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Close to You
Close to You cover
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released 1957
Recorded March 8, April 4, 5, November 1, 1956
Capitol Studio A Hollywood
Genre Vocal Jazz, Classic pop
Length 54:12
Label Capitol Records
Producer Voyle Gilmore
Professional reviews
Frank Sinatra chronology
This Is Sinatra!
(1956)		 Close to You
(1957)		 A Swingin' Affair!
(1957)

Close to You is a 1957 album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet.

The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions, and was arranged by Nelson Riddle.

[edit] Original LP track listing

Side One

  1. "Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37
  2. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21
  3. "Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble) – 2:41
  4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
  5. "It's Easy to Remember" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
  6. "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:51

Side Two

  1. "With Every Breath I Take" (Leo Rainger, Ralph Robin) – 3:38
  2. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 2:58
  3. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13
  4. "I've Had My Moments" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
  5. "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:25
  6. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:11
    Cd reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1957 release:
  7. "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:00
  8. "There's a Flaw in My Flue (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:41
  9. "Wait Till You See Her" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:08

[edit] Personnel

Recorded March 8, April 4, 5, November 1, 1956:

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