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Songs For Young Lovers & Swing Easy

(Capitol Records, 1954) Both 10-inch albums on one CD
Arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle
Produced by Voyle Gilmore
Young Lovers recorded November 5 & 6, 1953 in Hollywood
Swing Easy recorded April 7 and 19, 1954 in Hollywood
16 tracks / running time: 41.34 / Mono

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1. My Funny Valentine
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)

2. The Girl Next Door
(R. Blane/H. Martin)

3. Like Someone in Love
(J. Van Heusen/J. Burke)

4. I Get a Kick Out of You
(Cole Porter)

5. Little Girl Blue
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)

6. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin)

7. Violets For Your Furs
(M. Denis/T. Adair)

NOTE: According to Will Friedwald's definitive book on Sinatra's recordings, The Song Is You, some of these charts may have been written by George Siravo, who also arranged and conducted the Columbia album Sing & Dance With Frank Sinatra. (The original title used the word "Sing" instead of "Swing.")

Swing Easy

8. Just One of Those Things
(Cole Porter)

9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down
and Write Myself a Letter
(E.F. Ahlert/J. Young)

10. Sunday
(Miller/Krueger/Conn/Stein)

11. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(Barris/Moll/Koehler)

12. Taking a Chance on Love
(Duke/Latouche/Fetter)

13. Jeepers Creepers
(H. Warren/J. Mercer)

14. Get Happy
(T. Koehler/H. Arlen)

15. All of Me
(S. Simons/G. Marks)

These were Sinatra's first two Capitol albums (both 10-inchers), followed by his first 12-inch "concept" album, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.

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