Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 The Complete Recordings [1993] (12 x CD's)

 

FRANK SINATRA

Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 The Complete Recordings [1993] (12 x CD's)

Sinatra sits atop the pantheon of popular artists who have transcended time and space with a gift that is both pure and timeless. There are precious few who can even approach the man as a singer.

This 1993 12 x CD's box set contains all of Frank's studio recordings with Columbia, and comes with a hard cover book. The recordings were taken from the vinyl stamping plates and digitally remastered so that it sounds as clean as magnetic tape. I've heard people say that Frank sounded too young in the early years, but I think by about 1946 he sounded as good as he did with Capital. And even the early stuff sounds great by any other performer's standard. Each CD averages about 73 minutes. It's also sometimes said that Frank's early stuff was geared at the teen market and was too schmaltzy, but I think that may have been true of some of his Dorsey material, but not this. In fact Frank re-recorded many of the Columbia songs with different arrangements with Capital and even Reprise. 

These 285 songs are before Frank got his swagger at Capitol (1953-1962). The songs here are not played on the oldies radio stations, and even if you're a longtime Frank fan, you may well never have heard any of these songs. But don't worry about that, it only adds to the pleasure of this set. Frank here is age 28-37. His voice is youthful, he sings the songs straight as an arrow, mostly ballads but a few uptempo numbers. Lots of strings and muted horns, hardly any drums. These songs sound like they're from a different time (which they are). But it all comes back to that rich, warm voice, and it was never any better than here. Frank's Capitol output is generally classified as his "best" era, but to many hardcore Frank fans like me, his Columbia era is even better, and I find myself listening to these more than the Capitol songs. There is much to celebrate in these recordings. (Amazon)

Sinatra sits atop the pantheon of popular artists who have transcended time and space with a gift that is both pure and timeless. There are precious few who can even approach the man as a singer.

