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The Capitol YearsI strongly disagree with the reviewer below who recommended buying the individual CDs instead. This set is perfect for both the novice listener and the serious Sinatraphile. For someone who doesn't own any Sinatra, this set is a perfect overview of his best period, and includes all of his classic hits such as "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Witchcraft", etc. But for the serious Sinatra collector (which I am), this set is indispensable, because it includes tracks that are ONLY available on this co…
I strongly disagree with the reviewer below who recommended buying the individual CDs instead. This set is perfect for both the novice listener and the serious Sinatraphile. For someone who doesn't own any Sinatra, this set is a perfect overview of his best period, and includes all of his classic hits such as "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Witchcraft", etc. But for the serious Sinatra collector (which I am), this set is indispensable, because it includes tracks that are ONLY available on this compilation. I own all of the individual Capitol albums (even "Close to You" and "Tone Poems in Color", which are sadly no longer available), and I wouldn't trade this collection for any of them! In addition to numerous singles that weren't on the studio albums (but are available on the "Singles" collection, which I also own), it includes a version of "Memories of You" that was recorded during the "Songs for Swinging Lovers" sessions, but not included on the album. This version is FAR superior to the one on the later "Point of No Return" album- it's a Riddle arrangement vs. Alex Stordahl, after all! It also has a smoking Billy May arrangement of "Here Goes" that has never before been released. But the ultimate treat for Sinatra fans is the never-before-heard test tape of "One For My Baby", the justly famous tune that appeared on "Only the Lonely". Frank walked into the studio the day before the session (undoubtedly after staying out all night) and ran through the song with pianist Bill Miller, and thank God someone recorded and saved it! This is the ultimate version of a saloon song classic that will immediately give you chills when you hear it. Sinatra's voice has never been more raw and exposed, and the result is nothing short of a miracle. It is a perfect illustration of why we still listen to Sinatra, and will for generations to come.
Written by Gregory Gross "Student of 20th Century Culture"
Get the individual CDs insteadAs an owner of probably a dozen Sinatra CDs, including this collection, let me offer a different perspective than the others. If you are new to Sinatra or introducing someone to it, I'd recommend getting the Best of the Capitol Years (the 1 CD best of). If you like that one, then start picking up the individual CDs from his Capitol Years-- Songs for Swingin' Lovers, In the Wee Small Hours, Nice-n-Easy, etc. The individual collections are thematic and the music is more enjoyable heard as part of the whole (as originally intended).
Written by secondadd "secondadd"
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CD 1 : The Capitol Years
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1I've Got the World on a String [Take 10] - Frank Sinatra, Arlen, Harold?:??Play Buy track 2Lean Baby - Frank Sinatra, Alfred, Roy?:??Play Buy track 3I Love You - Frank Sinatra, Archer, Harry?:??Play Buy track 4South of the Border - Frank Sinatra, Carr, Michael [Song?:??Play Buy track 5From Here to Eternity - Frank Sinatra, Karger, Fred?:??Play Buy track 6They Can't Take That Away from Me - Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, George?:??Play Buy track 7I Get a Kick Out of You - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole?:??Play Buy track 8Young at Heart - Frank Sinatra, Leigh, Carolyn?:??Play Buy track 9Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 10All of Me - Frank Sinatra, Marks, Gerald?:??Play Buy track 11Taking a Chance on Love - Frank Sinatra, Duke, Vernon?:??Play Buy track 12Someone to Watch over Me - Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, George?:??Play Buy track 13What Is This Thing Called Love? - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole?:??Play Buy track 14In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Frank Sinatra, Hilliard, Bob?:??Play Buy track 15Learnin' the Blues - Frank Sinatra, Silvers, Delores Vi?:??Play Buy track 16Our Town [From the TV Production Our Town] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 17Love and Marriage [From the TV Production Our Town] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 18(Love Is) The Tender Trap [From the Film The Tender Trap] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 19Weep They Will - Frank Sinatra, Carey, Bill?:??Play Buy track 20I Thought About You - Frank Sinatra, Mercer, Johnny?:??Play Buy track 21You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra, Gordon, Mack?:??Play Buy track 22Memories of You - Frank Sinatra, Blake, Eubie?:??Play Buy track 23I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole?:??Play Buy track 24Too Marvelous for Words - Frank Sinatra, Mercer, Johnny?:??Play Buy track 25Don't Like Goodbyes - Frank Sinatra, Arlen, Harold?:??Play Buy track 26(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know - Frank Sinatra, Leigh, Carolyn?:??Play Buy track -
