compact disc
The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in Oc ...
box set by the American singer Frank Sinatra, released on Capitol Records in 1996. The four-disc set contains all 45 singles released by Sinatra during his tenure at the label between 1953 and 1961. Of those, 25 made the
Top 40
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jukeboxes
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or for
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
The packaging includes many photographs, detailed session notes, and a long essay by
Will Friedwald
Will Friedwald (born September 16,
1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for newspapers that include the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''New York Times'', ''Village Voice'', '' Newsday'', '' New York Observer'', and ''New Yor ...
, who explains that Sinatra followed a "singles aesthetic" that set these songs quite apart from the "concept" albums he was recording at Capitol simultaneously. Of the 96 tracks included in the box, six were not Sinatra singles. " Well, Did You Evah!," a duet with Bing Crosby, is the b-side to Capitol single 3507A " True Love" by Bing Crosby and
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.
Kelly ...
. The five others are tracks 23 through 27 on disc four: "Look to Your Heart" appeared on an EP single released to promote the 1955 television production of ''
Our Town
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'' with Sinatra cast as the stage manager; two appeared on compilation albums; two others were introduced on this set.
Several songs are duets with other artists. "How Are Ya' Fixed for Love" and its flip "Nothing in Common" present Sinatra with Keely Smith, the usual singing partner of
Louis Prima
Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he forme ...
.
The Pied Pipers
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Origins
Originally ...
, whom Sinatra had worked alongside while with
Tommy Dorsey
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, appear with their new singer
June Hutton
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Early years
Hutton was born in Bloomin ...
on "Don't Change Your Mind About Me."
Celeste Holm
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Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), and was nominated for her roles in ''Come to ...
appears on "
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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"; those two songs along with the aforementioned Crosby duet "Well, Did You Evah!," " Mind if I Make Love to You?," and "
You're Sensational
"You're Sensational" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film ''High Society'', where it was introduced by Frank Sinatra.
Notable recordings
*Frank Sinatra - ''High Society'' (1956)
*Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his r ...
" also appear in the 1956 film ''
High Society
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''. A doo-wop vocal group the Nuggets provide vocal backing for his
rock and roll
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The Christmas Waltz
"The Christmas Waltz" is a Christmas song written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne for Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1954 as the B-side of a new recording of " White Christmas", in 1957 for his album ''A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra'', and i ...
" with " Mistletoe and Holly."
Most tracks were arranged by Sinatra's mainstay while at Capitol, Nelson Riddle; exceptions are listed below. Orchestras consisting of
Los Angeles
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session musicians were conducted by Riddle, with the following exceptions: "Lean Baby," "
I'm Walking Behind You
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Axel Stordahl
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; "Melody of Love" and "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" conducted by
Ray Anthony
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Biography
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Ben ...
; "Well, Did You Evah!," "Mind if I Make Love to You?," and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" conducted by Johnny Green; "The Christmas Waltz" and "Mistletoe and Holly" conducted by
Gordon Jenkins
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I've Heard That Song Before
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Felix Slatkin
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Biography
Slatkin was born in St. Louis, Missouri to a Jewish family originally named Zlotkin (though it is not certain) from areas of the Russian Emp ...
June Hutton
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Early years
Hutton was born in Bloomin ...
piano
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Alvin Stoller
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Heinie Beau
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Dave Cavanaugh
David Cavanaugh, also known as Dave Cavanaugh or occasionally Big Dave Cavanaugh, (March 13, 1919 – December 31, 1981) was an American composer, arranger, musician and producer.
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producers
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Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
Track listing
Disc one
#"Lean Baby" (
Roy Alfred
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His first major succe ...
I'm Walking Behind You
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I've Got the World on a String
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Ted Koehler
Ted L. Koehler (July 14, 1894 – January 17, 1973) was an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
Life and career
Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C.
He started out as a photo-engraver, but w ...
My One and Only Love
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Guy Wood
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,
Robert Mellin
Israel Melnikoff (September 22, 1902 – July 10, 1994), known professionally as Robert Mellin, was a Russian Empire-born American composer and lyricist and music publisher. Born in Kyiv and raised in Chicago, where his first job was music plug ...
From Here to Eternity
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Jimmy Kennedy
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David Raksin
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Johnny Richards
Johnny Richards (born Juan Manuel Cascales, November 2, 1911 – October 7, 1968) was an American jazz arranger and composer. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous performances by Stan Kenton's big band in the 1950s and e ...
Don't Worry 'bout Me
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Sammy Cahn
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The Gal That Got Away
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" ( Ira Gershwin, Arlen) - 3:12
#"Half as Lovely (Twice as True)" (
Lew Spence Lew Spence (June 29, 1920, Cedarhurst, New York – January 9, 2008, Los Angeles) was an American songwriter.
