March 2010 Week 4
When critics refer to Sinatra’s Capitol albums, their highest praise is usually reserved for the dark melancholy of Wee Small Hours or Only the Lonely. But the upbeat “Swinging” records should not be ignored. Probably the finest of these albums is Come Fly with Me. The first of Sinatra’s albums with arranger Billy May (whose arrangements have been overshadowed by Nelson Riddle’s), Fly is the conceptual equal of Lonely-a carefree, romantic musical travelogue. From the opening invitation–one of Sinatra’s most rollicking vocals–to the tender invocations of “Autumn in New York” and “April in Paris,” and the serene seductiveness of “Moonlight in Vermont,” Sinatra personified the modern traveler–jaunty, cosmopolitan, irrefutably cool. –Steven Mirkin
Frank Sinatra
Audio CD (September 8, 1998)
Original Release Date: 1957
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
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TRACK LISTING
1. Come Fly With Me (1998 Digital Remaster)
2. Around The World (1998 Digital Remaster)
3. Isle Of Capri (1998 Digital Remaster)
4. Moonlight In Vermont (1998 Digital Remaster)
5. Autumn In New York (1998 Digital Remaster)
6. On The Road To Mandalay (1998 Digital Remaster)
7. Let’s Get Away From It All (1998 Digital Remaster)
8. April In Paris (1998 Digital Remaster)
9. London By Night (1998 Digital Remaster)
10. Brazil (1998 Digital Remaster)
11. Blue Hawaii (1998 Digital Remaster)
12. It’s Nice To Go Trav’ling (1998 Digital Remaster)
13. Chicago (1998 Digital Remaster)
14. South Of The Border (1998 Digital Remaster)
15. I Love Paris (1998 Digital Remaster)
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