Songs for Young Lovers/Swing Easy!

March 2010 Week 5
This CD pairs the first two 10-inch records Sinatra recorded for Capitol. In 1955, full-length albums by popular singing stars were still few and far between. These two platters marked the beginning of Sinatra’s phenomenally successful relationship with conductor-arranger Nelson Riddle, and presaged the “concept albums” that would become such an important part of Sinatra’s Capitol period. Songs for Young Lovers includes such romantic numbers as “My Funny Valentine” and “I Get a Kick Out of You,” while Swing Easy offers up danceable versions of “All of Me,” “Just One of Those Things,” and others. Sinatra sounds great, and there’s magic galore in these grooves. –Dan Epstein

Frank Sinatra
Audio CD (August 15, 1995)
Original Release Date: 1955
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: EMI Europe Generic

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Track Listing
1. My Funny Valentine
2. Girl Next Door
3. Foggy Day
4. Like Someone in Love
5. I Get a Kick Out of You
6. Little Girl Blue
7. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
8. Violets for Your Furs
9. Just One of Those Things
10. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)
11. Sunday
12. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
13. Taking a Chance on Love
14. Jeepers Creepers
15. Get Happy
16. All of Me