Duets

by Frank Sinatra

Overview

As a marketing concept, Frank Sinatra's comeback album Duets was a complete success. A collection of Sinatra standards produced by Phil Ramone, the record wasn't a duets album in the conventional sense -- Sinatra never recorded in the studio with his partners. Instead, the other singers recorded their tracks separately, sometimes in different studios, and the two tracks were pasted together. In the case of several duet partners, including Bono and Barbara Streisand, this means they rely on camp as a way of making their performances interesting. Duets was a gigantic hit, rising to number two on the pop charts and selling over two million copies, becoming Sinatra's single most commercially successful record. The album was promoted as a piece of nostalgia, primarily to baby boomers but also to Generation X as a piece of kitsch. "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," essentially a solo performance introduced by an instrumental from saxophonist Kenny G, is a track in which the real emotional core of Sinatra's music is on display. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/02/1993
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0077778961123
Rank:	63014

Tracks

1. The Lady Is a Tramp
2. What Now, My Love?
3. I've Got a Crush on You
4. Summer Wind
5. Come Rain or Come Shine
6. Theme from New York, New York
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
8. You Make Me Feel So Young
9. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morni
10. I've Got the World on a String
11. Witchcraft
12. I've Got You Under My Skin
13. All the Way/One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Vocals
Liza Minnelli   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Kenny G   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Saxophone
Carly Simon   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bono   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Anita Baker   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Tony Bennett   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Barbra Streisand   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Luther Vandross   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gloria Estefan   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Julio Iglesias   Primary Artist,Vocals
Charles Aznavour   Primary Artist,Vocals
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Natalie Cole   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Charles Pollard   Primary Artist
Steve Lawrence   Primary Artist
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Harmonica
George Strait   Primary Artist
Tom Scott   Primary Artist,Woodwind,Saxophone
Jimmy Buffett   Primary Artist
Luis Miguel   Primary Artist
Juanito Marquez   Primary Artist
Lorrie Morgan   Primary Artist
Frank Sinatra, Jr.   Primary Artist
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist
Neil Diamond   Primary Artist
Jorge Casas   Primary Artist
Edwin Bonilla   Primary Artist
Tanya Tucker   Primary Artist
Paolo Jobim   Primary Artist
Lena Horne   Primary Artist
Eydie Gormé   Primary Artist
Chrissie Hynde   Primary Artist
Patti LaBelle   Primary Artist
Jon Secada   Primary Artist
Ed Calle   Primary Artist
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist
Luciano Pavarotti   Primary Artist
Joy Lyle   Violin
Mari Tsumura-Botnick   Violin
Michael Mathews   Celli
Gerry Wenner   Director
Jerry Williams   Percussion
James Thatcher   French Horn
Kevin Gondley   Director
Rafael Rismik   Violin
Diana Halprin   Violin
Haim Strum   Violin
Rick Gerding   Viola
Anne Karam   Celli,Cello
Charley Randazzo   Director
Irma Neumann   Violin
Dixie Blackstone   Violin
Ann Koons   Violin
Jorge Noriega   Vocals (Background)
Jim Ross   Viola
Kwihee Shambanari   Violin
Steven Becknell   French Horn
Karen Jones   Violin
Kwihee Shamban   Violin
Michael Ferril   Violin
Jennifer Woodward   Violin
Rene Mandel   Violin
Joe Porcaro   Percussion
Emil Richards   Percussion
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash   Trombone
Robin Ross   Viola
Harry Goodman   Violin
Alan DeVaritch   Viola
Gerry Vinci   Violin
Gordon Marron   Violin
Mari Botnick   Violin
Michael Matthews   Cello
Brian O'Connor   French Horn
Charlie Loper   Trombone
Ken Yerke   Violin
Gloria Strassner   Celli,Cello
Harold Wolf   Violin
Thomas "Snake" Johnson   Trombone
Earl Madison   Celli,Cello
Cynthia Morrow   Viola
Buell Neidlinger   Bass
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Dave Stone   Bass
Ann Atkinson   Bass
Carole Mukogawa   Viola
Christina Soule   Celli,Cello
Margaret Storer   Bass
Murray Adler   Violin
Nancy Stein-Ross   Celli,Cello
Bob O'Donnell, Jr.   Trumpet
Patricia Aiken   Violin
Bob Sanov   Violin
Joseph Goodman   Violin
Bette Byers   Violin
Ralph Morrison III   Violin
Rita Quintero   Vocals (Background)
Lew McCreary   Trombone
Phil Ramone   Piano
Rick Baptist   Trumpet
Ron Anthony   Guitar
Harry Shirinian   Viola
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Michael Melvoin   Piano,Keyboards
Gordon Marron Strings   Violin
George Roberts   Trombone
George Bohannon   Trombone
Kenneth Burward-Hoy   Harp,Viola
Harris Goldman   Violin
Tommy Johnson   Trombone
Don Palmer   Violin
Michael Markman   Violin
Jay Rosen   Violin
Jeff Hamilton   Drums
Gregg Field   Drums
Gene Cipriano   Woodwind,Saxophone
Warren Luening   Trumpet
George Bohanon   Trombone
Charlie Davis   Trumpet
Armen Ksadjikian   Celli,Cello
Bob Cooper   Woodwind,Saxophone
Charles Loper   Trombone
Gayle Levant   Harp
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Terry Trotter   Piano
Bill Miller   Piano
Miran Kojian   Violin
Dick Hyde   Trombone
Denyse Buffum   Viola
Arturo Sandoval   Soloist,Trumpet
Assa Drori   Violin
Gerald Vinci   Violin
Paul Viapiano   Guitar
Dorothy Remsen   Harp
Dick Mitchell   Woodwind,Saxophone
Patrick Williams   Director,Conductor,Musical Direction
Arni Egilsson   Bass
Conte Candoli   Trumpet
Jack Nimitz   Woodwind,Saxophone
Lanny Morgan   Woodwind,Saxophone
Chuck Berghofer   Bass,Rhythm Bass
Clay Ostwald   Keyboards
Frank Szabo   Trumpet
Brian Leonard   Violin
Patricia Johnson   Violin

