- Audio CD (23 July 1996)
- Format: Import
- Label: Indent Series
- ASIN: B000005JI3
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 278,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. You Make Me Feel So Young |
| 2. It Happened In Monterey |
| 3. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me |
| 4. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me |
| 5. Too Marvelous For Words |
| 6. Old Devil Moon |
| 7. Pennies From Heaven |
| 8. Love Is Here To Stay |
| 9. I've Got You Under My Skin |
| 10. I Thought About You |
| 11. We'll Be Together Again |
| 12. Makin' Whoopee |
| 13. Swingin' Down The Lane |
| 14. Anything Goes |
| 15. How About You? |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Sinatra already had one youthful career behind him by the time he made Songs for Swingin' Lovers!. His were no longer the lustrous pipes of the kid crooner from Hoboken--the voice that made bobbysoxers swoon--but from the first notes of the opening track ("You Make Me Feel So Young"), he seems to have discovered a musical fountain of youth that fully justifies the exclamation point in the album title. There is a buoyant new spring in his step, accented by Nelson Riddle's lighter-than-air arrangements, that makes the Columbia records of Sinatra's younger days sound stiff and stodgy in comparison. Even chestnuts like "Old Devil Moon", "Pennies from Heaven", "Makin' Whoopee" and "Anything Goes" are rejuvenated by his vibrant touch. Put this alongside his previous Capitol album, In the Wee Small Hours, and you have the definitive statements by both sides of Sinatra's mature musical personality: the lonely "saloon singer" and the swaggering, sophisticated swinger. Sinatra's carefree confidence achieves its supreme expression in "I've Got You Under My Skin" a performance that builds steadily to an ecstatic climax. Cole Porter may have hated his lyrical embellishments, but by the time the singer jauntily breaks the "fourth wall" on "Anything Goes" ("May I say before this records spins to a close..."), you can't deny that he's taken the title to heart. --Jim Emerson
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you are just starting to buy Sinatra's albums start with this one - probably the best album he ever recorded in his long career - every song is a classic and Sinatra's swinging style and the wonderful arrangements from Nelson Riddle make it superb from beginning to end. The version of 'I've Got You Under My Skin' on this album is just about the best thing he ever did. I'll guarantee if you buy this album you'll soon have a shelf-full of CDS by Frank - be warned!
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If we are talking about essential Frank Sinatra albums for a music collection, the first one would have to be 1954's "In the Wee Small Hours," a superb collection of ballads that helped establish the former bobbysoxer heartthrob as the premier saloon singer of his generation. But the second album on that list would be 1955's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers," in which Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle go in the opposite direction, providing a stellar collection of pop standards reinterpreted for the crooner who was becoming a damn fine singer. Several of the songs, such as "Pennies From Heaven" and "I've Got You Under My Skin," actually predated the start of Sinatra's career, but in the case of the latter Sinatra provided what is arguably the definitive version of the Cole Potter classic and the song that in retrospect defined Frank Sinatra as the premier vocalist of the 20th century (sorry for the understatement). The zesty tone for the album is established with the opening track, "You Make Me Feel So Young," while other great tracks if you had to be picky would be "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and "Too Marvelous for Words." All of these songs give you the undeniable sense that Sinatra is just having a great time singing each and every one of them. Riddle's arrangements, done with a core rhythm section and a full orchestra, are the key to unlocking the door to musical greatness and are as fine as anything he ever did for Sinatra or anyone else. Part of the problem is that nobody really remembers what most of these songs sounded like before Riddle and Sinatra reworked them into the songs we know today. I may well change my mind tomorrow, but today I would make the case that "I've Got You Under My Skin" is the greatest Frank Sinatra song.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all, well done the previous reviewer for a perceptive tribute. Sinatra was a gifted actor, too, bringing a wide communicative talent to his singing - as they used to say 'when he sings a song it stays sung'. Love the way he uses his native New Jersey accent artfully, for a common touch effect. As for the album, if you ever cared about music you need this record like you need your next breath.
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This is a lovely cd and one of his best. His early work has more emotion and feeling than his later work.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. Boyd
Superb
This is a must have for anyones music collection - some of the best songs ever written. The arrangments are fantastic and Sinatra sings beautifully; this is an absolute classic. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Thurloxton Adam
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I bought the LP back in the 50s and wore it out through constant usage.The CD has replaced the LP and I am about to record a Sinatra cd tribute myself.
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I wanted this CD because it reminds me of a period in my life that I think was the best part so far. Read more
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Having looked at reviews of this and other Sinatra cd's I selected this on the advice of others and I thank them. Read more
Published 10 months ago by JayR
Songs for Swinging Lovers
We loved this first time around - all those years ago. And it says such a lot for Frank Sinatra's style, that we still love it just as much. Read more
Published 11 months ago by T. Stonehouse
A must for Sinatra fans
I bought this for an older friend. He loves it and says it has many essential Sinatra songs on one CD
Published 14 months ago by Michael Moloney
Best ever
Had this album when it came out as a 12" vinyl LP in 1957. In the 54 years since then I have never had as much satisfaction from a recording as this one. Read more
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