24-track collection that includes many of Sinatra's most famous songs from his Reprise & Capitol repertoire. Highlights include signature songs such as 'My Way', 'New York New York' & 'Strangers In The Night' which are complemented by lesser known, but sought after material such as his cover of Stevie Wonder's 'For Once In My Life'.
01- My Way 02- Strangers in the Night 03- Theme from New York, New York 04- I Get a Kick Out of You 05- Somethin' Stupid 06- Moon River 07- What Now My Love? 08- Summer Wind 09- For Once in My Life 10- Love and Marriage 11- They Can't Take That Away from Me 12- My Kind of Town 13- Fly Me to the Moon 14- I've Got You Under My Skin 15- Best Is Yet to Come 16- It Was a Very Good Year 17- Come Fly with Me 18- That's Life 19- Girl from Ipanema 20- The Lady Is a Tramp
On the Radio: The Lucky Strike "Lite-Up Time" Shows compiles a series of nightly broadcasts Sinatra recorded for CBS, with heavy 'promotional consideration,' of course, from those cigarettes inhaled one after the other in so many of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer stories. These cuts don't provide the been-there, seen-it-all Chairman of the Board that would one day pack The Sands where he would lament about his "very good years." These ARE the good years. The exhaustive On the Radio delivers 25 different songs—the same ones he would both lay down in the recording studio on the same day he played these sessions and with which he would serenade audiences that same night in New York and Hollywood nightclubs. Any exhaustion is hardly detectable, though, as Sinatra sounds as unique and professional as ever, especially on swingers he would carry far into his golden years such as "You Do Something to Me" or "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Sinatra also shines on ballads, the highlight being "Don't Blame Me". The real draw here is being able to close your eyes and imagine coming home after work, firing up a tasty Lucky Strike (this is required, of course), mixing a Rob Roy and tuning in to hear Old Blue Eyes do what he does best before he even hit his prime.
01- Night and Day I 02- White Christmas 03- Oh, Look at Me Now 04- Dolores 05- As Time Goes By 06- Chiribiribin 07- This is the Beginning of the End 08- I'll Be Seeing You 09- You Make Me Feel So Young 10- S'Wonderful 11- Love Me or Leave Me 12- On the Sunny Side of the Street 13- Blue Skies 14- Begin the Beguine 15- Ol' Man River 16- Don't Blame Me 17- It All Depends on You 18- You Do Something to Me 19- Somebody Loves Me 20- Just One of Those Things 21- They Did Not Believe Me 22- Out of Nowhere 23- I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 24- For You 25- Night and Day II
20 of Ol' Blue Eyes best from his years on Capitol, arguably his finest period. Includes 'Cheek to Cheek', 'When You're Smiling', 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'Just One of Those Things'. This is an anthology of Frank Sinatra favorites from his tenure at Capitol Records.
01- Just One of Those Things 02- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down [And Write Myself a Letter] 03- Sunday 04- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams [And Dream Your Troubles Away] 05- Autumn in New York 06- All of Me 07- My Funny Valentine 08- Brazil 09- April in Paris 10- When You're Smiling [The Whole World Smiles With You] 11- It All Depends On You 12- Come Dance With Me 13- It's Only a Paper Moon 14- Just in Time 15- Dancing in the Dark 16- Taking a Chance on Love 17- A Foggy Day 18- Cheek to Cheek 19- Someone to Watch Over Me 20- Chicago
The 1940s were Sinatra's halcyon days. For the first time ever, thousands of screaming teenage girls converged on the Paramount Theater in Manhattan, their public display of affection for their new-found hero expressed in legendary proportions. Dramatic episodes of thunderous screaming and "swooning" on the part of Sinatra devotees heralded his arrival, and prompted newspaper columnists to nickname him "Swoonatra!" Musically, the Columbia years represent an essential period in the vocalist's amazingly versatile career. It was during his nine year association with the label, from 1943 to 1952, that Sinatra perfected the smooth, romantic styling that made him the most influential vocalist of the twentieth century, and established him as the greatest singing artist of all time. It was at Columbia that Sinatra became 'The Voice Thrilling Millions,' popularizing classics such as "Nancy (With The Laughing Face)" and "Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)" (1944), "Put Your Dreams Away" (1945), All Of Me" (1946) and I've Got A Crush On You" (1947). In 1951, while in the midst of intense personal and professional woes, he entered the Columbia studios in New York, and recorded "I'm A Fool To Want You," the rendition of which is generally considered to be the single most intense, emotional performance of his entire performing career. Through his music, he made statements on social tolerance, with his poignant reading of The House I Live In," (for which he won a special Academy Award in 1946) becoming a Sinatra standard, and the anthem for a generation of loyal fans, and in 1946 recorded a swingin' jazz version of "Sweet Lorraine" with The Metronome All-Stars (featuring Nat 'King' Cole on piano). With Frank Sinatra's Columbia epoch standing firmly as the cornerstone of his career, (the foundation, in fact, of the vastly different musical styles he would later explore with the likes of Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Gordon Jenkins, among others), it has been Legacy's goal to treat each and every issue with the utmost respect. In every way, Sinatra's Columbia recordings have finally arrived in a manner befitting their importance in the realm of musical history, and this special disc features 18 spectacular examples of Sinatra's incomparable Columbia artistry. Includes special alternate takes of the Sinatra classics, "Laura" and "Body And Soul."
01- All Of Me 02- I Could Write A Book 03- I've Got A Crush On You (Duet with Bobby Hackett) 04- Night And Day 05- Saturday Night [Is The Loneliest Night In The Week] 06- The Brooklyn Bridge 07- Nancy [With The Laughing Face] 08- The House I Live In 09- The Birth Of The Blues 10. Body And Soul 11. April In Paris 12. I'm Glad There Is You 13. Sweet Lorraine (78rpm Version) 14. Time After Time 15. Laura 16. The Song Is You 17. I'm A Fool To Want You 18. Put Your Dreams Away [For Another Day]
The Best of Capitol Years includes Sinatra's finest recordings from the most consistently accomplished era of his career. Twenty songs worth of swinging standards and bittersweet saloon pop, the music Sinatra made after his career and personal life had crashed and singing was all he had left. His masterful baritone and remarkable phrasing here work in perfect combination with arrangements that swing and swell to the heartbeat of loves lost and found. It is these performances for which Sinatra will be forever remembered, for surely, no one has ever created music more beautiful than this.
01- I've Got The World On A String 02- South Of The Border 03- I Get A Kick Out Of You 04- Young At Heart 05- Three Coins In The Fountain 06- What Is This Thing Called Love? 07- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 08- Learnin' The Blues 09- Love And Marriage 10- [Love Is] The Tender Trap 11- You Make Me Feel So Young 12- I've Got You Under My Skin 13- [How Little It Matters] How Little We Know 14- The Lady Is A Tramp 15- Night And Day (Capitol Version) 16- Witchcraft 17- All The Way 18- Come Fly With Me 19- High Hopes 20- Nice 'N' Easy
