Posts Tagged: Capitol Records

Dreeson Heartwarming Story of Sinatra’s Live Performance

Capitol Records released “Sinatra 80th Live” in 1995 as a live album from unreleased live recordings of Frank Sinatra.

The collection comes from his concerts between the years 1987 and 1988 in Dallas, Texas on October 24, 1987 and in Detroit, Michigan in December 1988. The title refers to Sinatra’s age when the album was released.

It has nothing to do with the time of his live performances. However, the last track consists of a… Read the rest

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All the Way to The Joker is Wild

“All the Way” is the fourth compilation of Frank Sinatra’s high-charting singles and B-sides from 1957 – 1960. David Cavanaugh produced this album with Nelson Riddle on arrangements while conducting gracefully with incredible tunes.

The album marks the end of Sinatra’s tenure with Capitol Records. The set is a mixture of songs without a real cohesive theme. The album features a great title song that is most likely the best single from Sinatra. “All the Way” was… Read the rest

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‘Come Dance With Me!’ Sinatra’s Personal Best

The album “Come Dance with Me!” shines as a Frank Sinatra career highlight, the most popular album in his career. Capitol Records released the album in 1959 under the guidance of producer Dave Cavanaugh, who eventually became president of Capitol Records. Billy May, a celebrated trumpet player, was the arranger and conductor of the album, staying for two years and six months on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 2, a personal best for Sinatra.… Read the rest

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Sinatra’s Swingin’ Music and Politics

In 1960, Sinatra Swingin’ Session!!! was released through Capitol and produced by long-time collaborator David Cavanaugh, who later became the president of Capitol Records. Frank Sinatra worked, once again, with Nelson Riddle.

The majority of the album is a re-recording batch of six out of eight songs from his first LP he recorded at Columbia called Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra. The album is comparably faster than the first, like a race car driving… Read the rest

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Historic Capitol Records Building Sold

Capitol Records Building

The building where Sinatra recorded many of his classic albums in the 1950s has just been sold by its owner for 50 million dollars.

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