Close To You:

Sinatra on Capitol

capitol CDP 7 46572 2

The sessions took place on March 8, April 4,5, 1955 and October 1, 1956. Fifteen songs were recorded with 12 being used on the original release. When the album was transferred to compact disc (CD), the additional three tracks were added. The album features the Hollywood String Quartet featuring Felix Slatkin and Paul Shure on violin, Alvin Dunkin on viola and Eleanor Slatkin on cello. The idea to have the Quartet back Frank would give the singer an opportunity to record more of the songs he originally did in his earlier years but now with a new setting. Nelson Riddle did the arrangements adding a French horn, trumpet, clarinet, oboe, flute, piano, guitar, bass, harp and drums to the Quartet. Check out the results for yourself...

TRACKS:

• 1. Close To You (Al Hoffman-Jerry Livingston-Carl G. Lampl)


• 2. P.S. I Love You (Gordon Jenkins-Johnny Mercer)


• 3. Love Locked Out (Ray Noble-Max Kester)


• 4. Everything Happens To Me (Matt Dennis-Tom Adair)


• 5. It's Easy To Remember (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)


• 6. Don't Like Goodbyes (Harold Arlen-Truman Capote)


• 7. With Every Breath I Take (Ralph Rainger-Leo Robin)


• 8. Blame It On My Youth (Oscar Levant-Edward Heyman)


• 9. It Could Happen To You (Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Burke)


• 10. I've Had My Moments (Walter Donaldson-Gus Kahn)


• 11. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night (Jimmy McHugh-Harold Adamson)


• 12. The End Of A Love Affair (Edward C. Redding)


• 13. If It's The Last Thing I Do (Saul Chaplin-Sammy Cahn)


• 14. There's A Flaw In My Flue (Jimmy Van Heusen)*


• 15. Wait Till You See Her (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)

*feel free to excuse this one