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''Concepts'' is a 1992 sixteen-disc
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of the
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singer
Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...
. This sixteen CD set was the first major compilation from an entire era of Sinatra's career. This particular set contains every studio album from years with
Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...
. It also includes the instrumental album ''
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color ''Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color'' is a 1956 album of short tone poems by eight notable mid-20th century Hollywood composers. The album was conducted by Sinatra and marked the first musical collaboration between Sinatra and Gordon J ...
'', which was new to compact disc with this set. However, it does not include any singles compilations or soundtracks Sinatra released on the label.


Track listing


Disc one: ''

Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'' (1954) & ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'' (August 2, 1954)

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My Funny Valentine "My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart coming of age musical ''Babes in Arms'' in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed ...
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Babes In Arms ''Babes in Arms'' is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work ...
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Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...
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Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bo ...
; arr. by George Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'') – 2:31 #" The Girl Next Door" (
Ralph Blane Ralph Blane (July 26, 1914 – November 13, 1995) was an American composer, lyricist, and performer. Life and career Blane was born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa Central High School. He studied singing wit ...
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Hugh Martin Hugh Martin (August 11, 1914 – March 11, 2011) was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical '' Meet Me in St. Louis'', in which Judy Garla ...
; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
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A Foggy Day "A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film '' A Damsel in Distress''. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to ...
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George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...
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Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the ...
; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
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Like Someone in Love "Like Someone in Love" is a popular song composed in 1944 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was written (along with "Sleigh Ride in July") for the 1944 film, '' Belle of the Yukon'', where it was sung by Dinah Shore. It was a h ...
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Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...
/ Johnny Burke; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'') – 3:13 #"
I Get a Kick Out of You "I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical '' Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, ...
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Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madc ...
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Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...
; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'') – 2:56 #" Little Girl Blue" (from ''
Jumbo Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then tr ...
'') (Rodgers/Hart; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'') – 2:54 #" They Can't Take That Away from Me" (from ''
Shall We Dance Shall We Dance may refer to: Films * ''Shall We Dance'' (1937 film), a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical * ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996 film), a Japanese film about ballroom dancing * ''Shall We Dance?'' (2004 film), an American remake of the ...
'') (G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
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Violets for Your Furs "Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair, and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra. The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in M ...
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Tom Adair Thomas Montgomery Adair (June 15, 1913 – May 24, 1988) was an American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter. Biography Adair was born on 15 June 1913, in Newton, Kansas, where his father owned a clothing store; he was the only child of Willia ...
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Matt Dennis Matthew Loveland Dennis (February 11, 1914 – June 21, 2002) was an American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music for popular songs. Biography Dennis was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His mother was a viol ...