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Track Lists

CD01

01 Close To You 3:20

02 You'll Never Know 3:06

03 Sunday, Monday Or Always 3:18

04 If You Please 2:57

05 People Will Say We're In Love 3:25

06 Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' 2:58

07 I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night 2:55

08 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 3:16

09 The Music Stopped 3:01

10 If You Are But A Dream 3:06

11 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) 2:46

12 There's No You 3:29

13 White Christmas 3:25

14 I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream Of Me) 3:10

15 I Begged Her 3:02

16 What Makes The Sunset? 2:57

17 I Fall In Love Too Easily 3:16

18 Nancy (With The Laughing Face) 3:22

19 Cradle Song 3:09

20 Ol' Man River 4:03

21 Stormy Weather 4:16

22 The Charm Of You 2:59

CD02

01 Embraceable You 3:19

02 When Your Lover Has Gone 2:55

03 Kiss Me Again 2:48

04 (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way 3:22

05 My Melancholy Baby 3:10

06 Where Or When 3:16

07 All The Things You Are 3:03

08 Mighty Lak' A Rose 3:26

09 I Should Care 3:03

10 Homesick -- That's All 3:25

11 Dream (When You're Feeling Blue) 3:05

12 A Friend Of Yours 3:04

13 Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day) 3:09

14 Over The Rainbow 3:19

15 You'll Never Walk Alone 3:28

16 If I Loved You 3:07

17 Lily Belle 3:32

18 Don't Forget Tonight, Tomorrow 3:06

19 I've Got A Home In That Rock 3:13

20 Jesus Is A Rock In The Weary Land 3:22

21 Stars In Your Eyes 2:47

22 My Shawl 3:15

CD03

01 Someone To Watch Over Me 3:22

02 You Go To My Head 3:02

03 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 3:10

04 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) 2:47

05 The House I Live In (That's America To Me) 3:20

06 Day By Day 3:12

07 Nancy (With The Laughing Face) 3:22

08 You Are Too Beautiful 3:03

09 America The Beautiful 2:33

10 Silent Night, Holy Night 3:16

11 The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young) 3:01

12 I Only Have Eyes For You 3:13

13 The Old School Teacher 3:14

14 Just An Old Stone House 3:18

15 Full Moon And Empty Arms 3:15

16 Oh, What It Seemed To Be 3:01

17 I Have But One Heart (O Marenariello) 3:15

18 (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance 3:13

19 Why Shouldn't I? 2:55

20 Try A Little Tenderness 3:11

21 Paradise 2:40

22 All Through The Day 3:03

23 One Love 2:45

24 Two Hearts Are Better Than One 2:52

25 How Cute Can You Be? 2:42

CD04

01 From This Day Forward 3:04

02 Where Is My Bess? 2:58

03 Begin The Beguine 2:58

04 Something Old, Something New 2:55

05 They Say It's Wonderful 3:07

06 That Old Black Magic 2:35

07 The Girl That I Marry 3:06

08 I Fall In Love With You Ev'ry Day 2:45

09 How Deep Is The Ocean (How Blue Is The Sky) 2:58

10 Home On The Range 3:14

11 The Song Is You 3:25

12 Soliloquy (Pts 1&2) 7:59

13 Somewhere In The Night 3:07

14 Could'ja? 2:29

15 Five Minutes More 2:37

16 The Things We Did Last Summer 3:18

17 You'll Know When It Happens 2:55

18 This Is The Night 3:17

19 The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil) 2:32

20 Among My Souvenirs 3:18

21 I Love You 2:43

22 September Song 3:09

23 Blue Skies 2:30

24 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 3:23

CD05

01 Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful) 2:39

02 Lost In The Stars 3:19

03 Jingle Bells 2:36

04 Falling In Love With Love 2:48

05 Hush-A-Bye Island 3:22

06 So They Tell Me 3:26

07 There's No Business Like Show Business 3:21

08 (Once Upon) A Moonlight Night 3:07

09 Strange Music 3:02

10 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) 3:22

11 The Music Stopped 3:03

12 Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us 3:13

13 Time After Time 3:12

14 It's The Same Old Dream 3:08

15 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry 3:08

16 None But The Lonely Heart 3:36

17 The Brooklyn Bridge 2:38

18 I Believe 3:05

19 I Got A Gal I Love (In North And South Dakota) 2:45

20 The Dum-Dot Song (I Put A Penny In The Gum Slot) 2:59

21 All Of Me 2:37

22 It's All Up To You 2:52

23 My Romance 3:22

CD06

01 Always 3:11

02 I Want To Thank Your Folks 3:13

03 That's How Much I Love You 3:12

04 You Can Take My Word For It, Baby 2:33

05 Sweet Lorraine 3:11

06 Always 2:57

07 I Concentrate On You 3:07

08 My Love For You 2:54

09 Mam'selle 3:23

10 Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back 2:47

11 Stella By Starlight 3:23

12 There But For You Go I 3:08

13 Almost Like Being In Love 2:44

14 Tea For Two 3:18

15 My Romance 3:18

16 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 2:50

17 Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) 2:58

18 The Stars Will Remember (So Will I) 3:19

19 It All Came True 2:34

20 That Old Feeling 3:17

21 If I Had You 3:09

22 The Nearness Of You 2:43

