On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Bill Miller – piano
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
- Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, James Williamson – tenor saxophone
- Mort Friedman – baritone saxophone
- Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
- Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
- George Roberts – bass trombone
- Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
- Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
- Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
- Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
- Kathryn Julye – harp
- Joe Comfort – bass
- Alvin Stoller – drums
- Irving Cottler – drums
- Frank Flynn – percussion
- Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
- Nelson Riddle – arrangements
- John Palladino – engineer
Track listing:
- You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
- It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
- You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
- You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
- Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
- Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
- Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
- Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
- I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
- We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
- Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
- Swingin’ Down the Lane – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
- Anything Goes – Cole Porter
- How About You – Frankie Lane, Ralph Freed
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