; arr. by Sivaro) (from ''
Songs For Young Lovers ''Songs for Young Lovers'' is the seventh studio album by Frank Sinatra and his first on Capitol Records. It was issued as an 8-song, 10" album (Capitol H-488) and as a 45rpm EP set, but it was the first Sinatra "album" not to have a 78rpm mul ...
'') – 3:07 #" Just One of Those Things" (from ''
Jubilee A jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning ...
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Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by ...
" ( Fred E. Ahlert/ Joe Young; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
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Sunday Sunday (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a Christian sabbath, day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. In some Middle Ea ...
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Chester Conn Chester Conn (''né'' Master Chester Cohn; April 14, 1894 – April 4, 1973) was an American composer of popular music and music publisher. Early life and career Chester was born in San Francisco, California to David Cohn and Minnie ''(née'' Ne ...
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Benny Krueger Bennie Krueger (July 17, 1898 – April 29, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist. After a short stint with Ross Gorman's band, Krueger's joined the Acme Sextette in New York, which included Miff Mole on trombone, Ernie Holst on violin, and ...
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Ned Miller Henry Ned Miller (April 12, 1925 – March 18, 2016) was an American country music singer-songwriter. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single "From a Jack to a King", a Crossover (music), crossover ...
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Jule Styne Jule Styne ( ; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer widely known for a series of Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musicals, including several famous frequ ...
; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'') – 2:31 #" Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (
Harry Barris Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use " scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby an ...
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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 ...
/Billy Moll; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
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Taking a Chance on Love "Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular song from the 1940 Broadway musical '' Cabin in the Sky''. It was introduced by Ethel Waters playing the role of Petunia Jackson both on Broadway and later in the 1943 MGM musical Cabin in the Sky. The so ...
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Vernon Duke Vernon Duke ( 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for " Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I ...
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Ted Fetter Theodore Fetter (June 10, 1906 – March 13, 1996) was a Broadway lyricist who contributed material to such revues as ''The Show Is On'' (1936) and ''Billy Rose's Aquacade'' (1939), but is best remembered for co-writing the song " Taking a Ch ...
/ John La Touche; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'') – 2:14 #"
Jeepers Creepers Jeepers Creepers may refer to: * "Jeepers Creepers" (song), a popular 1938 song * ''Jeepers Creepers'' (1939 live-action film), a 1939 film starring Roy Rogers * ''Jeepers Creepers'' (1939 animated film), a 1939 animated short film featuring ...
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Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...
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Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...
; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'') – 2:24 #" Get Happy" (from ''
Summer Stock In American theater, summer stock theater is a theater that presents stage productions only in the summer. The name combines the season with the tradition of staging shows by a resident company, reusing stock scenery and costumes. Summer stock ...
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Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...
/Koehler; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'') – 2:27 #" All of Me" (from '' Meet Danny Wilson'') (
Gerald Marks Gerald Marks (October 13, 1900 – January 27, 1997) was an American composer of popular music. He was best known for the song " All of Me", which he co-wrote with Seymour Simons and has been recorded about 2,000 times. He also wrote the songs ...
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Seymour Simons Seymour Simons (January 14, 1896 – February 12, 1949) was an American pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and radio producer. Biography Simons, born in Detroit, Michigan, was originally trained in engineering and went to work as a research ...
; arr. by Riddle) (from ''
Swing Easy! ''Swing Easy!'' is the eighth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1954 as a 10" album (Capitol H-528) and consisted of only eight songs, as each side of the record only allowed approximately fourteen minutes of music. In 2000 it ...
'') – 2:08


