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1957 studio album by Frank Sinatra
Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician
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 .
Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs does not lend itself to arranging in the true string quartet style of the classics and felt that he hadn't really achieved as much as he had hoped. However, when the album was released it received critical praise and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra liked it!".
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For its CD release, the album was retitled Close to You and More , referencing the bonus tracks.
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" (
Max Kester ,
Ray Noble ) – 2:41
"
Everything Happens to Me " (
Tom Adair ,
Matt Dennis ) – 3:20
"
It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) " (
Richard Rodgers ,
Lorenz Hart ) – 3:34
"
Don't Like Goodbyes " (
Harold Arlen ,
Truman Capote ) – 4:51
"With Every Breath I Take" (
Ralph Rainger ,
Leo Robin ) – 3:38
"
Blame It on My Youth " (
Edward Heyman ,
Oscar 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 " (
Harold Adamson ,
Jimmy McHugh ) – 3:25
"The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:11
CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1957 release:
"If It's the Last Thing I Do" (
Sammy Cahn ,
Saul Chaplin ) – 4:00
"There's a Flaw in My Flue" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:41
"
Wait till You See Her " (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:08
Selected personnel
References
Studio albums
Columbia Capitol Reprise Qwest
Live albums Compilations Soundtrack albums Other albums Box sets Tribute albums Tribute films Videography Digital
Reprise Rarities (Volume 1)
Reprise Rarities (Volume 2)
Reprise Rarities (Volume 3)
Reprise Rarities (Volume 4)
Reprise Rarities (Volume 5)
Related
Albums
The Music from Oklahoma! (
Capitol , 1955)
The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (
Reprise , 1964)
Original Music from The Rogues (
RCA , 1964)
Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
Music for Wives and Lovers (
Solid State , 1967)
The Bright and the Beautiful (
Liberty , 1967)
The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
Communication (MPS, 1971)
Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
With
Nat King Cole With
Ella Fitzgerald With
Linda Ronstadt With
Frank Sinatra
Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
The Concert Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With
Keely Smith With others
Shirley Bassey ,
Let's Face the Music (
Columbia , 1962)
Rosemary Clooney ,
Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (
RCA Victor , 1961)
Bing Crosby ,
Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
Judy Garland ,
Judy (1956)
Antônio Carlos Jobim ,
The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
Peggy Lee ,
The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
Dean Martin ,
This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
Johnny Mathis ,
I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
Oscar Peterson ,
Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
Mavis Rivers ,
Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
Tommy Sands ,
When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
Dinah Shore ,
Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
Phil Silvers ,
Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)