Technical Credits

Al Schmitt   Engineer,Mixing
Hank Cattaneo   Producer
Roger Deller   Technical Assistance
Jay Sylvester   Assistant Engineer
Chie Masumoto   Production Coordination
Gilles Thibaut   Composer,Lyricist
Lewis Allen   Composer,Lyricist
Ricky Mintz   Producer
Denny Thomas   Technical Assistance
Mark Onks   Technical Assistance
Kevin Scott   Assistant Engineer
Bob Schwall   Technical Assistance
Tom Ketterer   Technical Assistance
David Marquette   Assistant Engineer
LeRoy Neiman   Paintings
Eric Schilling   Mixing,Engineer
Paolo Jobim   Introduction
Gerard Smereck   Engineer
Gustavo Pinto   Assistant Engineer
John Aquillino   Engineer
Mary Ralson   Assistant Engineer
Matt Ianiello   Technical Assistance
Richie Boisits   Technical Assistance
Ronald Alonzo Miller   Composer
Angel Vidal   Assistant Engineer
Brian Soucy   Assistant Engineer
Andy Blakelock   Assistant Engineer
Scott Lechner   Technical Assistance
Jennifer Monnar   Assistant Engineer
Maco Saboia   Engineer
T-Bone Demmar   Engineer
Jeff Minnich   Technical Assistance
Clyde "Whitey" Hoggan   Music Preparation
Mike Mazzetti   Assistant Engineer
Marcelo Moura   Assistant Engineer
Dave Allen   Technical Assistance
Pierre Delanoe   Composer,Lyricist
John Hechtman   Technical Assistance
Jim Giddens   Technical Assistance
Rick Southern   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Chris Wiggins   Assistant Engineer
Don Rubin   Executive Producer
Jay Healy   Engineer
Lena Horne   Duet
Edwin Bonilla   Introduction
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jorge Casas   Introduction
Ron Taylor   Engineer
Jim Caruana   Assistant Engineer
Barbra Streisand   Duet,Performer
David Foster   Producer
Neil Diamond   Duet
Aretha Franklin   Duet,Performer
Daniel Perito   Music Preparation
Charlie Paakkari   Engineer
Andy Engel   Illustrations
Paul Cartledge   Engineer
David Hall   Assistant Engineer
Henry Mayer   Composer
Bill Smith   Assistant Engineer
Jose Quintana   Vocal Producer
Michael Guerra   Technical Assistance
Darren Klein   Engineer
Steve King   Engineer
Hanson Hsu   Technical Assistance
Carlos Alvarez   Engineer
Ronald Miller   Composer,Lyricist
Sebastian Drys   Assistant Engineer
Todd Mobley   Assistant Engineer
Claudia Koal   Assistant
Eileen Malyszko   Producer
Susanne Marie Edgren   Production Coordination
Bill Bookheim   Engineer
Ben Keys   Assistant Engineer
Bucky Meadows   Technical Assistance
Gilbert Becaud   Composer
Gloria Estefan   Duet,Performer
Daren Klein   Engineer
Kurt Weill   Composer
Linda Ronstadt   Duet
Carl Sigman   Composer,Lyric Translation
Frank Sinatra, Jr.   Duet
Eddie Karam   Orchestra Manager
Scott Canto   Assistant Engineer
Paul Anka   Composer,Lyric Translation
Ted Koehler   Composer,Lyricist
Susanne Edgren   Production Coordination
Geraldo Fernandes de Souza, Jr.   Engineer
Neil Perry   Assistant Engineer
Liz Heller   Producer
Julie Borchard   Coordination
Bill Cavanaugh   Engineer
Ian Craigie   Assistant Engineer
Jodi Cohen   Design
John Patterson   Engineer
R.R. Harlan   Engineer
Bob Hillard   Composer,Lyricist
Eliot Weisman   Executive Producer
Jill Dell'Abate   Production Coordination
Willie Mannion   Assistant Engineer
Marc Blitzstein   Lyric Translation,Composer
Don Costa   Arranger
Carolyn Leigh   Composer,Lyricist
Mack Gordon   Composer,Lyricist
Charles Aznavour   Duet,Performer
Charles Koppelman   Executive Producer
Joe Soldo   Orchestra Manager
Roy Hendrickson   Engineer
Juanito Marquez   Introduction