Disc two: ''

In The Wee Small Hours ''In the Wee Small Hours'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released on April 25, 1955, by Capitol Records. Produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by Nelson Riddle, the album's songs deal with themes such as i ...
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In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a 1955 popular music, popular song composed by David Mann (songwriter), David Mann, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was introduced as the title track of Frank Sinatra's 1955 album ''In the Wee Small Hou ...
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Bob Hilliard Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", " In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", " Any Day Now", " Dear Hearts and Gentl ...
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David Mann David Mann may refer to: Entertainment *David Mann (actor) (born 1966), American stage actor *David Mann (artist) (1940–2004), American artist of the custom motorcycle subculture *David Mann (songwriter) (1916–2002), American writer of popular ...
; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
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Mood Indigo "Mood Indigo" is a jazz song with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard and lyrics by Irving Mills. Composition Although Irving Mills—Jack Mills's brother and publishing partner—took credit for the lyrics, Mitchell Parish claimed in a ...
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Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creoles of color, Cr ...
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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D ...
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Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 18, 1894 Odessa, Ukraine – April 21, 1985) was a music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz promoter. He often used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal life Mills ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:32 #"
Glad to Be Unhappy "Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Rodgers and Hart. It was introduced in their 1936 musical ''On Your Toes'', sung by Doris Carson and David Morris, although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one recording of the ...
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On Your Toes ''On Your Toes'' (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939. While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dol ...
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Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...
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Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bo ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 2:39 #"
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) "I Get Along Without You Very Well" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939, with lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson.http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2006/06/i_get_along_wit.php The Melody Lingers On: I Get Alon ...
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Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...
/Jane Brown Thompson; arr. by Riddle) – 3:45 #"Deep in a Dream" (
Eddie DeLange Eddie DeLange (''né'' Edgar DeLange Moss; 15 January 1904 – 15 July 1949) was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duk ...
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Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...
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I See Your Face Before Me I See Your Face Before Me is a popular song composed by Arthur Schwartz, with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced by Evelyn Laye and Adele Dixon in the 1937 Broadway musical '' Between the Devil''. Two recordings of the song made the charts sh ...
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Howard Dietz Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist, best remembered for his songwriting collaboration with Arthur Schwartz. According to historian Stanley Green, Dietz and Schwartz were "most cl ...
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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 to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New ...
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Can't We Be Friends? "Can't We Be Friends?" is a 1929 song with lyrics by Paul James and music by Kay Swift, introduced on Broadway in ''The Little Show'' by Libby Holman. It was later recorded by many artists including Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatr ...
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Kay Swift Katharine Faulkner "Kay" Swift (April 19, 1897 – January 28, 1993) was an American composer of popular and classical music, the first woman to score a hit musical completely. Written in 1930, the Broadway musical '' Fine and Dandy'' includes s ...
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When Your Lover Has Gone "When Your Lover Has Gone" is a 1931 composition by Einar Aaron Swan which, after being featured in the James Cagney film '' Blonde Crazy'' that same year, has become a jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an importa ...
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Einar Aaron Swan Einar Aaron Swan (born Einar (Eino) William Swan; March 20, 1903 – August 8, 1940) was an American musician, arranger and composer. He is known for writing songs including " When Your Lover Has Gone" and " In the Middle of a Dream". Early life S ...
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What Is This Thing Called Love? "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical '' Wake Up and Dream''. It was originally published by Harms and first performed by Elsie Carlisle in March 1929. The song has become a popular ja ...
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Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...
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Last Night When We Were Young "Last Night When We Were Young" is a 1935 popular song about nostalgia and young love composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Yip Harburg. Arlen regarded it as a favourite of the songs that he had written.Jablonski, Edward (1998). Harold Arlen: Rh ...
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Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...
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Yip Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards " Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (w ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:18 #" I'll Be Around" (
Alec Wilder Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder (February 16, 1907 – December 24, 1980) was an American composer and author. Biography Wilder was born in Rochester, New York, United States, to a prominent family; the Wilder Building downtown (at the "Four ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:01 #" Ill Wind" (Arlen/
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 ...
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It Never Entered My Mind "It Never Entered My Mind" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Higher and Higher'', where it was introduced by Shirley Ross. Notable recordings *Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, ...
" (from '' Higher and Higher'') (Rodgers/Hart; arr. by Riddle) – 2:43 #" Dancing on the Ceiling" (from ''
Ever Green ''Ever Green'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and a book by Benn Levy. This was the last of three musicals written by Rodgers and Hart in London. The musical premiered on 3 December 1930 at the newly renova ...
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I'll Never Be The Same "I'll Never Be The Same" is a popular song based on an instrumental called "Little Buttercup" written by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli. After several musicians had recorded the instrumental version, lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. The com ...
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Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...
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Matty Malneck Matthew Michael "Matty" Malneck (December 9, 1903 – February 25, 1981) was an American jazz violinist, songwriter, and arranger. Career Born in 1903, Malneck's career as a violinist began when he was age 16. He was a member of the Paul White ...
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Frank Signorelli Frank Signorelli (May 24, 1901 – December 9, 1975) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Signorelli was born to an Italian Sicilian family in New York City, New York. Signorelli was a founding member of the Original Memphis Five in 1917, ...
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This Love of Mine "This Love of Mine" is a popular Great American Songbook, American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey and His orchestra, with a vocal by Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra, Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote ...
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Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:35


Disc three: '' Songs For Swingin' Lovers!'' (March 5, 1956)

