The Frank Sinatra Collection
Editorial Reviews
Robert K. Oermann, Music Row, 7/23/97-8/7/97
"(Beegie) caresses the keys like a jazz mama in heaven. Close to paradise on plastic."
Austin Bealmear, Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society, 12/1/97
"Beegie's piano work is very much like Sinatra's vocal style--finely crafted, elegantly non-chalant, subtle yet interesting, and always swinging."
Album Description
The classic hits of Frank Sinatra are presented with style and grace in an intimate jazz trio setting. A variety of tempos are showcased. Awarded the "Jazz Album of the Year" by the Nashville Music Awards.
The Frank Sinatra Collection
The Frank Sinatra Collection, Music, Beegie Adair Trio, Post-Bop, Standards
Average customer rating:
- One of the Four Essential Sinatra Box Sets
- Everything you'd want from the Reprise Years
- Very good collection for a good price
- A Dazzling Collection And A Must Have For All Sinatra Fans
- ninety-proof gin
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The Reprise Collection
Frank Sinatra
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ASIN: B000002LMU
Release Date: 1990-12-08 |
Tracks:
- Let's Fall In Love
- You'd Be So Easy To Love
- The Coffee Song
- Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
- The Last Dance
- The Second Time Around
- Tina
- Without A Song
- It Started All Over Again
- Love Walked In
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Night And Day
- All Alone
- What'll I Do
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Don'Cha Go 'Way Mad
- A Garden In The Rain
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- Please Be Kind
Tracks:
- Pennies From Heaven
- Me And My Shadow
- I Have Dreamed
- America The Beautiful
- California
- Soliloquy
- Luck Be A Lady
- Here's To The Losers
- The Way You Look Tonight
- My Kind Of Town
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- Fly Me To The Moon
- September Song
- It Was A Very Good Year
- This Is All I Ask
- I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
- Love And Marriage
- Moonlight Serenade
- I Wished On The Moon
- Oh, You Crazy Moon
Tracks:
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- The Shadow Of Your Smile
- Street Of Dreams
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- Strangers In The Night
- Summer Wind
- All Or Nothing At All
- That's Life
- I Concentrate On You
- Dindi
- Once I Loved
- How Insensitive
- Drinking Again
- Something Stupid
- All I Need Is The Girl
- Indian Summer
- My Way
- Wave
- A Man Alone
- Forget To Remember
Tracks:
- There Used To Be A Ballpark
- What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
- Just As Though You Were Here
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Empty Tables
- Send In The Clowns
- I Love My Wife
- Nancy
- Emily
- Sweet Lorraine
- My Shining Hour
- More Than You Know
- The Song Is You
- Theme From New York, New York
- Something
- The Gal That Got Away/It Never Entered My Mind
- A Long Night
- Here's To The Band
- It's Sunday
- Mack The Knife
Amazon.com
The pundits claim that Ol' Blue Eyes did his best work with Columbia in the '50s, but there's more great '60s and '70s stuff here than you can shake a stick at. After all, Sinatra wouldn't start his own label only to sing schlock. This four-CD set was released to celebrate The Chairman's 75th birthday and it traces the mellowing of that tremendous voice like the aging of a fine wine. It also adds eight unreleased tracks to a staggering song list highlighted by biggies like "New York, New York," "My Way," "The Way You Look Tonight," "It Was a Very Good Year," and "The Song Is You." --Michael Ruby
Customer Reviews:
One of the Four Essential Sinatra Box Sets.......2007-06-19
Along with The Columbia Years, The Capitol Singles Collection, and Sinatra in Vegas, this is a must-have for any Sinatraphile. His Reprise years saw some great ballads and some excellent re-makes of older Sinatra classics. Because of the occasional inconsistency of Sinatra's later Reprise releases, this boxed set is an economical way to get the best of his later work without buying the later albums.
Sound is excellent, and the set comes with a good booklet on Sinatra as well.
Everything you'd want from the Reprise Years.......2006-06-08
Few vocalists pack the drama, emotion, and swagger of Frank Sinatra and "The Reprise Collection" compiles Frankie at his best during that era. You couldn't possibly pack EVERYTHING her recorded on Reprise into a box set...it would be enormous! This covers the gravy of his recordings for Reprise from 1960 to 1986 and shows his career trajectory during those many years, going from a middle-aged pro to the twilight of his years. Anything and everything is pretty much here, from "Something Stupid" to pop classics like "New York, New York" all delivered in the inimitable Sinatra style. Reading over the track listing is a trip down memory lane and so many of these tracks were signature songs Sinatra defined and owned. Of course there's the age-old debate about whether his Capitol or Reprise years were his best; I say who cares! Pop these CDs in and you'll see Frankie was still the consummate artist until almost the end.
Very good collection for a good price.......2006-02-05
This is a great value if you are looking for the many highlights of Frank in the Reprise years. This will give you many (not all) of his great recordings. This will save you much time and money vs. trying to find many of these songs individually.
In short: gives you alot of songs for the money. However, there is much more out there during the Reprise years to discover.
A Dazzling Collection And A Must Have For All Sinatra Fans.......2005-07-08
When I got this four cd boxed set nearly 10 years ago, I was pretty heavily into Sinatra and already owned the excellent "The Capitol Years" boxed set, but I always leaned slightly towards the Reprise years, since those were the first Sinatra recordings I've ever heard.
"The Reprise Collection contains the best work from Sinatra at Reprise Records, the record company he started in 1962 and made a lot of his best work at. This four cd collection is the best representation of his career released. Sinatra was always like fine wine, getting better with age, and here, in his autumn years, was never finer.
Here is where you'll find a lot of Sinatra's best songs. Indeed, songs like "Fly Me To The Moon", "Strangers In The Night", "The Summer Wind", "Somethin' Stupid", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Way" and "(Theme From) New York, New York" rank among Sinatra's best and most popular works. Of course, there are a number of underrated gems here that really deserve to be heard, especially the stuff on the latter half of the third disc. And I would also like to reply to the reviews to say his voice was not in top form on the fourth disc. Well, Sinatra was much older at this point, plus he smoked, so it was only fitting that his voice changed. However, it worked in his favor. A lot of the songs Sinatra sing in this period, like "There Used To Be A Ballpark", "Send In The Clowns", "The Gal That Got Away/It Never Entered My Mind" and "Here's To The Band", were meant to be sung from an old person's perspective, and Sinatra performed them perfectly. So it ends here.
The booklet is flawlessy put together. Very informative with some great photos. This boxed is an absolute must for all Sinatra fans or anyone with any taste in music whatsoever.
ninety-proof gin.......2005-07-08
Emotionally powerful stuff that brings many of us, who do not own everything he released, up to speed. What a classic! Iconic music that conveys such emotion and memories.
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- FRANK SINATRA "AMERICANA AT ITS FINEST" THIS CD SET CAPTURES OLD BLUE EYES VOICE AT AN UNREACHABLE PEAK................
- The One and only Francis Albert
- Great appreciation
- SOME VERY GREAT YEARS...PEAK SINATRA VOCALS!!!
- Phenomenal Frank Collection- Includes some great rarities
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Complete Capitol Singles Collection
Frank Sinatra
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002U51
Release Date: 1996-09-03 |
Tracks:
- Lean Baby
- I'm Walking Behind You
- I've Got The World On A String
- My One & Only Love
- Anytime, Anywhere
- From Here To Eternity
- I Love You
- South Of The Border
- Take A Chance
- Young At Heart
- Don't Worry 'Bout Me
- I Could Have Told You
- Rain (Falling From The Skies)
- Three Coins In The Fountain
- The Gal That Got Away
- Half As Lovely (Twice As True)
- It Worries Me
- When I Stop Loving You
- White Christmas
- The Christmas Waltz
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- You, My Love
Tracks:
- Melody Of Love
- I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
- Why Should I Cry Over You?
- Don't Change Your Mind About Me
- Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)
- From The Bottom To The Top
- If I Had Three Wishes
- Learnin' The Blues
- Not As A Stranger
- How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me?
- Same Old Saturday Night
- Fairy Tale
- Love & Marriage
- Impatient Years
- (Love Is) The Tender Trap
- Weep They Will
- You'll Get Yours
- Flowers Mean Forgiveness
- (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
- Five Hundred Guys
- Johnny Concho Theme (Wait For Me)
- You're Sensational
- Well Did You Evah?
