The Essential Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years

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Tracklist

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1There's No Business Like Show Business
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-08-22)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-08-22)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:21
2Falling in Love With Love
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Falling in Love With Love (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:48
3You Go to My Head
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-07-30)
producer:
Bill Richards (producer)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-07-30)
double bass:
John Ryan (double bassist) (on 1945-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-07-30)
flute:
John Mayhew (flutist) (on 1945-07-30)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1945-07-30)
instruments:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-07-30)
viola:
Sam Freed (on 1945-07-30)
violin:
David Frisina (on 1945-07-30) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-07-30)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB 172 (2))
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1945-07-30)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:02
4Everybody Loves Somebody
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1957-11-25)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1957-11-25)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-11-25)
guitar:
Robert Bain (guitarist) (on 1957-11-25)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1957-11-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-11-25)
reeds:
Babe Russin (on 1957-11-25), Buddy Collette (on 1957-11-25), Joe Cook (reed player) (on 1957-11-25) and Harry Klee (on 1957-11-25)
trombone:
Jim Priddy (on 1957-11-25), Ed Kusby (on 1957-11-25) and Juan Tizol (on 1957-11-25)
trumpet:
Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (on 1957-11-25), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-11-25), Conrad Gozzo (on 1957-11-25) and Vito "Mickey" Mangano (on 1957-11-25)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1957-11-25)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1957-11-25)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle and Axel Stordahl (on 1947-12-04)
recording of:
Everybody Loves Somebody (on 1947-12-04)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Irving Taylor
composer:
Sam Coslow and Ken Lane
publisher:
Sands Music Corp. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
recording of:
Everybody Loves Somebody (on 1957-11-25)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Irving Taylor
composer:
Sam Coslow and Ken Lane
publisher:
Sands Music Corp. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
3:17
5I Believe
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Believe (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1946-10-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
3:05
6Why Was I Born?
recording of:
Why Was I Born? (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:45
7I've Got a Crush on You
cornet:
Bobby Hackett
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1947-11-05)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1947-11-05)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1947-11-05)
arranger:
George Siravo
recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You (on 1947-11-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:18
8Body and Soul
cornet:
Bobby Hackett
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1947-11-08)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:19
9That Old Feeling
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
That Old Feeling (on 1947-08-11)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
3:16
10Almost Like Being in Love
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1947-03-31)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:43
11September Song
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-30)
bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-07-30)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-07-30), John Sewell (on 1946-07-30) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-07-30)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-07-30)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-07-30)
harp:
Ann Mason (American harpist) (on 1946-07-30)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-07-30)
saxophone:
Fred Dornbach (on 1946-07-30), Herbert Haymer (on 1946-07-30), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-07-30) and Harry Klee (on 1946-07-30)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-07-30), Edward Kuczborski (on 1946-07-30) and George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-07-30)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1946-07-30), Manny Klein (on 1946-07-30) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-07-30)
viola:
Abe Hochstein (on 1946-07-30), Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-07-30) and Stanley Spiegelman (on 1946-07-30)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-07-30), Werner Callies (on 1946-07-30), Walter Edelstein (on 1946-07-30), Sam Freed (on 1946-07-30), David Frisina (on 1946-07-30), Howard Halbert (on 1946-07-30), Sol Kindler (on 1946-07-30), Morris King (on 1946-07-30), Eugene Lamas (on 1946-07-30), Dan Lube (on 1946-07-30), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-07-30) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1946-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-07-30)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1946-07-30)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
3:08
12It Never Entered My Mind
recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1947-11-05)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:36
13I Only Have Eyes for You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-27)
bass:
Jack Ryan (jazz bassist) (on 1945-08-27)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Ochi-Albi (on 1945-08-27) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-08-27)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1945-08-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-08-27)
harp:
Lauretta McFarland (on 1945-08-27)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-08-27)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-08-27), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-08-27) and Elmer Smithers (on 1945-08-27)
trumpet:
Charles Griffard (on 1945-08-27), Bruce Hudson (on 1945-08-27) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-08-27)
viola:
Maurice Perlmutter (on 1945-08-27), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-08-27) and Garry White (on 1945-08-27)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-08-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1945-08-27), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-08-27), David Frisina (on 1945-08-27), George Kast (on 1945-08-27), Sol Kindler (on 1945-08-27), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-08-27), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-08-27), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-08-27), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-08-27) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-08-27)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-08-27), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-08-27), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-08-27), Harold Lawson (on 1945-08-27) and Don Lodice (on 1945-08-27)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-08-27)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-08-27) and Ken Lane (on 1945-08-27)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-08-27)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1945-08-27)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
3:13
14The Song Is You
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1947-10-26)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1947-10-26)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
The Song Is You (on 1947-10-26)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
3:18
15Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)
3:21
16It All Depends on You
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-07-10)
conductor:
Hugo Winterhalter (Hugo Winterhaller) (on 1949-07-10)
arranger:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player), Sy Oliver and George Siravo
recording of:
It All Depends on You (on 1949-07-10)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
2:46
17The Continental
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1950-04-24)
conductor:
George Siravo (on 1950-04-24)
arranger:
George Siravo
cover recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (on 1950-04-24)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 winner)
recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (on 1950-04-24)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 winner)
2:34
18I'm a Fool to Want You
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1951-03-02)
vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1951-03-02)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1951-03-02)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1951-03-27)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
12:55

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