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format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Hey! Jealous Lover - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 2You're Sensational [Single Version] - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole?:??Play Buy track 3Close to You - Frank Sinatra, Hoffman, Al?:??Play Buy track 4Stars Fell on Alabama - Frank Sinatra, Parish, Mitchell?:??Play Buy track 5I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, George?:??Play Buy track 6I Wish I Were in Love Again - Frank Sinatra, Hart, Lorenz?:??Play Buy track 7The Lady Is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra, Hart, Lorenz?:??Play Buy track 8Night and Day - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole?:??Play Buy track 9The Lonesome Road - Frank Sinatra, Austin, Gene?:??Play Buy track 10If I Had You - Frank Sinatra, Campbell, Jimmy [Vo?:??Play Buy track 11Where Are You? - Frank Sinatra, Adamson, Harold?:??Play Buy track 12I'm a Fool to Want You - Frank Sinatra, Herron, Joel?:??Play Buy track 13Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra, Coleman, Cy?:??Play Buy track 14Something Wonderful Happens in Summer - Frank Sinatra, Bushkin, Joe?:??Play Buy track 15All the Way [From the Film The Joker Is Wild] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 16Chicago [From the Film The Joker Is Wild] - Frank Sinatra, Fisher, Fred?:??Play Buy track 17Let's Get Away from It All - Frank Sinatra, Adair, Tom?:??Play Buy track 18Autumn in New York - Frank Sinatra, Duke, Vernon?:??Play Buy track 19Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 20Everybody Loves Somebody - Frank Sinatra, Coslow, Sam?:??Play Buy track 21It's the Same Old Dream - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 22Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day) - Frank Sinatra, Lowe, Ruth?:??Play Buy track 23Here Goes [#] - Frank Sinatra,?:??Play Buy track 24Angel Eyes - Frank Sinatra, Brent, Earl?:??Play Buy track -
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format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Ebb Tide - Frank Sinatra, Maxwell, Robert?:??Play Buy track 2Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 3Only the Lonely - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 4One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) [#] - Frank Sinatra, Arlen, Harold?:??Play Buy track 5To Love and Be Loved [Single Version] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 6I Couldn't Care Less [#] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 7The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra, Hammerstein, Oscar?:??Play Buy track 8Just in Time - Frank Sinatra, Comden, Betty?:??Play Buy track 9Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 10Come Dance with Me - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 11French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra, Schroeder, Aaron [1?:??Play Buy track 12The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) - Frank Sinatra, Jones, Isham?:??Play Buy track 13Here's That Rainy Day - Frank Sinatra, Burke, Johnny [Lyri?:??Play Buy track 14High Hopes [From the Film A Hole in the Head] - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 15When No One Cares - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 16I'll Never Smile Again - Frank Sinatra, Lowe, Ruth?:??Play Buy track 17I've Got a Crush on You - Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, George?:??Play Buy track 18Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, George?:??Play Buy track 19Nice 'N' Easy - Frank Sinatra, Bergman, Alan?:??Play Buy track 20I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me - Frank Sinatra, Gaskill, Clarence?:??Play Buy track 21On the Sunny Side of the Street - Frank Sinatra, Fields, Dorothy?:??Play Buy track 22I've Heard That Song Before - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 23Almost Like Being in Love - Frank Sinatra, Lerner, Alan Jay?:??Play Buy track 24I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra, Fain, Sammy?:??Play Buy track 25I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Frank Sinatra, Arlen, Harold?:??Play Buy track
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