EMI Records will release the first ever Frank Sinatra compilation combining songs from his Capitol Records and Reprise years in November.
Frank Sinatra
The Sinatra family now has control over Frank’s entire catalogue and is continuing to re-establish and repackage the albums for future generations.
‘Sinatra: Best of the Best’ is the next release.
Frank’s children Tina, Frank Jr and Nancy now run the estate. Tina Sinatra recalls going tow work with her Dad. “I remember his command, it was palpable, you could feel the energy in the room. It was like this vacuum of power, all eyes were always on him. It was very similar to seeing him on stage,” she said.
Frank Sinatra, Jr. also went to “the office” with his father. “There was a tremendous level of excitement-air of expectation-every time he recorded. Everyone knew they were making the best records around. How could they miss? They had the best singer, best arrangers, best musicians, best engineers, and the best studios in town,” he said.
Nancy Sinatra, a pop star also in her day says, “I came to sessions whenever I could. We would go to dinner at the Villa Capri and then we would drive to Capitol. Attending record sessions at Capitol was like going to a concert today-it was the hottest ticket that you could get your hands on; it was fantastic. It was great for him to have a small audience in the room and everything was live. The orchestra was in the room and everybody as a result of that did their best. There was magic in those studios and that building.”
‘Best of the Best’ will include the long out of print Sinatra live album ‘Live In Seattle’.
‘Sinatra: Best Of The Best’ will be released on November 11, 2011.
Sinatra: Best of the Best (CD; digital)
1. I’ve Got The World On A String
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Young At Heart
4. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
5. Love And Marriage
6. You Make Me Feel So Young
7. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
8. The Lady Is A Tramp
9. Witchcraft
10. All The Way
11. Come Fly With Me
12. Angel Eyes
13. Nice ‘N’ Easy
14. Night And Day
15. The Way You Look Tonight
16. My Kind Of Town
17. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
18. It Was A Very Good Year
19. Strangers In The Night
20. Summer Wind
21. That’s Life
22. My Way
23. Theme From New York, New York
Sinatra: Best of the Best (2CD; digital) CD2 – IN CONCERT Live In Seattle (out-of-print)
1. Introduction/You Make Me Feel So Young
2. It Happened In Monterey
3. At Long Last Love
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. Just One Of Those Things
6. A Foggy Day
7. The Lady Is A Tramp
8. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
9. I Won’t Dance
10. Sinatra Dialogue
11. When Your Lover Has Gone
12. Violets For Your Furs
13. My Funny Valentine
14. Glad To Be Unhappy
15. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
16. (Love Is) The Tender Trap
17. Hey! