Come Fly With Me

by Frank Sinatra

Overview

Constructed around a light-hearted travel theme, Come Fly With Me, Frank Sinatra's first project with arranger Billy May, was a breezy change of pace from the somber Where Are You. From the first swinging notes of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen's "Come Fly With Me" -- which is written at Sinatra's request -- it's clear that the music on the collection is intended to be fun. Over the course of the album, Sinatra and May travel around the world in song, performing standards like "Moonlight in Vermont" and "April in Paris," as well as humorous tunes like "Isle of Capri" and "On the Road to Mandalay." May's signature bold, brassy arrangements give these songs a playful, carefree, nearly sarcastic feel, but never is the approach less than affectionate. In fact, Come Fly With Me is filled with varying moods and textures, as it moves from boisterous swing numbers to romantic ballads, and hitting any number of emotions in between. There may be greater albums in Sinatra's catalog, but few are quite as fun as Come Fly With Me. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/1998
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0724349608726

Tracks

1. Come Fly with Me
2. Around the World
3. Isle of Capri
4. Moonlight in Vermont
5. Autumn in New York
6. On the Road to Mandalay
7. Let's Get Away from It All
8. April in Paris
9. London by Night
10. Brazil
11. Blue Hawaii
12. It's Nice to Go Trav'ling
13. Chicago
14. South of the Border
15. I Love Paris

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Vocals
Billy May & His Orchestra   Orchestra
Nelson Riddle   Conductor
Billy May   Conductor

Technical Credits

Jimmy Kennedy   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Billy May & His Orchestra   Orchestration
Vernon Duke   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Voyle Gilmore   Producer
Carroll Coates   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nelson Riddle   Arranger
Pete Welding   Liner Notes
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Michael Carr   Composer
Ary Barroso   Composer
Harold Adamson   Composer
Billy May   Arranger
Larry Walsh   Remastering
Fred Fisher   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Will Grosz   Composer
Oley Speaks   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Jim Jonson   Illustrations
Rudyard Kipling   Composer
Wilhelm Grosz   Composer