Jule Styne   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Luis Miguel   Duet
Neal Hefti   Arranger
Nelson Riddle   Arranger
Phil Ramone   Producer
Niko Bolas   Engineer
Jimmy Buffett   Duet
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Quincy Jones   Arranger
Michael Couzzi   Engineer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Orlando Murden   Composer
Albert Hammond   Producer
Tom Scott   Duet
George Strait   Duet
George Massenburg   Engineer
Hans Bradtke   Composer,Lyricist
Heinz Meir   Composer
Marcelo Anez   Assistant Engineer
Sammy Cahn   Composer,Lyricist
Bart Howard   Composer,Lyricist
Alan Lindgren   Vocal Arrangement
Alan Bergman   Composer,Lyricist
Stevie Wonder   Duet
Bryan Carrigan   Assistant Engineer
Greg Mull   Assistant Engineer
Frank Foster   Arranger
Ed Rak   Engineer
Charles Dye   Engineer
Don Hahn   Engineer
Francisco Miranda   Assistant Engineer
Gregory Stone   Translation
George Gershwin   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Wild   Liner Notes
Ira Gershwin   Composer,Lyricist
Johnny Mandel   Arranger
Luther Vandross   Duet,Performer
Steve Lawrence   Duet
Steve Harrison   Engineer
Billy May   Arranger
Bono   Duet,Performer
Bruce Nazarian   Engineer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Duet,Introduction
Csaba Petocz   Engineer
Larry Walsh   Engineer
Frank Wolf   Engineer
Peter Doell   Assistant Engineer
Liza Minnelli   Duet,Performer
Bert Howard   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Malin   Orchestra Manager
Robert Friedrich   Assistant Engineer
Lorrie Morgan   Duet
Paul McKenna   Engineer
Terry Woodson   Music Preparation
Terry Paul   Editing
Ted Stein   Engineer
Gladys Knight   Duet
Bertolt Brecht   Composer,Lyricist
Andy Smith   Assistant Engineer
Bernie Becker   Engineer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Kenny G   Duet,Performer
Natalie Cole   Duet,Performer
Billy Byers   Arranger
Fred Ebb   Composer,Lyricist
Tom Hensley   Vocal Arrangement
Tom Young   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Tommy LiPuma   Producer,Vocal Producer
Kiko Cibrian   Vocal Producer
Anita Baker   Duet,Performer
Luciano Pavarotti   Duet
Willie Nelson   Duet
Dave Mann   Composer
Damian Rodriguez   Assistant Engineer
Claude Francois   Lyricist,Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Ed Calle   Introduction
Carly Simon   Duet,Performer
Carl Glanville   Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Earl Robinson   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Charles Pignone   Video Producer
John Blackburn   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Marquette   Assistant Engineer
Josef Myrow   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Reitzas   Engineer
Jay Landers   Executive Producer
John Richards   Engineer
Robert Hart   Assistant Engineer
Johnny Mercer   Composer,Lyricist,Lyric Translation
Scott Perry   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jon Secada   Duet
Sean Chambers   Assistant Engineer
Sebastian Krys   Assistant Engineer
Paul Barrett   Engineer
Patrick Williams   Arranger
Patti LaBelle   Duet
Troy Halderson   Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Andre Fischer   Producer
David Mann   Composer
John Kander   Composer
Julio Iglesias   Duet,Performer
Craig Brock   Assistant Engineer
Cole Porter   Composer,Lyricist
Chrissie Hynde   Duet
Jacques Revaux   Composer
Eydie Gormé   Duet
Larry Greenhill   Engineer
Tony Bennett   Duet,Performer
Frank Loesser   Composer,Lyricist
Tanya Tucker   Duet