Spence received little formal musical training, and led a dance band in his hometown as a teenager.Sammy Gallop) - 3:09
#"It Worries Me" ( Fritz Schulz-Reichel, Sigman) - 2:55
#"When I Stop Loving You" ( George Cates, Alan Copeland, Mort Greene) - 2:56
#" White Christmas" (
Irving Berlin
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Born in Imperial Russ ...
) - 2:37
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The Christmas Waltz
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George Gershwin
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) - 2:59
#"You, My Love" (Van Heusen,
Mack Gordon
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Tom Glazer
Thomas Zachariah Glazer (September 2, 1914 – February 21, 2003) was an American folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and M ...
) - 3:02
#"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (
Mann Curtis
Manny Curtis (born Emanuel Kurtz, Nov 15, 1911 – Dec 6, 1984) was an American songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs, including " In a Sentimental Mood" (1935) and " Let It Be Me" (1957). He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United ...
Walter Kent
Walter Kent (born Walter Maurice Kaufman, November 29, 1911 – March 2, 1994) was an American composer and conductor. Some notable compositions are: " I'll Be Home for Christmas", "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" and " (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The ...
) - 1:54
#"Why Should I Cry over You?" (
Chester Conn Chester Conn ''(né'' Master Chester Cohn; April 14, 1894 in San Francisco, California – April 4, 1973 in Flushing, Queens) was an American composer of popular music and music publisher.
Early life and career
Chester was born to David Cohn and ...
, Ned Miller) - 2:41
#"Don't Change Your Mind About Me" (Imogen Carpenter, Leonard Adelson) - 2:44
#"
Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)
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It was originally recorded by Otis Williams and the Charms, i ...
Otis Williams
Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American baritone singer.Ribowsky, Mark (2010). ''Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Endearing Soul of the Temptations''. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 7–9 He is o ...
) - 2:23
#"From the Bottom to the Top" (Gee Wilson) - 2:22
#"If I Had Three Wishes" (Claude Baum, Spence) - 2:56
#"
Learnin' the Blues "Learnin' the Blues" is a big band popular song written by Dolores "Vicki" Silvers. The song was originally recorded by Philadelphia singer Joe Valino, along with the Gene Kutch Orchestra.
Frank Sinatra versions
In 1955, "Learnin' the Blues" wa ...
" (Dolores Silvers) - 3:04
#"
Not as a Stranger
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" (Van Heusen, Buddy Kaye) - 2:47
#"How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me?" ( Tyree Glenn, Allan Roberts) - 2:44
#"Same Old Saturday Night" (Cahn, Frank Reardon) - 2:31
#"Fairy Tale" ( Jay Livingston, Stanford) - 2:59
#" Love and Marriage" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:41
#"The Impatient Years" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:14
#" (Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:00
#"Weep They Will" ( Bill Carey,
Carl T. Fischer
Carl T. Fischer (1912–1954) was a Native American jazz pianist and composer. He worked with Frankie Laine, and composed Laine's 1945 hit song ''We'll Be Together Again'', and '' You've Changed'' with lyrics by Bill Carey.
Background
Carl Theo ...
) - 3:19
#"You'll Get Yours" (Van Heusen, Stanford) - 2:28
#"Flowers Mean Forgiveness" (
Maxwell Anderson
James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist.
Background
Anderson was born on December 15, 1888, in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to ...
You're Sensational
"You're Sensational" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film ''High Society'', where it was introduced by Frank Sinatra.
Notable recordings
*Frank Sinatra - ''High Society'' (1956)
*Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his r ...
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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" (Porter) - 2:07
#"You Forgot All the Words (While I Still Remember the Tune)" (Eve Hay, Bernie Wayne) - 3:20
#"Hey! Jealous Lover" (Cahn,
Kay Twomey Kathleen G. "Kay" Twomey (April 27, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 26, 1995 in Wellesley, Massachusetts) was an American songwriter and music arranger. Twomey co-wrote '' Serenade of the Bells'', which reached the Billboard magazine ...
,
Bee Walker
Bertha ("Bee") Walker (1898–1987) was an American composer and pianist.
Born as Bertha Wolpa in Indianapolis, Indiana, she became a ragtime pianist, demonstrating tunes in the music section of Woolworths stores, and recorded many piano rolls ...
) - 2:24
#"Your Love for Me" (Barry Parker) - 2:59
#"Can I Steal a Little Love?" (Phil Tuminello) - 2:32
#"So Long, My Love" (Cahn, Spence) - 2:50
#"Crazy Love" (Cahn, Tuminello) - 2:54
#"Something Wonderful Happens in Summer" (
Joe Bushkin
Joe Bushkin (November 7, 1916 – November 3, 2004) was an American jazz pianist.
Life and career
Born in New York City, Bushkin began his career by playing trumpet and piano with New York City dance bands, including Frank LaMare's Band a ...
, John DeVries) - 3:16
#"You're Cheatin' Yourself (If You're Cheatin' on Me)" (Hoffman,
Dick Manning
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- 2:38
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All the Way
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Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's p ...
