The Concert Sinatra

The Concert Sinatra is a 1963 studio album by Frank Sinatra released under Sinatra's Reprise label. The album is Sinatra's thirty-eighth studio album.

History
Frank Sinatra recorded The Concert Sinatra alongside Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. The Concert Sinatra ' s name refers to Riddle's orchestra, which for the recording used many musicians.

The album has been recognized as the point in which Sinatra's voice was at its peak. Nelson Riddle allegedly claimed this to be his favorite work with Reprise.

2012 CD controversy
In 2012, The Concert Sinatra was reissued on compact disc under Concord Records. The only issue with the CD was the sound quality of the album was remixed and changed around. Charles Pignore, the producer of the CD release, claimed that the new release of the album gives a "you are there" feeling, however, the result of this mix is up to the listener of the album.

Concord's disc of the record features the original films that were located and restored for the production of this release.

Track listing

 * 1) "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:01
 * 2) "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:06
 * 3) "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 4:11
 * 4) "Ol' Man River" (Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 4:29
 * 5) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 3:11
 * 6) "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:02
 * 7) "This Nearly Was Mine" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:49
 * 8) "Soliloquy" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 8:05
 * Bonus tracks of the 2012 reissue of the album:
 * 1) "California" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:36
 * 2) "America the Beautiful" (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 2:21

The Concert Sinatra EP
The Concert Sinatra was released as an extended play for British release as well as the initial 35mm release. The smaller disc featured only four songs from the album, and was released only in European nations.
 * Extended play track listing:


 * 1) "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:01
 * 2) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 3:11
 * 3) "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:02
 * 4) "This Nearly Was Mine" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:49

Reception
Allmusic gave The Concert Sinatra a favorable review, praising such songs as "Ol' Man River," "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," and "Soliloquy." The album scored three and a half out of five stars.

Mojo gave the album a four out of five star score in its January 2010 issue, featuring several Sinatra albums.

The Concert Sinatra, in 1963, peaked the Billboard 200 charts at #6.