Close to You (album)

Close to You

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Nelson Riddle

Release date(s)

1957
2002

Recorded

March 8, April 4 – 5, November 1, 1956

Record Label

Capitol

Producer

Voyle Gilmore

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

12 (1957 LP) (15 2002 CD)

Length

54:12

Singles

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Reception

Allmusic

4 / 5

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Alternate cover art

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Close to You, named Close to You and More in its CD re-release, is the thirteenth studio album of Frank Sinatra. Arranged by Nelson Riddle, the album was recorded and released under Capitol Records.

Track listing

1. "Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37
2. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21
3. "Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble) – 2:41
4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
5. "It's Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget)" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
6. "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:51
7. "With Every Breath I Take" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:38
8. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 2:58
9. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13
10. "I've Had My Moments" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
11. "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:25
12. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:11

    CD bonus tracks:

13. "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:00
14. "There's a Flaw in My Flue (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:41
15. "Wait Till You See Her" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:08

Reception

Allmusic scored the album at four out of five stars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic claimed that the album was "one of the most unusual and special of Sinatra's albums, featuring a subdued and detailed performances that accentuate both the romantic longing and understated humor of the numbers."

Close to You peaked at #5 on the Billboard Charts of 1957.

Personnel

Personnel
Tom Adair	Composer
Matt Dennis	Composer
Voyle Gilmore	Producer
Hollywood String Quartet	Strings
Wayne Moss	Engineer
Bob Norberg	Remastering
Nelson Riddle	Arranger, Conductor
Don Sciarrotta	Engineer
Frank Sinatra	Vocals
Howard Steele	Engineer
Jule Styne	Composer
Michael Sunday	Producer
Pete Welding	Annotation, Compilation, Liner Notes
Joe Wilson	Engineer