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You Make Me Feel So Young "You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film '' Three Little Girls in Blue'', where it was sung by the characters and performed by Vera-E ...
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Josef Myrow Josef Myrow (February 18, 1910 – December 24, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) was a Russian-born composer, known for his work in film scores in the 1940s and 1950s. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1947 for the song "You Do" from ...
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Mack Gordon Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years between 1940 and 1 ...
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Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
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It Happened in Monterey "It Happened in Monterey" or "It Happened in Monterrey" is a 1930 song composed by Mabel Wayne, with lyrics by Billy Rose and performed by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. It was written for the 1930 musical film ''King of Jazz'', and was subsequ ...
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Mabel Wayne Mabel Wayne (born Mabel Wimpfheimer, July 16, 1890 – June 19, 1978) was an American musician, composer, and screenwriter. She is noted for being one of the first female composers to write successful hit songs. Her music career spanned from the ...
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Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainm ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 2:37 #"
You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" is a 1932 popular song with music by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Al Dubin, which became a standard. The lyrics of the song were noted for its references to addiction. It appears in the Warner Brothers mus ...
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Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...
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Al Dubin Alexander Dubin (June 10, 1891 – February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren. Life Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that immigrated to the United States from Sw ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 2:19 #"
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" is a 1930 popular song. The credits list music and lyrics as written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, and Pierre Norman. Since Fain was primarily a music writer and Kahal a lyricist, it may be assumed that the ...
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Sammy Fain Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatr ...
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Irving Kahal Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in ...
/Pierre Norman; arr. by Riddle) – 2:49 #" Too Marvelous for Words" ( Richard A. Whiting/
Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 2:32 #"
Old Devil Moon "Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane with lyrics by Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical ''Finian's Rainbow''. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards in the Broadway show. The song takes its title from a phrase in "F ...
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Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and '' On a Clear Day Yo ...
/ E.Y. Harburg; arr. by Riddle) – 3:57 #" Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston (composer), Arthur Johnston/ Johnny Burke; arr. by Riddle) – 2:45 #"Our Love Is Here to Stay" (from ''The Goldwyn Follies'') (
George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...
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Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 2:42 #"I've Got You Under My Skin (song), I've Got You Under My Skin" (from ''Born To Dance'') (
Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:45 #"I Thought About You" (
Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...
/Mercer; arr. by Riddle) – 2:31 #"We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer/Frankie Laine; arr. by Riddle) – 4:27 #"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson (songwriter), Walter Donaldson/
Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 3:08 #"Swingin' Down the Lane" (Isham Jones/Kahn; arr. by Riddle) – 2:54 #"Anything Goes (Cole Porter song), Anything Goes" (from ''
Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madc ...
'') (Porter; arr. by Riddle) – 2:44 #"How About You?" (Burton Lane/Ralph Freed; arr. by Riddle) – 2:45


Disc four: ''Frank Sinatra Conducts The Tone Poems of Color'' (1956)

#"White" (Norman Sickel; arr. by Victor Young) – 4:14 #"Green" (Sickel; arr. by Gordon Jenkins) – 4:05 #"Purple" (Sickel; arr. by Billy May) – 4:21 #"Yellow" (Sickel; arr. by Jeff Alexander) – 2:38 #"Gray" (Sickel; arr. by
Alec Wilder Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder (February 16, 1907 – December 24, 1980) was an American composer and author. Biography Wilder was born in Rochester, New York, United States, to a prominent family; the Wilder Building downtown (at the "Four ...
) – 4:29 #"Gold" (Sickel; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 3:36 #"Orange" (Sickel; arr. by Riddle) – 4:57 #"Black" (Sickel; arr. by Young) – 3:58 #"Silver" (Sickel; arr. by Elmer Bernstein) – 4:38 #"Blue" (Sickel; arr. by Wilder) – 4:38 #"Brown" (Sickel; arr. by Alexander) – 4:01 #"Red" (Sickel; arr. by André Previn) – 3:57


Disc five: ''Close To You (Frank Sinatra album), Close To You'' (1957)

#"Close to You (1943 song), Close to You" (Al Hoffman/Carl G. Lampl/Jerry Livingston; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 3:40 #"P.S. I Love You (1934 song), P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins/
Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...
; arr. by Riddle) – 4:24 #"Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble (musician), Ray Noble; arr. by Riddle) – 2:45 #"Everything Happens to Me (song), Everything Happens to me" (Adair, Dennis; arr. by Riddle) – 3:22 #"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard To Forget)" (from ''Mississippi (film), Mississippi'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) – 3:37 #"Don't Like Goodbyes" (Arlen, Truman Capote; arr. by Riddle) – 4:52 #"With Every Breath I Take" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin; arr. by Riddle) – 3:41 #"Close to You and More, Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant; arr. by Riddle) – 3:00 #"It Could Happen to You (song), It Could Happen to You" (Burke, Van Heusen; arr. by Riddle) – 3:16 #"I've Had My Moments" (Donaldson, Kahn; arr. by Riddle) – 3:50 #"I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh; arr. by Riddle) – 3:28 #"The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding; arr. by Riddle) – 4:09 #"If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin; arr. by Riddle) – 4:00 #"There's a Flaw in My Flue" (Burke, Van Heusen; arr. by Riddle) – 2:41 #"Wait Till You See Her" (from ''By Jupiter'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) – 3:10


Disc six: ''A Swingin' Affair!'' (May 6, 1957)

