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Posts Tagged: Nelson Riddle
Sinatra’s ‘My Favorite Valentine’
I am sure you will agree with me when I say Frank Sinatra’s songs are synonymous with love songs. A true Sinatra fan, I am sure, has his or her very favorite Sinatra love song.
What a better way to say “I love you” than with a Frank Sinatra song. Though, some of Sinatra songs are torch songs with love lost – angst.
“Look to Your Heart” is the third collection album of Frank Sinatra singles… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Songs, Videos
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Sinatra Academy Award Winners
Simply called “Academy Award Winners” was released in 1964 by Reprise Records with long-time collaborator Nelson Riddle arranging and conducting songs from the vaults of the Academy Awards.
Frank Sinatra sings Oscar winners for Best Song, ranging from the first winning song “The Continental” in 1934 to “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1962. The album is stylish, professional and exclusive with some true diamonds even though their performances are not as illustrious as… Read the rest
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Sinatra Gets You Under His Skin
Reprise Records wanted to match the Frank Sinatra’s success at Columbia Records as well as Capitol Records. The goal was to create a successful issue of compilations from Sinatra’s hit songs. For obvious reasons, the album would be a hit – actually the album sold very well. “Sinatra’s Sinatra” was an attempt to compile formerly released 12 songs and re-recorded them for a 1963 release.
Long-standing colleague, Nelson Riddle, who was also a very popular… Read the rest
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‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’ Spot Light on Carefree Sinatra
“Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!” was produced by one of Frank Sinatra’s long-time collaborators Voyle Gilmore. The fourth studio album was recorded in 1956 by Sinatra for Capitol Records.
Once again, Sinatra teams up with Nelson Riddle, who arranges and conducts a powerful yet subtle swinging album that is upbeat, jazzy and brash. As you listen to the album, you can’t help but notice Sinatra bounces off the hard-hitting horns while at the same time floats… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Songs
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Sinatra and Riddle’s Greatest Collaboration
“The Concert” started as a promising renewal of Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle collaboration. The production turned out to be the finest of the era.
Sinatra is at his very best singing performances at the same time he displays jubilant sentiment. Riddle offers one of his finest arrangements most noticeable in the ballad “I Have a Dream” from the Broadway hit “The King and I”.
Reprise Records released the album in 1963… Read the rest
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My One and Only Sinatra
Frank Sinatra fans can’t help but take a look and listen to 1956 Capitol Records release of “This is Sinatra!” because the album contains both Frank Sinatra B-sides and singles.
Sinatra joined up with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. Riddle is known for being a long-time collaborator, and he orchestrated some of Sinatra’s greatest tracks, but never won a Grammy with him.
This album marks the first ever collection of his singles and unfortunately the album has… Read the rest
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Sinatra Classic ‘Time After Time’
Frank Sinatra joined up again with Nelson Riddle for a collection of Sinatra B-sides and singles. Riddle arranged and conducted all the back up for “This is Sinatra Volume 2”.
The album was released in 1958, similar to “This is Sinatra!” produced in 1956. Seven new songs were recorded toward the end of 1957. They were then added to the album.
You can listen to such songs as “Everybody Loves Somebody,” “I Believe,” “You’ll Always… Read the rest
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Merry Sinatra Family Christmas
Reprise records released a holiday album in 1968 featuring Frank Sinatra and his children: Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Together they sing with a perfect title that says it all – “The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas”.
Two long-time Sinatra arrangers, Don Costa and Nelson Riddle, arrange and conduct the tracks with the Jimmy Joyce singers as backing vocals. The album illustrates the diversity and talents of Sinatra’s children. For… Read the rest
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Sinatra and Crosby Sing ’12 Songs of Christmas’
In 1964 Reprise Records brought to the recording studio Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians to create a traditional Christmas album called “12 Songs of Christmas”.
A long list of arrangers and conductors makes for an impressive production with such notables as Roy Ringwald, Dick Reynolds, Jack Halloran, Nelson Riddle, Harry Simeon, Bob Thompson and Harry Betts.
Only five of the twelve tracks consist of vocals by Sinatra with Crosby… Read the rest
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Nice ‘n’ Easy
“Nice ‘n’ Easy”, released by Capitol, was produced by David Cavanaugh with long-time collaborator Nelson Riddle arranging and conducting the 1960 album with Frank Sinatra. Each song, except for the headline song, is sung as a ballad where Sinatra is backed by sheer romantic sound that had become Nelson Riddle’s trademark.
Cavanaugh was also known as “Big Dave Cavanaugh”. He worked in the studio with Sinatra he was at the very top of his genre.… Read the rest
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