Tracks:
- Mind If I Make Love To You?
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
- You Forgot All The Words (While I Still Remember The Tune)
- Hey! Jealous Lover
- Your Love For Me
- Can I Steal A Little Love?
- So Long, My Love
- Crazy Love
- Something Wonderful Happens In Summer
- You're Cheatin' Yourself (If You're Cheatin' On Me)
- All The Way
- Chicago
- Witchcraft
- Tell Her You Love Her
- The Christmas Waltz
- Mistletoe & Holly
- Nothing In Common
- How Are Ya' Fixed For Love?
- The Same Old Song & Dance
- Monique
- Mr. Success
- Sleep Warm
- No One Ever Tells You
- To Love & To Be Loved
Tracks:
- Time After Time
- French Foreign Legion
- All My Tomorrows
- High Hopes
- They Came To Cordura
- Talk To Me
- River, Stay 'Way From My Door
- It's Over, It's Over, It's Over
- This Was My Love
- Nice 'N' Easy
- You'll Always Be The One I Love
- Ol' MacDonald
- My Blue Heaven
- Sentimental Baby
- Sentimental Journey
- American Beauty Rose
- The Moon Was Yellow
- I've Heard That Song Before
- Five Minutes More
- I'll Remember April
- I Love Paris
- Hidden Persuasion
- Ya Better Stop
- The Sea Song
- Look To Your Heart
- I Believe
- Love Looks So Well On You
Amazon.com
Each song on this 96-cut collection is wonderful. And the Capitol years were when Sinatra's fullest voice was used on material by the best (Arlen, Porter, Van Heusen, Cahn, Styne). But a purist will miss the narrative that was so special in the original albums. Records such as This is Sinatra, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, and Only the Lonely were among the first concept albums in pop music. If you're used to hearing "Three Coins in the Fountain" after "I've Got the World on a String," this relatively random cornucopia--though full of great music--will not leave you feeling as satisfied as the old LPs. This is a fine primer for newcomers, but you should't miss the tracks that never became singles, including such classics as "Pennies From Heaven" and "Old Devil Moon." --Karen Croft
Customer Reviews:
FRANK SINATRA "AMERICANA AT ITS FINEST" THIS CD SET CAPTURES OLD BLUE EYES VOICE AT AN UNREACHABLE PEAK.......................2007-05-14
I do own Frank Sinatras Columbia years 4 cd set 1943-1952. I like how young and vibrant his voice sounds in those war torn years of America. I will say Frankies voice reached an unreachable peak during his Capital Years 1953-1962. This cd box set really showcases Franks incredible voice. I never realized how great Franks voice was until listening to this box set straight through. At first it was overkill but as each song played, I wanted to hear more. Frank saw through the whole process of his recordings, he also used top notch recording equipment in the recording studios. Thank the good lord Frankie did, because the remastered quality sound on this set is incredible for recordings this age. I was'nt around for Sinatras young years, but I appreciate this mans voice and skills in the studio. Frank Sinatra came from a poor upbringing. He fought his way to the top of the movie and record business, either unscrupuless or agreeable it doesn't matter, as the song goes Frank did it his way. Frank was very concious of his looks in public and on the screen. What Frank may have lacked in looks, God Blessed him with a beautiful voice that far surpassed any great looking Hollywood star of the time. The Frank Sinatra Complete Capitol Singles Collection is a must have for any music fan, the 96 page booklet is very informative and interesting. Frank Sinatra, even though deceased is Americana at its finest.
The One and only Francis Albert.......2007-05-01
The original reviewer is quite wrong when she states this is not for the purist.All of these singles where not included in Franks concept albums and to miss this collection would be a shame.You need this collection to go along with all the others,I know I have them all.Ring a ding ding!
Great appreciation.......2007-01-12
Recording quality is excellent and permitted the listener to fully apppreciate Sinatra's voice during his prime.
SOME VERY GREAT YEARS...PEAK SINATRA VOCALS!!!.......2006-12-07
Many of us baby boomers fell in love with the great voice of Frank Sinatra when we were kids in the 50's hearing adults around us playing his great lp's and listening to his wonderful Singles on the radio which is what this wonderous collection of Sinatra classics is all about so each great song was specially crafted for the radio to be a hit and many more than were should have been...this is an incredibly great collection of gems from the genius!!! Arrangements are first rate and this collection is a keeper from a peerless legend who continues to enrich our life in a way that only he could...thank you Mr. Sinatra for leaving us such a treasure chest of musical magic to enjoy over and over again and you are missed!!!
