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Close to You (album)

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Close to You
General information
Artist
Arranger
Release date(s)
1957
2002
Recorded
March 8, April 4 – 5, November 1, 1956
Record Label
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
4 / 5 [1]
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Alternate cover art
Close to You and More
Chronology

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 Edit

  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 Edit

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."[1]

Close to You peaked at #5 on the Billboard Charts of 1957.[2]

Personnel Edit

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

References Edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/close-to-you-and-more-r24155/charts-awards
Frank Sinatra's Discography
Studio albums under Reprise
1961 – 1965
1965 – 1970
1970 – 1984
Compilation sets
1956 – 1990
1990 – 1997
The Reprise Collection • The Capitol Years • The Very Good Years • Songs of Van Heusen & Cahn • Soundtrack To The CBS Mini-Series • The Best of the Capitol Years • Concepts • The Complete Recordings • The Golden Days of Radio • The Essence of Frank Sinatra • My Shining Hour • 1946: Old Gold Shows • 16 Most Requested Songs • I've Got a Crush on You • The Best of the Capitol Years • Gold Collection • The Select Johnny Mercer • Christmas Through the Years • The Select Rodgers & Hart • The Complete Recordings Nineteen Thirty-Nine • Sinatra 80th: All the Best • Everything Happens to Me • The Select Cole Porter • The Select Sammy Cahn • The Complete Capitol Singles Collection • Screen Sinatra • Christmas Gift Collection • Greatest Hits: Early Years
1997 – 2001
2001 – 2012
Love Songs • Christmas with the Rat Pack • The Platinum Collection • The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs • Classic Duets • Gold • All or Nothing at All • Sinatra Sings Cole Porter • Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection • Romance • The World of Frank Sinatra • Duets/Duets II: 90th Birthday Limited Collector's Edition • The Essence of Frank Sinatra • Romance: Songs from the Heart • Greatest Love Songs • Sinatra at the Movies • Nothing But the Best • From the Heart • Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love • Classic Sinatra II • Christmas with Sinatra & Friends • 36 Greatest Hits! • Come Fly Away • Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings • Frank Sinatra: The Reprise Years • Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings • Sinatra: Best of the Best
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