The Voice of Frank Sinatra
The Voice of Frank Sinatra | ||||
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33 rpm) Legacy CK62100 | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Voice of Frank Sinatra is the debut studio album by American singer
Content
The tracks were arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl and his orchestra, on both dates consisting of a string quartet and four-piece rhythm section, augmented by flutist John Mayhew in July, and, given the part he played with Sinatra at Columbia in the early 1950s, oboist Mitch Miller in December. Sinatra recorded most of these songs again at later stages in his career.
Certain critics have claimed The Voice to be the first
It also holds the distinction of being the first pop album catalogue item at 33⅓ rpm, when Columbia premiered long-playing vinyl records in 1948, ten-inch and twelve-inch format for classical music, ten-inch only for pop. The Voice was reissued as a
Track listing
10-inch LP release
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link | 3:08 | |
4. | "Why Shouldn't I?" (Columbia 36920) | Cole Porter | 2:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Reginald Connelly | 3:08 | |
3. | "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Columbia 36919) | Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young | 3:11 |
4. | "Paradise" (Columbia 36921) | Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford | 2:37 |
2003 reissue bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | " Always" | Irving Berlin | 2:55 |
18. | "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of A Chance (with You)" (alternate take) | Crosby, Washington, Young | 3:32 |
1955 track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" | Turk, Ahlert | 2:43 |
2. | "Try a Little Tenderness" | Woods, Campbell, Connelly | 3:03 |
3. | "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of A Chance (with You)" | Crosby, Washington, Young | 3:16 |
4. | "Paradise" | Brown, Clifford | 2:41 |
5. | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | Marvell, Strachey, Link | 3:15 |
6. | "Laura" | Johnny Mercer, David Raksin | 3:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "She's Funny That Way" | Over The Rainbow" | Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen | 3:20 |
4. | "That Old Black Magic" | Mercer, Arlen | 2:37 | |
5. | "Spring Is Here" | Rodgers, Hart | 2:42 | |
6. | "Lover" | Rodgers, Hart | 2:39 |
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Axel Stordahl – arranger
New York sessions
- Leonard Posner. Raoul Polikian – violins
- Sidney Brecher – viola
- Anthony Sophos – cello
- Mitch Miller – oboe
- Matty Golizio – guitar
- Bill Clifton – piano
- Frank Siravo – bass
- Nat Polen – drums
Hollywood sessions
- Mischa Russell, David Frisina – violins
- Sam Freed – viola
- Fred Goerner – cello
- Jack Mayhew – flute
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Mark McIntyre – piano
- John Ryan – bass
- Ray Hagan – drums
Production personnel
- Bill Richards – producer
- Charles L. Granata, Didier C. Deutsch – compact disc reissue producers
Charts
- Weekly Charts
Chart (1946) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[4] | 1 |
- Year-end charts
Chart (1946) | Position |
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US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[5] | 2 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Sinatra Family Discography website retrieved 30 July 2019
- Columbia Legacy CK 62100, liner notes.
- ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums". Billboard. April 6, 1946. p. 32. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums". Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Google Books.