Phenomenal Frank Collection- Includes some great rarities.......2001-12-04
The trouble with buying Mr. Sinatra's recordings is that many overlap between the original vinyl now on CD,and other more lenghty collections. That's why this 4-disc CAPITOL collection is so good.There are some swingers and ballads here that to me at least,a die hard fan,were unknown before hearing them here.True, a few are not top drawer Frank,but there are many peak performances here with Frank,and usually,Nelson Riddle.These include "My One and Only Love",which I admit I almost disliked on first listening.Now it is among my all-time favorite Frank ballads.Listen to this wondrous love song,and you'll know why Frank helped make a better world with so many tunes.The same is true with "You My Love","Look to your Heart","Tell Her You Love Her" (a slightly faster tempo),"Time After Time",and "This Was My Love".Any young couple who can sing these songs together (try karaoke?!) should head right to the altar,and will probably live happily ever after. (Except for "This Was My Love",actually a sad number).For swingers try "Mr. Success",a real blaster with lyrics Frank may have helped write.The same holds for the practically unknown "Ya Better Stop",an arrangement full of fun,wit,and brassy horns,even ending on the singer's amusing fade out comments.Duets like "Who Wants to be a Millionaire",and "Well did you evah" with Mr. Crosby are just a few more of the fun numbers balancing this collection. As in any large assortment,there are a few near-misses,including a goofy "Sea Song",a 1950's version of turn of the century vaudeville (smaltz?!)But a few near misses don't take away from the fact that there must be at least 50 smashes on here,many difficult to find anywhere else.Bottom Line: This a great collection of Frank,unique from many others,and will never go out of style,and is worth the investment several times over...Listening to Frank's best 1950's recordings put the lie to the common smug comments that the 50's were dull,bland,etc...
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- Just the best!
- Definitely among the short list of great jazz pianists
- Sinatra Collection
- The Frank Sinatra Collection
- Nicely Done
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The Frank Sinatra Collection
Beegie Adair Trio
Manufacturer: Green Hill
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ASIN: B00000I69K
Release Date: 1997-04-15 |
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- I've Got the World on a String
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Young at Heart
- Night and Day
- Strangers in the Night
- All the Way
- Chicago
- Nancy
- Witchcraft
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
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Album Description
The classic hits of Frank Sinatra are presented with style and grace in an intimate jazz trio setting. A variety of tempos are showcased. Awarded the "Jazz Album of the Year" by the Nashville Music Awards.
Customer Reviews:
Just the best!.......2007-06-03
Think of sophisticated songs, sung by that master of sophisticated songs, Frank Sinatra, such as ..Young at Heart; All the Way; In the Wee Small Hours and nine others of that ilk, played to perfection by that queen of the keyboard, Beegie Adair, and you have a pretty good idea of the contents of this CD. Her jazzy style particularly suits these Sinatra classics and I'm certain that he would have loved them...smooth and sassy. This is a fabulous CD that all lovers of good jazz should have and enjoy.
Definitely among the short list of great jazz pianists.......2006-07-18
Reading through some other comments, I'd like to throw in my own three cents. Beegie Adair should indeed be considered among the short list of great jazz pianists. Her recordings are one thing. Here LIVE PERFORMANCES are quite another.
On The Frank Sinatra Collection, Beegie Adair and her trio present the great songs of Frank Sinatra in a, yes, "romantic" and "easy on the ears" format. Intentionally created for dinners, candlelight moments, and those oh-so-grand times of canoodling with your heartmate.
This in no way dismisses her from inclusion among Bill Evans, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan, Gene Harris, et al. Still a sceptic? Go see her live concerts. I've attended dozens of them, and I have every single recording she has made (23 to date).
Again, her recordings are great, no doubt. Her live performances are beyond great. Hear for yourself.
Sinatra Collection.......2006-07-11
I bought this for my husband. He is a big Sinatra fan. He really likes this CD, even though it's not by Sinatra and the songs are all instrumental. The Beegie Adair Trio does a great job jazzing up many of Sinatra's classics, adding their own unique twists here and there. We both enjoy listening to this CD.