#"Night and Day (song), Night and Day" (from ''Gay Divorce'') (Porter; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 4:02 #"I Wish I Were in Love Again" (from ''Babes In Arms (musical), Babes In Arms'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) – 2:31 #"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" (from ''Porgy and Bess'') (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward; arr. by Riddle) – 3:13 #"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Schwartz, Dietz; arr. by Riddle) – 2:26 #"Nice Work If You Can Get It (song), Nice Work if You Can Get It" (from '' A Damsel in Distress'') (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin; arr. by Riddle) – 2:24 #"Stars Fell on Alabama" (Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish; arr. by Riddle) – 2:41 #"No One Ever Tells You" (Hub Atwood, Carroll Coates; arr. by Riddle) – 3:28 #"I Won't Dance" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields; arr. by Riddle) – 3:27 #"The Lonesome Road" (Nathaniel Shilket, Gene Austin; arr. by Riddle) – 3:57 #"At Long Last Love (song), At Long Last Love" (from ''You Never Know (musical), You Never Know'') (Porter; arr. by Riddle) – 2:27 #"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (from ''Something To Shout About (film), Something To Shout About'') (Porter; arr. by Riddle) – 2:07 #"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster; arr. by Riddle) – 3:25 #"From This Moment On (Cole Porter song), From This Moment On" (from ''Out of This World (musical), Out of This World'' & ''Kiss Me Kate (film), Kiss Me Kate'') (Porter; arr. by Riddle) – 3:56 #"If I Had You (1928 song), If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell (songwriter), Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro; arr. by Riddle) – 2:39 #"Oh! Look at Me Now" (Joe Bushkin, John DeVries; arr. by Riddle) – 2:50 #"The Lady Is a Tramp" (from ''
Babes In Arms ''Babes in Arms'' is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work ...
'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) - 3:16


Disc seven: ''A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra'' (September 21, 1957)

#"Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont (musician), James Pierpont; arr. by Gordon Jenkins/
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:00 #"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells (songwriter), Robert Wells; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 3:28 #"Mistletoe and Holly" (Hank Sanicola, Sinatra, Doc Stanford; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:18 #"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 3:11 #"The Christmas Waltz" (Cahn, Styne; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 3:03 #"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Blane, Martin; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 3:29 #"The First Nowell" (William B. Sandys; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:44 #"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:24 #"O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Lewis H. Redner, Phillips Brooks; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:06 #"Adeste Fideles" ("O, Come All Ye Faithful") (John Francis Wade; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:34 #"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:51 #"Silent Night (song), Silent Night" (Franz Gruber (musician), Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:31 #"White Christmas (song), White Christmas" (Irving Berlin; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 2:37 #"The Christmas Waltz" (alternate) (Cahn, Styne; arr. by Jenkins/Riddle) – 3:01


Disc eight: ''Where Are You? (Frank Sinatra album), Where Are You?'' (September 2, 1957)

#"Where Are You? (1937 song), Where Are You?" (Adamson, McHugh; arr. by Gordon Jenkins) – 3:30 #"The Night We Called It a Day (song), The Night We Called It a Day (Dennis, Adair; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:27 #"I Cover the Waterfront (song), I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman; arr. by Jenkins) – 2:59 #"Maybe You'll Be There" (Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:06 #"Laura (1945 song), Laura" (Mercer, David Raksin; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:27 #"Lonely Town (On the Town), Lonely Town" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green; arr. by Jenkins) – 4:11 #"Autumn Leaves (1945 song), Autumn Leaves" (Jacques Prévert, Mercer, Joseph Kosma; arr. by Jenkins) – 2:51 #"I'm a Fool to Want You" (Sinatra, Jack Wolf (songwriter), Jack Wolf, Joel Herron; arr. by Jenkins) – 4:50 #"I Think of You" (Jack Elliott (composer), Jack Elliott, Don Marcotte; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:03 #"Where Is the One?" (Wilder, Edwin Finckel; arr. by Jenkins) - 3:12 #"There's No You" (Adair, Hal Hopper; arr. by Jenkins) - 3:45 #"Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams (musician), Clarence Williams; arr. by Jenkins) - 2:57 #"I Can Read Between the Lines" (Sid Frank, Ray Getzov; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:43 #"It Worries Me" (Fritz Schultz-Reichelt, Carl Sigman; arr. by Riddle) – 2:53 #"Rain (Falling from the Skies)" (Robert Mellin, Gunther Finlay; arr. by Riddle) – 3:25 #"Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Bloom, Koehler; arr. by Riddle) – 3:08


