Close to You (Frank Sinatra album)
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| Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||
| Released | 1957 | |
| Recorded | April 4-November 1, 1956 Capitol Studio A Hollywood |
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| Genre | Classic pop | |
| Length | 54:12 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Voyle Gilmore | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Frank Sinatra chronology | ||
| This Is Sinatra! (1956) |
Close to You (1957) |
A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) |
Close to You is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1957.
The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions. It features the Hollywood String Quartet.
Playboy Magazine wrote in May 1957 that "Sinatra is still the chairman of the board at the handling of material like 'Everything Happens To Me', 'With Every Breathe I Take', 'It Could Happen To You', 'Blame It On My Youth', 'The End Of A Love Affair', and the other even quiet standards in the collection".
[edit] Original LP track listing
- "Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37
- "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21
- "Love Locked Out" (Kester, Noble) – 2:41
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
- "It's Easy to Remember" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
- "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:51
- "With Every Breath I Take" (L. Rainger, Robin) – 3:38
- "Blame It on My Youth" (Heyman, Levant) – 2:58
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13
- "I've Had My Moments" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
- "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Adamson, McHugh) – 3:25
- "The End of a Love Affair" (Redding) – 4:11
- "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:00
- "There's a Flaw in My Flue (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:41
- "Wait Till You See Her" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:08
The last three songs are bonus tracks on the compact disc release, Close To You And More.
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals
- Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Conductor
- Felix Slatkin - Violinist
- Eleanor Slatkin - Cello
- Alan Dinkin - Viola
- Paul Shure - Violin