The Frank Sinatra Collection .......2006-03-20
I love Beegie Adair's style and am usually happy with the musical arrangements, but this album disappointed me. I expected more energy and pazazz.
Nicely Done.......2004-10-17
Great music. A great tribute to Sinatra. All the songs are great played in Beegie's style. Although "strangers in the night" seems to be too much of the song itself. She need to make that a bit different to me.
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- Always the best
- Great Christmas Classics From a Classic Singer!!
- Not Nearly as Good as "Christmas Songs by Sinatra"
- You can do better
- The only Sinatra holiday set containing stereo tracks; replaces "The Sinatra Christmas Album"
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Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection
Frank Sinatra
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ASIN: B00063MC66
Release Date: 2004-10-26 |
Tracks:
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- The Christmas Waltz
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- The Little Drummer Boy
- We Wish You the Merriest
- Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- The Christmas Song
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- I Wouldn't Trade Christmas
- Christmas Memories
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Bells of Christmas
- An Old Fashioned Christmas
- A Baby Just Like You
- Whatever Happened to Christmas
- White Christmas
- Silent Night
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Talk about your gifts of Christmas past, The Christmas Collection is a must-have for any Sinatra-phile, right down to its family photos and one priceless shot of Sinatra swinging a golf club next to the tree wearing a Santa suit! Complete with four previously unreleased tracks (some from live TV specials) -- including two with Bing Crosby ("The Christmas Song" and "White Christmas"), the 18-song collection surveys Sinatra's holiday output and its effects are often chilling. Listening to him glide soulfully through Jimmy Webb's melancholy but romantic "What Ever Happened to Christmas?" or hearing him do his immaculate phrasing on "Silent Night" when he was visibly frail and aging in 1991 are close encounters of a Sinatra kind that are rarely captured on one album. There's also a delightful "The Twelve Days of Christmas" sung with his kids Nancy and Frank, Jr., from their 1969 record The Sinatra Family Wish You A Merry Christmas and insightful and intimate liner notes by James Ritz, not to mention those magical orchestral arrangements. Here's a five-star package to remind us that it's still Frank's world--we just rent a stable in it. Highly recommended. --Martin Keller
Album Description
It's starting to sound a lot like an Ol' Blue Eyes Christmas with this hearth and heart-warming TV-marketed collection of Yuletide favorites. On traditional carols and holiday favorites from the American popular soundtrack, no one can deliver a vocal like Sinantra!
Customer Reviews:
Always the best.......2007-01-20
Don't miss it if you like Frank and you want to live the Christams atmosphere. Good sound quality, fantastic Frank. I recommend it.
Great Christmas Classics From a Classic Singer!!.......2007-01-20
This is a great CD for Frank Sinatra fans! Frank's timeless vocals on these classic songs bring back an old-fashioned Christmas feeling! Very enjoyable!!
Not Nearly as Good as "Christmas Songs by Sinatra".......2006-12-20
Bought this CD on the basis of the good reviews here. I like it, but overall, I don't think it touches the quality Frank gives us on "Christmas Songs by Sinatra."
This version relies on lots and lots of choral support -- which isn't my preferred way to hear Sinatra.
"Christmas Songs by Sinatra" contains more straight Sinatra. Also, it has more traditional songs, whereas this CD has lots of songs that I don't think Frank sings as well as the old standards.
Don't get me wrong, I think this CD is fine. But I'd recommend "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra" and "Christmas Songs by Sinatra" IF you prefer Sinatra singing classic Christmas songs largely on his own.
You can do better.......2006-12-19
Don't be fooled by its funky packaging; this album isn't as cool as it appears to be. Although it does have its redeeming qualities, if you're looking for more traditional Christmas tunes sung by Sinatra, look to another CD. This one seems full of the later years with less well-known songs and somewhat lacking in that vintage Sinatra charm. Still a quality holiday CD, but definitely not my favorite.
