Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953–1960

Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953–1960 is a 2000 compilation album by Frank Sinatra, that contains 20 tracks he recorded from Capitol Records.

A good single-disc compilation of his Capitol years, covering 1953 to the beginning of the 1960s. His Capitol output was so extensive that it's impossible for a 20-song anthology to give a comprehensive overview even of the highlights. Also, as this focuses on the albums he made with Capitol, some of his biggest hits of the time are omitted, such as "Learnin' the Blues," "Hey! Jealous Lover," and "High Hopes." Still, a lot of the performances much of the public identifies with the singer are here, including "I Get a Kick out of You," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Witchcraft," "All the Way," "Come Fly With Me," "One for My Baby," "Young at Heart," and "I've Got You Under My Skin."

Track listing

1. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:10
2. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 2:54
3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 1:58
4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:31
5. "Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards) - 2:51
6. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) - 2:56
7. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 3:01
8. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Porter) - 3:43
9. "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon) - 2:56
10. "It Happened in Monterey" (Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose) - 2:36
11. "Oh! Look at Me Now" (Joe Bushkin, John DeVries) - 2:49
12. "Night and Day" (Porter) - 4:00
13. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Leigh) - 2:53
14. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Rodgers, Hart) - 3:16
15. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:53
16. "Come Fly with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:18
17. "Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)" (Paul Mann, Stephen Weiss, Ruth Lowe) - 3:13
18. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:26
19. "Come Dance with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 2:31
20. "Nice 'N' Easy" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence) - 2:44

Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - vocals
• Nelson Riddle - arranger, conductor
• Billy May
• Bill Miller - pianist

References