Capitol Collectors Series: Frank Sinatra [IMPORT]

Capitol Collectors Series, Frank Sinatra

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1989)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UV3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,538 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Walking Behind You - Frank Sinatra,

2. I've Got the World on a String

3. From Here to Eternity

4. South of the Border - Billy May, Billy May, Frank Sinatra

5. Young at Heart

6. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

7. Three Coins in the Fountain

8. Melody of Love - Ray Anthony, Ray Anthony, Frank Sinatra

9. Learnin' the Blues

10. Same Old Saturday Night

11. Love and Marriage

12. (Love Is) The Tender Trap

13. (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know

14. Hey! Jealous Lover - Frank Sinatra

15. Can I Steal a Little Love

16. All the Way

17. Chicago

18. Witchcraft - Nelson Riddle, Frank Sinatra

19. High Hopes

20. Nice 'N' Easy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another example of the Chairman's brilliance, February 20, 2001

By A Customer

While no individual CD can come even remotely close to covering Sinatra's career, or even his stint with a specific label for that matter, if you are looking for one solid CD by Frank Sinatra, this would be a good one. Though most of the arrangements here are by Nelson Riddle, the best arrangement on this album is by the amazing Billy May with his orchestration of "South of the Border." Also, there are some amazing slow ballads in here including "From Here to Eternity," "Don't worry 'Bout Me," and "Melody of Love" which was orchestrated by Ray Anthony. Throw in other Sinatra standards such as "Chicago" and "High Hopes" and you have an excellent collection, although, once again, far from a complete one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not As Comprehensive As Some Of The Others In The Series, August 19, 2007

By	A Customer - See all my reviews

The Capitol Collectors Series is one of the finest such compilations available, covering most of the major artists to have recorded with that label, founded by Johnny Mercer, over the years.

But I have to agree with some of the other reviewers who feel that producer Ron Furmanek could have used just a bit more imagination when putting this one together. Unlike, say, The Four Preps, Kay Starr, and Ray Anthony, each with substantially less hits for the label, Sinatra registered close to 40 hit singles during his years there from 1953 to 1961.

The problem is, for the most part, the ones included here, great as they are, have been part and parcel of countless other Sinatra albums, with the possible exceptions of tracks 1, 8, 15, and 19.

Real collectors would have given their eye teeth to have seen the following Capitol hits, which are extremely hard to find outside of expensive box sets: Flowers Mean Forgiveness - # 21 in early 1956; Your Sensational - # 52 in summer 1956; You're Cheatin' Yourself (If You're Cheatin' On Me) - # 25 in summer 1957; Mr. Success - # 41 in late 1958; Ol' MacDonald - # 25 in late 1960 - all with Nelson Riddle.

The sound reproduction is, as is the case with all in the series, excellent, and in addition to two pages of liner notes written by Denise Cox, you get a full discography of the contents.

For the young set wishing to experience Sinatra at his commercial 1950s best, this is the perfect one to start with. For old collectors like me we can only wish that a bit more thought and research had gone into the effort back in 1989.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FRANK's TEETH, March 23, 2002

By	ALAIN ROBERT (ST-HUBERT,QUEBEC) - See all my reviews

Okay baby,the cover photo was embellished by a computer,and yesterday you told me you wanted at least a sample of SINATRA's CAPITOL singles because the complete singles collection is too expensive.I have found it for you,this is it.You have signatures songs:I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING,SOUTH OF THE BORDER,HIGH HOPES;you have singles not available on albums:HEY JEALOUS LOVER,MELODY OF LOVE,DON'T WORRY'BOUT ME;you have a few chat before a few songs;you have excellent liner notes.Now since you are satisfied in every way,can we make love peacefully?Did i tell you that my girlfriend's name was KAY?Now you know.