The only Sinatra holiday set containing stereo tracks; replaces "The Sinatra Christmas Album".......2006-12-18
If you're looking for a Frank Sinatra holiday music collection that contains his holiday recordings post 1960, then this album is the only way to go. This set supercedes the old 1994 Reprise CD "The Sinatra Christmas Album". "The Christmas Collection" has all thirteen tracks that the "The Sinatra Christmas Album" contained (albeit fully remastered), plus an additional five tracks (four of which are previously unreleased):
- "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" (recorded on December 21, 1960 and taken from the 1961 Reprise album "Ring-A-Ding Ding!")
- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (a recording taken from the Sinatra TV special "Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank" that aired on December 20, 1957)
- "The Christmas Song" (a duet with Bing Crosby that aired on the same 12/20/1957 TV special as the above track)
- "White Christmas" (another duet with Bing Crosby that aired on the same 12/20/1957 TV special as the two above tracks)
- "Silent Night" (vocals recorded by Frank on August, 27 1991; orchestral track recorded on March 23, 2004)
"The Christmas Collection" is also the only current Sinatra holiday album that contains a majority of its tracks in stereo sound (as was the case with "The Sinatra Christmas Album"). But I personally still prefer Sinatra's 1957 holiday album that he recorded for Capitol Records ("A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra"), which was arranged by Gordon Jenkins (even though it's entirely in mono sound). Sinatra's other holiday collection that's still in print (the 1994 Sony compilation "Christmas Songs by Sinatra") contains the holiday tracks he recorded for Columbia Records during the 1940s, and it's also a good set, but still not quite on par with his 1957 holiday album.
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The Platinum Collection (3CD)
Frank Sinatra
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ASIN: B0002LHQOU
Release Date: 2004-08-24 |
Tracks:
- Come Fly With Me
- Love & Marriage
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Just One Of Those Things
- Witchcraft
- (Love Is) Tender Trap
- That Old Black Magic
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- All The Way
- I've Got The World On A String
- Fools Rush In
- Three Coins In The Fountain
- It's Nice To Go Trav'ling
- I Love Paris
- Chicago
- High Hopes
- Young At Heart
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Learning The Blues
- My Funny Valentine
- Lady Is A Tramp
- Let's Get Away From It All
- South Of The Border
- It Happened In Monterey
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Come Dance With Me
- September In The Rain
- Cheek To Cheek
- Moonlight In Vermont
- Night & Day
- Sunny Side Of The Street
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- Nice 'N' Easy
- Here's That Rainy Day
- Pennies From Heaven
- April In Paris
- From Here To Eternity
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- I Thought About You
- Too Marvellous For Words
- Autumn Leaves
- Dancing In The Dark
- All Of Me
- As Time Goes By
- September Song
- One For My Baby
Album Description
The Platinum Collection box set is a stunning 3 CD, 48-track package that features the best of Frank's recordings from the Capitol Years. Compiled with the approval and co-operation of the Frank Sinatra Estate, it carries The Official Frank Sinatra signature seal of approval. The set is presented in a slipcase, with artwork that features photographs from the Capitol era, and has a cool, retro yet classic feel. Also included is a 20-page booklet, containing a history of the Sinatra/Capitol era written by Ken Barnes, record producer and Sinatra academic. Plus, there's a chronology and an overview of the Concept Albums that were an integral part of Sinatra's Capitol output. 48 tracks in all. Packaged in a slim line double jewel case which houses the three discs. EMI.
