The Very Best of Frank Sinatra

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1Strangers in the Night
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-04-11)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) (on 1966-04-11)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-04-11)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman (on 1966-04-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (in 1966, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
recording of:
Strangers in the Night (on 1966-04-11)
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Leeds Music, Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.752:36
2Summer Wind
recorded in and engineered in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-05-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett (on 1966-05-16) and Lee Herschberg (on 1966-05-16)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (on 1966-05-16)
bass:
Ralph Peña
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone)
cello:
Justin Ditullio, Elizabeth Greenschpoon and Armand Kaproff
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler
guitar:
Al Viola
organ:
Artie Kane
percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Chuck Gentry, Justin Gordon (Justin S. Gordon; American jazz saxophonist and multi-wind instrumentalist (1917-1998)), William Green (woodwind), Harry Klee and Abe Most
trombone:
Dick Noel (trombone), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson and Tommy Shepard (trombonist)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis and Ray Triscari
viola:
Paul Robyn and Barbara Simons
violin:
Victor Arno, Israel Baker (American violinist), Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Herman Clebanoff, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist), Ralph Schaeffer and Paul Shure
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-05-16)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1966-05-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (in 1966, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Summer Wind (on 1966-05-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mayer
publisher:
Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG, M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
translated version of:
Sommerwind
22:55
3It Was a Very Good Year
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-22)
recording engineer:
Lowell Frank (engineer) (on 1965-04-22)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
bassoon:
Lloyd Hildebrand (Woodwind, Bassoon, Clarinet player)
cello:
Armand Kaproff
clarinet:
Clyde Hylton, Harry Klee and Wayne Songer (clarinetist and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Vincent Terri (Jazz Guitarist)
harp:
Kathryn Thompson (harpist)
oboe:
Arnold Koblentz (Oboe player) and Melinda Eckels
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Lou Kievman (violist) and Paul Robyn
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-04-22)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1965-04-22)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins (in 1965)
cover recording of:
It Was a Very Good Year (on 1965-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
publisher:
Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Reedlands Music Corp. and The Songwriters Guild
3.54:26
4Somewhere in Your Heart
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-11-10)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-11-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Freeman & His Orchestra (on 1964-11-10)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman (on 1964-11-10)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman (on 1964-11-10)
recording of:
Somewhere in Your Heart (on 1964-11-10)
writer:
Clarence Keltner and Russell Faith (co-songwriter with Pal Rakes)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
2:27
5Forget Domani
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-05-06)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-05-06)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
cover recording of:
Forget Domani (from “The Yellow Rolls Royce”) (on 1965-05-06)
writer:
Norman Newell (in 1965) and Riz Ortolani (songwriter, film music composer and music director) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
2:35
6Somethin' Stupid
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-02-01)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Phil Ramone
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) and Lee Hazlewood
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1967-02-01) and Nancy Sinatra (on 1967-02-01)
conductor:
Billy Strange (on 1967-02-01)
arranger:
Billy Strange
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Somethin’ Stupid (on 1967-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carson Parks
publisher:
Greenwood Music, Montclare Music and Montclare Music Co Ltd.
translated version of:
Forelsket
3.752:43
7That's Life
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-10-18)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-10-18)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman (on 1966-10-18)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
That’s Life (on 1966-10-18)
lyricist:
Kelly Gordon and Dean Kay
composer:
Dean Kay
publisher:
Four Star Television Music Co., Lichelle Music Company, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
43:07
8Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-14)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-04-14)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1965-04-14)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman (on 1965-04-14) and Gordon Jenkins (on 1965-04-14)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recording of:
Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day) (on 1965-04-14)
writer:
Gil Ward and Charles Watkins
publisher:
Oracle Music and Unichappell Music
2:42
9The World We Knew
2:47
10When Somebody Loves You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-14)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-04-14)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1965-04-14)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1965-04-14)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recording of:
When Somebody Loves You (on 1965-04-14)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Maraville Music Corp.
