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Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953-1960
Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953-1960
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Artist: Frank Sinatra
Label: Capitol
Category: Music

List Price: $17.98
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You Save: $14.98 (83%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(76 reviews)
Sales Rank: 629

Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4

MPN: 23502
UPC: 724352350223
EAN: 0724352350223
ASIN: B0000479AV

Release Date: March 28, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Tracks:

  • I've Got The World On A String
  • I Get A Kick Out Of You
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • My Funny Valentine
  • Young At Heart
  • Someone To Watch Over Me
  • In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
  • I've Got You Under My Skin
  • You Make Me Feel So Young
  • It Happened in Monterey
  • Oh! Look At Me Now
  • Night And Day
  • Witchcraft
  • The Lady Is A Tramp
  • All The Way
  • Come Fly With Me
  • Put Your Dreams Away
  • One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  • Come Dance With Me
  • Nice 'N' Easy

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Amazon.com
Few would dispute that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest popular singers of the 20th century. His voice had distinct power and majesty, whether he was belting out a swinging dance number or softly crooning a tender ballad. When he was at his height, no one could touch him, and the songs collected on Classic Sinatra showcase the range of his talent. Recorded during his memorable run for Capitol Records in the 1950s, the songs here are more than just his best, they're often the definitive recordings: "I Get a Kick out of You," "Young at Heart," "Witchcraft," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "In the Wee Small Hours," and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Like almost everything Sinatra recorded during this period, there isn't a dud to be found, which makes Classic Sinatra a perfect introduction to the work of this truly great talent. --Robert Burrow


Customer Reviews:   Read 71 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars DADDYS SONGS   September 9, 2008
MY DAD JUST LOVED FRANK SINATRA. FOR FATHERS DAY I HAD BOUGHT HIM THIS CD AND A FEW OTHERS. HE REALLY ENJOYED IT.

I NOW, ENJOY HIS CD'S AND REMEMBER HIM SINGING ALONG TO HIS FAVORITE SONGS.



5 out of 5 stars Frank Sinatra Fan   September 1, 2008
I am a huge fan of Frank sinatra and recommend this Cd to everyone who is a fan.


5 out of 5 stars RYE   June 24, 2008
THIS WAS A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR MY 91 YEAR OLD DAD.
WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY?



2 out of 5 stars Just a Pretty Face   May 27, 2008
  38 out of 73 found this review helpful

Look at that mug! Is that the face that launched a thousand hot rods and toppled the towers of Vegas?

Don't mind me, folks. I'm the guy who gave negative reviews to the Da Vinci Code, Glen Gould, 300, and the King James Bible. I'm either a kneejerk liberal or a rabid right-winger, depending on which you execrate most. But the proof of what a whacko I must be is that I can't stand Frank Sinatra. I have been known to drop milk bottles and rush out of supermarkets when the oily sound of his voice comes over the speakers. I once grabbed a casette of Sinatra out of the hands of the captain of a Portuguese freighter sailing from Newark to Lisbon, and tossed the accursed thing into the Atlantic. The captain literally had the power to make me walk the plank, but he'd played Frankie three times in a row! There are limits!

Sinatra could sing in tune most of the time, which put him a step closer to music than Tony Bennett, but whoever got the notion of calling him a jazz singer? Where's the jazz phrasing? Where are the blues, the soul, the deep dregs of life? You wanna hear jazz singing, listen to Chet Baker or Billie Holliday, or even Mel Torme! Sinatra was a pop singer, and no number of Playboy subscribers could vote him into jazz.

So if he wasn't a singer, what was he? An image. A vicarious trip into arrogant nastiness. The bad boy someone's mama was afraid she'd be attracted to. Lord, if You promise me that there'll be no Sinatra on the sound systems of Heaven, I'll reform my agnostic ways and rejoin my church choir.

Now let's see how many "unhelpful" votes one review can get in a day.



5 out of 5 stars Frank Rocks!   May 17, 2008
I love this cd but my husband would rather it had a few more hit songs.


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