Songs For Young Lovers/Swing Easy!:
Sinatra on Capitol

capitol CDP 7 48470 2

The first Sinatra-Riddle album collaboration dealt with taking some of the George Siravo small group arrangements that Frank used in his nightclub appearances after leaving Columbia Records. Riddle fleshed out the tunes for a larger orchestra and the resulting recording sessions were held on May 2, 19553, November 5 & 6, 1953, and then on April 7 & 19, 1954. The sixteen revised Siravo-Riddle arranged tunes were released as two 10" LP's, Songs For Young Lovers and Swing Easy. Years later, the two albums were combined on to one 12" LP and even later, on to a Compact Disc (CD), as shown above.

This is the package that hooked me forever way back when. The instrumentation, arrangements and Sinatra's interpretation of the lyrics got into my heart and head...forever. It truly was the beginning of a very happy relationship between us.

TRACKS: Songs For Young Lovers:

• 1. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)


• 2. The Girl Next Door (Ralph Blane-Hugh Martin)


• 3. A Foggy Day (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)


• 4. Like Someone In Love (Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Burke)


• 5. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter)


• 6. Little Girl Blue (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)


• 7. They Can't Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)


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  8. Violets For Your Furs (Matt Dennis-Tom Adair)

TRACKS: Swing Easy!

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  9. Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter)


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  10. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Fred E. Ahlert-Joseph Young)


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  11. Sunday (Jule Styne-Ned Miller-Bernie Krueger-Chester Conn)


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  12. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Billy Moll-Harry Barris-Ted Koehler)


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  13. Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke-Ted Fetter-John Latouche)


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  14. Jeepers Creepers (Harry Warren-Johnny Mercer)


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  15. Get Happy (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler)


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  16. All Of Me (Gerald Marks-Seymour B. Simons)