11:54
11This Town
recording of:
This Town
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hazlewood
publisher:
Remick Music Corp.
3:02
12Softly, as I Leave You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-07-17)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-07-17)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
cover recording of:
Softly, as I Leave You (on 1964-07-17)
lyricist:
Giorgio Calabrese
composer:
Antonio DeVita
translator:
Hal Shaper
publisher:
Curci USA Corp., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Piano
recording of:
Softly, as I Leave You
lyricist:
Giorgio Calabrese
composer:
Antonio DeVita
translator:
Hal Shaper
publisher:
Curci USA Corp., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Piano
12:51
13My Way
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-12-30)
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
instruments:
Buddy Saltzman
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1968-12-30)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (on 1968-12-30)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1969)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 79)
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1968-12-30)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
3.954:32
14A Man Alone
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-03-20)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1969-03-20)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (on 1969-03-20)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
recording of:
A Man Alone (on 1969-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
publisher:
Editions Chanson Music
3:43
15Cycles
recording of:
Cycles
lyricist and composer:
Gayle Caldwell
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
3:09
16Bein' Green
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-26)
producer:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1970-10-26)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
recording of:
Bein’ Green (on 1970-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Raposo (piano, composer, Sesame Street)
writer:
Joseph G. Raposo (piano, composer, Sesame Street)
publisher:
Green Fox Music Inc., Standard Music and Jonico Music Inc. (in 1970)
2:58
17Love's Been Good to Me
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-03-20)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1969-03-20)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (on 1969-03-20)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
cover recording of:
Love’s Been Good to Me (on 1969-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:23
18I'm Not Afraid
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-28)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1970-10-28)
arranger:
Lennie Hayton
cover recording of:
I’m Not Afraid (on 1970-10-28)
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Gérard Jouannest (French musician & songwriter)
translator:
Rod McKuen
publisher:
Éditions Pouchenel and Unichappell Music
translated version of:
Fils de…
3:39
19Going Out of My Head
recording of:
Goin’ Out of My Head
lyricist:
Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
composer:
Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Vogue Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1964)
2:45
20Something
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-28)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1970-10-28)
arranger:
Lennie Hayton
cover recording of:
Something (on 1970-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:31
21What's Now Is Now
producer:
Bob Gaudio
recording of:
What’s Now Is Now
lyricist and composer:
Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes
publisher:
De Valbo Music Co., Devalbo Inc, Sergeant Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:02
22Star!
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-11)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1968-11-11)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Star! (on 1968-11-11)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
part of:
The 41st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:34
23The September of My Years
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-05-27)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-05-27)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
recording of:
The September of My Years (on 1965-05-27)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Sergeant Music Co., The Songwriters Guild, Van Heusen Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:13
24Chicago
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
producer:
Dave Cavanaugh, Voyle Gilmore and Bill Miller (US producer at Capitol Records)
cello:
Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff and Edgar Lustgarten
double bass:
Joe Comfort
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Al Viola
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Skeets Herfurt, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) and Champ Webb
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson and Jimmy Priddy
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Conrad Gozzo and George Seaberg
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
viola:
Maxine Johnson and Barbara Simons
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Jacques Gasselin, Dan Lube, Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff), Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell (violinist) and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1957-08-13)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1957-08-13)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1957-08-13)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
32:14
25When You're Smiling
2:02
26April in Paris
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa
guitar:
Al Hendrickson
harp:
Verlye Mills
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player), Murray McEachern and Si Zentner
tuba:
Joe Washburne
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Alexander Neiman (violist), Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Jacques Gasselin, Dan Lube, Alex Murray (violinist), Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff), Lou Raderman, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
woodwind:
Fred Falensby, Skeets Herfurt, Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player), Jules Kinsler and Wilbur Schwartz
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1957-10-03)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1957-10-03)
arranger:
Billy May
recording of:
April in Paris (on 1957-10-03)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2.52:52

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ASIN:US: B000002NFI [info]