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Live From Las Vegas: The Las Vegas Centennial Collection
Manufacturer: EMI Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Live From Las Vegas
- Live From Las Vegas
- Live From Las Vegas
- High Rollers! From Las Vegas
- Sinatra: Vegas (Box Set, 4CD/1DVD)
ASIN: B000A1T61I |
Product Description
Songs include: I'm Shooting High, Everybody Loves Somebody, Mack the Knife, Big Spender, I Get A Kick Out of You, Too Marvelous For Words, I Can't Get Started, I've Got the World On A String, You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You, I've Got You Under My Skin, Are You Havin' Any Fun?, Mr. Wonderful
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Special 3 CD Collection
Frank Sinatra
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
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ASIN: B000026K84
Release Date: 2001-10-04 |
Tracks:
- From Here to Eternity [From from Here to Eternity]
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Young at Heart [From Young at Heart]
- Just One of Those Things [From Young at Heart]
- Someone to Watch over Me [From Young at Heart]
- Not as a Stranger
- (Love Is) The Tender Trap [From the Tender Trap]
- Wait for Me [Johnny Concho Theme]
- All the Way [From the Joker Is Wild]
- Chicago [From the Joker Is Wild]
- Monique [From King's Go Forth]
- They Came to Cordura [From They Came to Cordura]
- To Love and Be Loved [From Some Came Running]
- High Hopes [From a Hole in the Head]
- All My Tomorrows [From a Hole in the Head]
- It's All Right With Me [From Can Can]
- C'est Magnifique [From Can Can]
- Dream [From Carnal Knowledge]
Tracks:
- Come Fly With Me
- Around the World
- French Foreign Legion
- Moonlight in Vermont
- Autumn in New York
- Let's Get Away from It All
- April in Paris
- Brazil
- London by Night
- It's Nice to Go Trav'ling
- Come Dance With Me
- Something's Gotta Give
- Just in Time
- Dancing in the Dark
- Too Close for Comfort
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
- Cheek to Cheek
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads
- Day In - Day Out
Tracks:
- Just One of Those Things
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)
- Sunday
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
- Taking a Chance on Love
- Jeepers Creepers
- Get Happy
- All of Me
- My Funny Valentine
- Girl Next Door
- Foggy Day
- Like Someone in Love
- I Get a Kick Out of You
- Little Girl Blue
- They Can't Take That Away from Me
- Violets for Your Furs
Album Description
EMI UK box-set combines three of their best-selling Sinatra titles, Screen Sinatra (1989 available exclusively as import), 20 Classic Tracks (1981 available exclusively with this set) & Swing Easy! (1955 available exclusively with this set). Featuring 50 of Sinatra's most memorable recordings including the hits, 'Young At Heart', 'Chicago', 'Come Fly With Me', 'Around The World', 'Jeepers Creepers', 'I Get A Kick Out Of You' & so much more. 3 standard jewel cases in a slipcase. EMI. 1998.
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3 CD set
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The Collection
Frank Sinatra
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000BM6AUQ
Release Date: 2005-11-15 |
Tracks:
- All of Me
- I Could Write a Book - Jeff Alexander Choir, Frank Sinatra,
- I've Got a Crush on You - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- Night and Day
- Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week) - Arthur Baker, Frank Sinatra
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
- House I Live In
- Birth of the Blues
- Body and Soul [Alternate Take][#] - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- April in Paris - Frank Sinatra,
- I'm Glad There Is You
- Sweet Lorraine - The Metronome All-Stars, Frank Sinatra,
- Time After Time
- Laura [Alternate Take][#]
- Song Is You
- I'm a Fool to Want You
- Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
Tracks:
- Saturday Night (Is the Lonliest in Night in the Week) [Alternate Take][ - Arthur Baker, Frank Sinatra
- All of Me [Alternate Take][#]
- I've Got a Crush on You [Alternate Take][#] - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- Hucklebuck - Herbie Haymer, Frank Sinatra
- It All Depends on You [Alternate Take][#] - Frank Sinatra, Wolfe Taninbaum
- Bye Bye Baby [Alternate Take][#] - The Pastels, Frank Sinatra, Hugo Winterhalter
- All of Me [Alternate Take][#]
- Should I? - Babe Russin, Frank Sinatra
- You Do Something to Me - Ernie Caceres, Babe Russin, Frank Sinatra
- Lover - George Arus, Ken Lane, Frank Sinatra
- When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
- It's Only a Paper Moon
- My Blue Heaven
- Continental - Billy Butterfield, Frank Sinatra
- Meet Me at the Copa - Frank Sinatra, ,
- Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) - Billy Butterfield, Harry James & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
- There's Something Missing - Frank Sinatra, Skylarks,
- Farewell, Farewell to Love - Harry James & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
Tracks:
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (With Chorus) - Frank Sinatra, Bobby Tucker
