hopefully hit-making) singles.
Track listing
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:14
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:07
- "Love and Marriage" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Cahn) - 2:41
- "From Here to Eternity" (Freddy Karger, Robert Wells) - 3:01
- "South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) - 2:52
- "Rain (Falling from the Skies)" (Robert Mellin, Gerald Finlay) - 3:27
- "The Gal That Got Away" (Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 3:12
- "Young at Heart" (Johnny Richards, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:53
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Silvers) - 3:04
- "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Mellin) - 3:14
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Van Heusen, Cahn) - 3:00
- "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Koehler) - 3:07
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals
- Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Conductor
Chart positions
Chart | Year | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[2] | 1957 | 1 |
Preceded by The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 2 March 1957 - 9 March 1957 16 March 1957 - 23 March 1957 30 March 1957 - 6 April 1957 27 April 1957 - 4 May 1957 |
Succeeded by The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack The King and I by Original Soundtrack |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 29 Jul 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
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