Disc nine: ''Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra album), Come Fly With Me'' (January 6, 1958)

#"Come Fly with Me (1957 song), Come Fly with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by Billy May) – 3:18 #"Around the World (1956 song), Around the World" (Victor Young, Adamson; arr. by May) – 3:20 #"Isle of Capri (song), Isle of Capri" (Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy; arr. by May) – 2:29 #"Moonlight in Vermont (song), Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn (songwriter), John Blackburn; arr. by May) – 3:31 #"Autumn in New York (song), Autumn in New York" (Duke; arr. by May) – 4:36 #Mandalay (poem)#Songs, On the Road to Mandalay" (Oley Speaks, Rudyard Kipling; arr. by May) – 3:29 #"Let's Get Away from It All" (Dennis, Adair; arr. by May) – 2:10 #"April in Paris (song), April in Paris" (Duke, Harburg; arr. by May) – 2:50 #"London By Night" (Carroll Coates; arr. by May) – 3:30 #"Aquarela do Brasil, Brazil" (Ary Barroso, Bob Russell (songwriter), Bob Russell; arr. by May) – 2:55 #"Blue Hawaii (song), Blue Hawaii" (Rainger, Robin; arr. by May) – 2:43 #"It's Nice to Go Trav'ling" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by May) – 3:49 #"Chicago (1922 song), Chicago" (Fred Fisher; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:14 #"South of the Border (1939 song), South of the Border" (Kennedy, Michael Carr (composer), Michael Carr; arr. by Riddle) – 2:50 #"I Love Paris" (Porter; arr. by Riddle) – 1:49


Disc ten: ''Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely'' (September 8, 1958)

#"Only the Lonely" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) - 4:10 #"Angel Eyes (1953 song), Angel Eyes" (Dennis, Earl Brent; arr. by Riddle) - 3:46 #"What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Burke; arr. by Riddle) - 5:13 #"It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco; arr. by Riddle) - 4:18 #"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell; arr. by Riddle) - 4:19 #"Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins song), Goodbye" (Jenkins; arr. by Riddle) - 5:45 #"Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer; arr. by Riddle) - 4:44 #"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (Cahn, Styne; arr. by Riddle) - 4:00 #"Ebb Tide (song), Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell (songwriter), Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman; arr. by Riddle) - 3:18 #"Spring is Here" (from ''I Married An Angel'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) - 4:47 #"Gone with the Wind (song), Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson; arr. by Riddle) - 5:15 #"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (from ''The Sky's The Limit (1943 film), The Sky's The Limit'') (Arlen, Mercer; arr. by Riddle) - 4:23 #"Sleep Warm" (Lew Spence, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Marilyn Keith, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman; arr. by Riddle) - 2:45 #"Where or When" (from ''
Babes In Arms ''Babes in Arms'' is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work ...
'') (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) - 2:25


Disc eleven: ''Come Dance With Me! (album), Come Dance With Me!'' (January 5, 1959)

#"Come Dance with Me (song), Come Dance with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by Billy May/Heinie Beau) – 2:31 #"Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer song), Something's Gotta Give" (Mercer; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:38 #"Just in Time (song), Just in Time" (Styne, Comden, Green; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:24 #"Dancing in the Dark (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz song), Dancing in the Dark" (Schwartz, Dietz; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:26 #"Too Close for Comfort (1956 song), Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:34 #"I Could Have Danced All Night" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:40 #"Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Stynel; arr. by May/Beau) – 1:54 #"Day In, Day Out (1939 song), Day In, Day Out" (Bloom, Mercer; arr. by May/Beau) – 3:25 #"Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin; arr. by May/Beau) – 3:06 #"Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Robert Wright (writer), Robert Wright, George Forrest (author), George Forrest; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:46 #"The Song Is You (song), The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Hammerstein II; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:43 #"The Last Dance" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:11 #"It All Depends on You" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:06 #"Nothing in Common" (duet with Keely Smith) (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:32 #"Same Old Song and Dance" (Cahn, Van Heusen, Bobby Worth; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:52 #"How Are Ya' Fixed for Love?" (duet with Keely Smith) (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by May/Beau) – 2:25