- People Will Say We're in Love - Frank Sinatra, Bobby Tucker
- Surrey With the Fringe on Top [From Oklahoma!][#][Version]
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (With Orchestra) [#] - Frank Sinatra,
- If I Loved You - Bobby Tucker Singers, Frank Sinatra
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Soliloquy, Pts. 1 - 2 [From Carousel][Alternate Take][#]
- It Might as Well Be Spring [#]
- That's for Me [#]
- Fellow Needs a Girl
- So Far
- Younger Than Springtime [#]
- Some Enchanted Evening
- Bali Ha'i
- Hello, Young Lovers
- We Kiss in a Shadow
- I Whistle a Happy Tune
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The Collection
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Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000219918
Release Date: 2004-05-04 |
Tracks:
- All of Me
- I Could Write a Book - Jeff Alexander Choir, Frank Sinatra,
- I've Got a Crush on You - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- Night and Day
- Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week) - Arthur Baker, Frank Sinatra
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
- House I Live In
- Birth of the Blues
- Body and Soul [Alternate Take][#] - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- April in Paris - Frank Sinatra,
- I'm Glad There Is You
- Sweet Lorraine - The Metronome All-Stars, Frank Sinatra,
- Time After Time
- Laura [Alternate Take][#]
- Song Is You
- I'm a Fool to Want You
- Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
Tracks:
- Saturday Night (Is the Lonliest in Night in the Week) [Alternate Take][ - Arthur Baker, Frank Sinatra
- All of Me [Alternate Take][#]
- I've Got a Crush on You [Alternate Take][#] - Bobby Hackett, Frank Sinatra
- Hucklebuck - Herbie Haymer, Frank Sinatra
- It All Depends on You [Alternate Take][#] - Frank Sinatra, Wolfe Taninbaum
- Bye Bye Baby [Alternate Take][#] - The Pastels, Frank Sinatra, Hugo Winterhalter
- All of Me [Alternate Take][#]
- Should I? - Babe Russin, Frank Sinatra
- You Do Something to Me - Ernie Caceres, Babe Russin, Frank Sinatra
- Lover - George Arus, Ken Lane, Frank Sinatra
- When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
- It's Only a Paper Moon
- My Blue Heaven
- Continental - Billy Butterfield, Frank Sinatra
- Meet Me at the Copa - Frank Sinatra, ,
- Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) - Billy Butterfield, Harry James & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
- There's Something Missing - Frank Sinatra, Skylarks,
- Farewell, Farewell to Love - Harry James & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
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- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (With Chorus) - Frank Sinatra, Bobby Tucker
- People Will Say We're in Love - Frank Sinatra, Bobby Tucker
- Surrey With the Fringe on Top [From Oklahoma!][#][Version]
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (With Orchestra) [#] - Frank Sinatra,
- If I Loved You - Bobby Tucker Singers, Frank Sinatra
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Soliloquy, Pts. 1 - 2 [From Carousel][Alternate Take][#]
- It Might as Well Be Spring [#]
- That's for Me [#]
- Fellow Needs a Girl
- So Far
- Younger Than Springtime [#]
- Some Enchanted Evening
- Bali Ha'i
- Hello, Young Lovers
- We Kiss in a Shadow
- I Whistle a Happy Tune
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- A Great Budget CD If You Need Frank With Dorsey
- Excellent sound, good selection
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Platinum & Gold Collection
Frank Sinatra , and Tommy Dorsey
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0000AQS1J
Release Date: 2003-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Stardust
- Night And Day
- This Love Of Mine
- There Are Such Things
- The Song Is You
- Oh! Look At Me Now
- Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
- I'll Never Smile Again
- Violets For Your Furs
- Everything Happens To Me
- Blue Skies
- I'll Be Seeing You
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A Great Budget CD If You Need Frank With Dorsey.......2007-05-18
If you have a good Tommy Dorsey collection but it is short on Sinatra sides, this fits the bill quite nicely to help fill in the gaps. I might complain that it is missing "East of The Sun", but that is minor for the fact you get most of the cream from their collaberation together.
Excellent sound, good selection.......2004-05-05
These tracks have been recycled many, many times, but it is handy to have them in one great-sounding package, especially for those who don't have the time or the inclination to track them all down elsewhere. 12 tracks is a pretty skimpy these days, but it's a good set and well recommended. Nice liner notes.
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- The Kids Still Have Alot to Say
- The Look of Love [Enhanced]
- The Marsalis Family [Live]
- The Michael Feinstein Anthology
- The Way You Look Tonight
- This Is Gold [Box set] [Import]
- This Is New
- Traveling Miles
- Very Best of Billy Vaughn [Import]
- Very Best of [Import]
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