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Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra
General information
Artist
Arranger
Release date(s)
October 16, 1950
Recorded
April 14 and April 24, 1950
Record Label
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Track information
Discs
1
Total tracks
8 (18 in CD re-release)
Length
50:05
Singles
Reception
4 / 5 [2]
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Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra is Frank Sinatra's seventh studio album. The album was released under Columbia Records and was arranged by George Siravo. It was later renamed with the word "Swing" instead of the word "Sing".

Track Listing[]

  1. "Lover" (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
  2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen)
  3. "My Blue Heaven" (G. Whiting and Walter Donaldson)
  4. "It All Depends on You" (B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson)
  5. "You Do Something to Me" (Cole Porter)
  6. "Should I?" (Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown)
  7. "The Continental" (Herb Magidson and C. Conrad)
  8. "When You're Smiling" (Fisher, Goodwin and Shay)
  9. “American Beauty Rose” (Hal David, Redd Evens, Arthur Altman
  10. "Meet Me at the Copa” (Sammy Cahn)
  11. “Goodnight Irene” (Gussie Davis)

Singles[]

A single song from the album, "My Blue Heaven," was released as a single. This single featured this song as well as "Goodnight, Irene" as played by Sinatra and The Mitch Miller Singers.[1]

Reception[]

Allmusic gave Sing and Dance a four out of five star review. Stephen Thomas Erlewine quotes Mitch Miller, claiming that the album was when "the world discovered that Sinatra could swing." The album was described as being "useful in illustrating that even when Sinatra wasn't at the peak of his stardom, he could record some extraordinary music."[2]

Personnel[]

Personnel
George Arus Trombone Arthur Baker Clarinet
Artie Baker Clarinet Adam Block Project Director
Lew Brown Composer Nacio Herb Brown Composer
Billy Butterfield Trumpet, Trumpet (Muted) Ernie Caceres Sax (Baritone)
Matt Cavaluzzo Transfers Eric Clapton Composer
Marc Cozza Cover Design, Packaging Buddy DeSylva Composer
Didier C. Deutsch Compilation Producer, Producer Ellen Fitton Archival Restoration, Digital Mastering
Arthur Freed Composer George Gershwin Composer
Ira Gershwin Composer Charles Granata Compilation Producer, Liner Notes, Photography, Producer, Project Manager
Bobby Hackett Cornet Herbie Haymer Sax (Tenor)
Ray Henderson Composer Harry James Director
Harry James & His Orchestra Performer Larry Keyes Transfers
Ken Lane Piano Randall Martin Cover Design, Packaging
Rosemary Mulligan Packaging Manager R. O'Brien Composer
Babe Russin Sax (Tenor) Tony Sellari Art Direction
Frank Sinatra Author, Vocals George Siravo Arranger, Director, Orchestra Director
Axel Stordahl Director, Orchestra Director Wolfe Taninbaum Sax (Tenor)
Hugo Winterhalter Director, Orchestra Director Don Wolf Composer

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