Disc twelve: ''No One Cares'' (July 20, 1959)

#"When No One Cares" (Cahn, Van Heusen; arr. by Gordon Jenkins) – 2:42 #"A Cottage for Sale" (Larry Conley, Willard Robison; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:16 #"Stormy Weather (song), Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:20 #"Where Do You Go?" (Arnold Sundgaard, Wilder; arr. by Jenkins) – 2:34 #"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Young; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:16 #"Here's That Rainy Day" (Burke, Van Heusen; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:34 #"I Can't Get Started" (Duke, I. Gershwin; arr. by Jenkins) – 4:01 #"Why Try to Change Me Now?" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy (lyricist), Joseph Allan McCarthy; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:41 #"Just Friends (1931 song), Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:40 #"I'll Never Smile Again" (Lowe; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:46 #"None But the Lonely Heart" (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Bill Westbrook; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:41 #"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Jones, Kahn; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:05 #"This Was My Love" (Jim Harbert; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:28 #"I Could Have Told You" (Carl Sigman, Van Heusen; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:18 #"You Forgot All the Words (While I Still Remember the Tune)" (Bernie Wayne, E.H. Jay; arr. by Jenkins) – 3:24


Disc thirteen: ''Nice 'n' Easy'' (July 25, 1960)

#"Nice 'n' Easy" (Spence, A. Bergman, M. Bergman; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:45 #"That Old Feeling (song), That Old Feeling" (Lew Brown, Fain; arr. by Riddle) – 3:33 #"How Deep Is The Ocean?" (Berlin; arr. by Riddle) – 3:15 #"I've Got a Crush on You" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin; arr. by Riddle) – 2:16 #"You Go To My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie; arr. by Riddle) – 4:28 #"Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Bloom, Mercer; arr. by Riddle) – 3:22 #"Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You), Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; arr. by Riddle) – 3:18 #"She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting; arr. by Riddle) – 3:55 #"Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell (songwriter), Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods; arr. by Riddle) – 3:22 #"Embraceable You" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin; arr. by Riddle) – 3:24 #"Mam'selle" (Gordon, Edmund Goulding; arr. by Riddle) – 2:48 #"Dream (1944 song), Dream" (Mercer; arr. by Riddle) – 2:57 #"The Nearness of You" (
Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...
, Washington; arr. by Riddle) - 2:44 #"Someone to Watch over Me (song), Someone to Watch over Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin; arr. by Riddle) - 2:57 #"Day In, Day Out (1939 song), Day In, Day Out" (Bloom, Mercer; arr. by Riddle) - 3:07 #"My One and Only Love" (Wood, Mellin; arr. by Riddle) - 3:12


Disc fourteen: ''Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!'' (1961)

#"When You're Smiling" (Mark Fisher (songwriter), Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay; arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:00 #"Blue Moon (1934 song), Blue Moon" (Rodgers, Hart; arr. by Riddle) – 2:51 #"S'Posin" (Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf; arr. by Riddle) – 1:48 #"It All Depends on You" (Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson; arr. by Riddle) – 2:02 #"It's Only a Paper Moon (song), It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose; arr. by Riddle) – 2:19 #"My Blue Heaven (song), My Blue Heaven" (Donaldson, George A. Whiting; arr. by Riddle) – 2:03 #"Should I?" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown; arr. by Riddle) – 1:30 #"September in the Rain" (Warren, Dubin; arr. by Riddle) – 2:58 #"Always (1925 song), Always" (Berlin) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:17 #"I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Clarence Gaskill, McHugh) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:25 #"I Concentrate on You" (Porter) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:23 #"You Do Something to Me (Cole Porter song), You Do Something to Me" (Porter) (arr. by Riddle) – 1:33 #"Sentimental Baby" (Spence, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:36 #"Hidden Persuasion" (Wainwright Churchill III) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:25 #"Old McDonald Had a Farm, Ol' McDonald" (Traditional, A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Spence) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:41


Disc fifteen: ''Come Swing With Me!'' (1961)

