Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra

Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Release date(s)

October 16, 1950

Recorded

April 14 and April 24, 1950

Record Label

Columbia

Producer

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Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

8 (18 in CD re-release)

Length

50:05

Singles

"My Blue Heaven"

Reception

Allmusic

4 / 5

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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.

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."

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