23 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 3:04

CD07

01 But Beautiful 3:14

02 A Fellow Needs A Girl 3:13

03 So Far 3:11

04 It All Came True 2:54

05 Can't You Just See Yourself? 3:00

06 You're My Girl 3:11

07 All Of Me 2:46

08 I'll Make Up For Ev'rything 2:58

09 Strange Music 3:15

10 Laura 3:15

11 Night And Day 3:41

12 My Cousin Louella 3:07

13 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye 3:09

14 S'posin' 2:48

15 Just For Now 3:01

16 None But The Lonely Heart 3:25

17 The Night We Called It A Day 3:23

18 The Song Is You 3:18

19 What'll I Do? 3:08

20 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) 3:17

21 (I Offer You The Moon) Señorita 2:47

22 The Music Stopped 2:57

CD08

01 Mean To Me 3:19

02 Spring Is Here 2:46

03 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) 3:03

04 When You Awake 3:18

05 It Never Entered My Mind 3:37

06 I've Got A Crush On You 3:19

07 Body And Soul 3:22

08 I'm Glad There Is You 3:09

09 I Went Down To Virginia 3:12

10 If I Only Had A Match 3:13

11 If I Steal A Kiss 3:17

12 Autumn In New York 3:17

13 Everybody Loves Somebody 3:18

14 A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing (Pt.1) 3:26

15 A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing (Pt.2) 3:08

16 Ever Homeward 3:31

17 But None Like You 3:12

18 Catana 3:15

19 Why Was I Born? 2:53

20 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 3:28

21 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 3:04

22 White Christmas 3:19

23 For Every Man There's A Woman 2:48

CD09

01 Help Yourself To My Heart 3:17

02 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:35

03 If I Forget You 3:14

04 Where Is The One? 2:50

05 When Is Sometime? 2:45

06 It Only Happens When I Dance With You 3:20

07 A Fella With An Umbrella 2:34

08 Nature Boy 3:21

09 Sunflower 2:56

10 Once In Love With Amy 2:57

11 Once In Love With Amy 3:03

12 Why Can't You Behave? 3:20

13 Bop! Goes My Heart 3:07

14 Comme Ci Comme Ca 2:56

15 No Orchids For My Lady 2:41

16 While The Angelus Was Ringing (Les Trois Cloches) 2:48

17 If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon 2:48

18 Kisses And Tears 2:47

19 Some Enchanted Evening 3:09

20 Bali Ha'i 3:18

21 The Right Girl For Me 3:08

22 Night After Night 3:08

23 The Huckle-Buck 3:03

24 It Happens Every Spring 3:01

CD10

01 Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk 3:02

02 (Just One Way To Say) I Love You 2:32

03 It All Depends On You 2:45

04 Bye Bye Baby 2:40

05 Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) 3:20

06 Every Man Should Marry 3:07

07 If I Ever Love Again 3:04

08 We're Just A Kiss Apart 3:06

09 Every Man Should Marry 3:06

10 The Wedding Of Lili Marlene 3:11

11 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 3:19

12 Mad About You 3:16

13 (On The Island Of) Stromboli 3:19

14 The Old Master Painter 2:27

15 Why Remind Me 3:12

16 Sorry 3:03

17 Sunshine Cake 3:11

18 (We've Got A) Sure Thing 3:13

19 God's Country 3:07

20 Sheila 3:19

21 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy 2:39

22 Kisses And Tears 2:47

23 When The Sun Goes Down 3:04

24 American Beauty Rose 2:34

CD11

01 Peachtree Street 3:13

02 Should I (Reveal) 2:26

03 You Do Something To Me 2:35

04 Lover 2:41

05 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) 2:31

06 It's Only A Paper Moon 1:58

07 My Blue Heaven 2:28

08 The Continental 2:35

09 Goodnight Irene 2:54

10 Dear Little Boy Of Mine 2:46

11 Life Is So Peculiar 2:11

12 Accidents Will Happen 3:01

13 One Finger Melody 2:42

14 Remember Me In Your Dreams 2:34

15 If Only She'd Looked My Way 2:50

16 London By Night 3:12

17 Meet Me At The Copa 3:13

18 Come Back To Sorrento (Torna A Surriento) 2:17

19 April In Paris 2:46

20 I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest 2:44

21 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) 3:11

22 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 2:38

23 Take My Love 3:21

24 I Am Loved 2:28

25 You Don't Remind Me 2:52

26 Love Means Love 3:05

27 Cherry Pies Ought To Be You 2:20

CD12

01 Faithful 3:15

02 You're The One 3:04

03 There's Something Missing 3:20

04 Hello, Young Lovers 3:35

05 We Kiss In A Shadow 3:37

06 I Whistle A Happy Tune 2:31

07 I'm A Fool To Want You 2:58

08 Love Me 3:11

09 Mama Will Bark 2:57

10 It's A Long Way (From Your House To My House) 2:46

11 Castle Rock 2:35

12 Farewell, Farewell To Love 2:56

13 Deep Night 3:18

14 A Good Man Is Hard To Find 2:58

15 I Could Write A Book 2:44

16 I Hear A Rhapsody 3:06

17 Walking In The Sunshine 2:44

18 My Girl 2:26

19 Feet Of Clay 2:59

20 Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home 2:31

21 Luna Rossa (Blushing Moon) 2:43

22 The Birth Of The Blues 3:30

23 Azure-Te (Paris Blues) 2:36

24 Tennessee Newsboy (The Newsboy Blues) 2:36

25 Bim Bam Baby 2:23

26 Why Try To Change Me Now 2:49

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