Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

by Frank Sinatra

Overview

After the ballad-heavy In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle returned to up-tempo, swing material with Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, arguably the vocalist's greatest swing set. Like Sinatra's previous Capitol albums, Songs for Swingin' Lovers! consists of reinterpreted pop standards, ranging from the ten-year-old "You Make Me Feel So Young" to the 20-year-old "Pennies From Heaven" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Sinatra is supremely confident throughout the album, singing with authority and joy. That joy is replicated in Riddle's arrangements, which manage to rethink these standards in fresh yet reverent ways. Working with a core rhythm section and a full string orchestra, Riddle writes scores that are surprisingly subtle. "I've Got You Under My Skin," with its breathtaking middle section, is a perfect example of how Sinatra works with the band. Both swing hard, stretching out the rhythms and melodies but never losing sight of the original song. Songs for Swingin' Lovers! never loses momentum. The great songs keep coming and the performances are all stellar, resulting in one of Sinatra's true classics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2016
Label:	Capitol / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602547628626
Rank:	5280

Tracks

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?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nelson Riddle   Guest Artist,Conductor
Alvin Stoller   Drums
Edgar Lustgarten   Cello
Paul Nero   Violin
Shorty Sherock   Trumpet
Nelson Riddle Orchestra   Orchestra
Babe Russin   Sax (Tenor)
Alvin Dinkin   Viola
Irving Cottler   Drums
Joe Comfort   Bass
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Ray Kramer   Cello
Felix Slatkin   Violin
Mickey Mangano   Trumpet
James Williamson   Reeds,Sax (Tenor)
Zeke Zarchy   Trumpet
Juan Tizol   Trombone
Jimmy Priddy   Trombone
Marshall Sosson   Violin
Milton Thomas   Viola
Walter Edelstein   Violin
Mischa Russell   Violin
Milt Bernhart   Trombone
Manny Klein   Trumpet
George Van Eps   Guitar
David Sterkin   Viola
Dick Noel   Trombone
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Trumpet
Paul Shure   Violin
Nathan Ross   Violin
Harry Bluestone   Violin
Bill Miller   Piano
Wilbur Schwartz   Reeds,Sax (Alto)
Eleanor Slatkin   Cello
Kathryn Julye   Harp
Cy Bernard   Cello
George Roberts   Trombone (Bass)
David Frisina   Violin
Harry Klee   Reeds,Sax (Alto)
Robert Gross   Violin
Dan Lube   Violin
Paul Tanner   Trombone
Frank Flynn   Drums,Percussion
Alex Beller   Violin
Paul Robyn   Viola
Ted Nash   Sax (Tenor)
Henry Hill   Violin
Francis Howard   Trombone
Samuel Cytron   Violin
Justin Gordon   Reeds,Sax (Tenor)
Warren Webb   Reeds
Alex Murray   Violin
Mahlon Clark   Reeds
Morton Friedman   Reeds,Sax (Baritone)
Ennio Bolognini   Cello
Harold Dicterow   Violin
Erno Neufeld   Violin
Victor Bay   Violin
John Best   Trumpet
Maxine Johnson   Viola
Robert Lawson   Reeds

Technical Credits

Burton Lane   Composer
Irving Kahal   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Frankie Laine   Composer
Carl Fischer   Composer
Voyle Gilmore   Producer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Josef Myrow   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nelson Riddle   Arranger
Pete Welding   Liner Notes
Pierre Norman   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Ralph Freed   Composer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Peter Norman   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Performer
Mack Gordon   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Mabel Wayne   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Pierre Norman Connor   Composer