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Witchcraft
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" ( Cy Coleman, Leigh) - 2:54
#"Tell Her You Love Her" (Hugh Halliday, Homer Denison, Barry Parker) - 3:01
#"The Christmas Waltz" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:04
#" Mistletoe and Holly" (
Hank Sanicola
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Early life
Sanico ...
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#"Nothing in Common" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:31
#"How Are Ya' Fixed for Love?" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:26
#"Same Old Song and Dance" (Cahn, Van Heusen,
Bobby Worth
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Worth was consi ...
) - 2:54
#"Monique" (Cahn, Elmer Bernstein) - 3:18
#" Mr. Success" (Sanicola, Sinatra, Edwin Grienes) - 2:42
#"Sleep Warm" (Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith) - 2:43
#"No One Ever Tells You" (Hub Atwood,
Carroll Coates
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) - 3:28
#"To Love and Be Loved" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:58
Disc four
#" Time After Time" (Capitol single #4155B) (Styne, Cahn) - 3:31
#"
French Foreign Legion
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" (Capitol single #4155A) ( Billboard #61) ( Aaron Schroeder, Wood) - 2:03
#" All My Tomorrows" (Capitol single #4214B) (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:15
#" High Hopes" (Capitol single #4214A) (Billboard #30) (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:37
#"They Came to Cordura" (Capitol single #4284B) (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:02
#"Talk to Me" (Capitol single #4284A) (Billboard #38) (
Eddie Snyder
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Snyder was bo ...
, Stanley Kahan,
Rudy Vallee
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) - 2:24
#"River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (Capitol single #4376A) (Billboard #82) (
Mort Dixon
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Biography
Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...
, Harry M. Woods) - 2:39
#"It's Over, It's Over, It's Over" (Capitol single #4376B) ( Matt Dennis, Stanford) - 2:42
#"This Was My Love" (Capitol single #4408B) (Jim Harbert) - 3:28
#"
Nice 'n' Easy
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All the songs, with the notable exception of the title song, are sung as ballads and were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. The title song was a last-minute substitute for the originall ...
" (from ''
Nice 'n' Easy
''Nice 'n' Easy'' is a 1960 album by Frank Sinatra.
All the songs, with the notable exception of the title song, are sung as ballads and were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. The title song was a last-minute substitute for the originall ...
Lew Spence Lew Spence (June 29, 1920, Cedarhurst, New York – January 9, 2008, Los Angeles) was an American songwriter.
Spence received little formal musical training, and led a dance band in his hometown as a teenager.Sunny Skylar) - 2:59
#" Old McDonald Had a Farm" (Capitol single #4466A) (Billboard #25) (
Thomas D'Urfey
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Life
D'Urfey was born in Devonsh ...
, Frederick Thomas Nettingham) - 2:43
#" My Blue Heaven" (Capitol single #4546A) (Billboard #33) (
Walter Donaldson
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Bud Green
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Early life and family
Green was born Moses David Green in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and immigrated to the United Stat ...
Hal David
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Early life
David ...
,
Arthur Altman
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, Redd Evans) - 2:22
#"The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young)" (different from the 1965 version included on '' Moonlight Sinatra'') (Capitol single #4677A) (Billboard #99) ( Fred E. Ahlert,
Edgar Leslie
Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter.
Biography
Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a lo ...
) - 3:02
#"
I've Heard That Song Before
"I've Heard That Song Before" is a 1942 American popular song about nostalgia with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Martha O'Driscoll (dubbed by Margaret Whiting) in the 1942 film ''Youth on Parade''. The song ...
" (Capitol single #4677B) ♦ (Cahn, Styne) - 2:33
#" Five Minutes More" (Capitol single #4729B) ♦ (Cahn, Styne) - 2:36
#" I'll Remember April" (Capitol single #4729A) ♣ ( Don Raye,
Gene DePaul
Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to Billye Louise Files (Novem ...
I Love Paris
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Notable re ...
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), " On t ...
,
Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 – September 3, 1984) was an American composer and film producer, widely noted for his songwriting collaborations with Howard Dietz.
Biography
Early life
Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on Nov ...
) - 2:55
#"Look to Your Heart" (Capitol single #EAP 673) (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:10
#"I Believe" (from ''
This Is Sinatra Volume 2
''This Is Sinatra Volume Two'' is a compilation album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1958.
Background
Another collection of Sinatra singles and B-sides with backings courtesy of Nelson Riddle, following 1956's '' This Is Sinatra! ...
'') (Capitol single #W 982) (Billboard #3) (Cahn, Styne) - 2:33
#"Love Looks So Well on You" (from '' Sinatra Sings of Love and Things'') (Capitol single #W 1729) (Billboard #15) (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Spence) - 2:41
'' ♣ arranged by Heinie Beau ♦ arranged by Billy May''