#"Day by Day (1945 song), Day by Day" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Cahn) (arr. by Billy May) – 2:39 #"Sentimental Journey (song), Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown (bandleader), Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green) (arr. by Heinie Beau) – 3:26 #"Almost Like Being in Love" (Loewe, Lerner) (arr. by May) – 2:02 #"Five Minutes More" (Cahn, Styne) (arr. by May) – 2:36 #"American Beauty Rose" (Mack David, Redd Evans, Arthur Altman) (arr. by Beau) – 2:22 #"Yes Indeed!" (Sy Oliver) (arr. by May) – 2:35 #"On the Sunny Side of the Street" (McHugh, Fields) (arr. by May) – 2:42 #"Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Henry Nemo) (arr. by Beau) – 1:59 #"That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) (arr. by Beau) – 4:05 #"Lover (Rodgers and Hart song), Lover" (Rodgers, Hart) (arr. by Beau) – 1:53 #"Paper Doll" (Johnny S. Black) (arr. by May) – 2:08 #"I've Heard That Song Before" (Cahn, Styne) (arr. by May) – 2:33 #"I Love You" (Harry Archer (composer), Harry Archer, Harlan Thompson) (arr. by May) – 2:28 #"Why Should I Cry over You?" (
Chester Conn Chester Conn (''né'' Master Chester Cohn; April 14, 1894 – April 4, 1973) was an American composer of popular music and music publisher. Early life and career Chester was born in San Francisco, California to David Cohn and Minnie ''(née'' Ne ...
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Ned Miller Henry Ned Miller (April 12, 1925 – March 18, 2016) was an American country music singer-songwriter. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single "From a Jack to a King", a Crossover (music), crossover ...
) (arr. by
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
) – 2:41 #"How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me" (Tyree Glenn, Allan Roberts (songwriter), Allan Roberts) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:44 #"River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (Matt Dixon (songwriter), Matt Dixon, Harry M. Woods) (arr. by Riddle) – 2:39 #"I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Arlen, Koehler) (arr. by Skip Martin) - 3:00


Disc sixteen: ''Point Of No Return (Frank Sinatra album), Point Of No Return'' (March, 1962)

#"(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young" (Mercer, M. Philippe-Gerard, Angele Marie T. Vannier) (arr. by Axel Stordahl/Heinie Beau) - 3:48 #"I'll Remember April (song), I'll Remember April" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 2:50 #"September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 4:21 #"A Million Dreams Ago" (Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard, Eddie Howard, Dick Jurgens) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 2:41 #"I'll See You Again" (Noël Coward) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 2:44 #"There Will Never Be Another You" (Gordon, Warren) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 3:09 #"Somewhere Along the Way" (Van Heusen (under "Kurt Adams" pseudonym), Sammy Gallop) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 3:01 #"It's a Blue World" (Bob Wright (composer), Bob Wright, Chet Forrest) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 2:49 #"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 3:59 #"As Time Goes By (song), As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 3:17 #"I'll Be Seeing You (song), I'll Be Seeing You" (Fain,
Irving Kahal Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in ...
) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 2:47 #"Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Razaf) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) - 3:53 #"Day In, Day Out (1939 song), Day In, Day Out" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) – 3:19 #"Don't Make a Beggar of Me" (Al Sherman) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) – 3:04 #"Lean Baby" (Roy Alfred, Billy May) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) – 2:34 #"I'm Walking Behind You" (Billy Reid (British songwriter), Billy Reid) (arr. by Stordahl/Beau) – 2:58


Personnel

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Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...
- vocals * Gordon Jenkins - arranger, conductor * Heinie Beau - arranger * Ted Allan - Photography * Paul Atkinson - Reissue Producer * Sid Avery - Photography * Brad Benedict - Photo Research * Sammy Cahn - Liner Notes * Dave Cavanaugh - Producer * William Claxton - Photography * Will Friedwald - Liner Notes * Voyle Gilmore - Producer * Concetta Halstead - Design * Gene Howard - Photography * Skip Martin - Arranger, Conductor * Billy May - Arranger, Conductor * Bill Miller - Producer *
Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...
- Arranger, Conductor * Norman Sickel - Poetry * Keely Smith - Performer * Tommy Steele - Art Direction * Axel Stordahl - Arranger, Conductor *
Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...
- Liner Notes * Ken Veeder - Photography * Larry Walsh - Remastering, Digital Remastering * Pete Welding - Liner Notes, Compilation, Reissue Compilation * Tim Weston - Design * Bob Willoughby - Photography


References

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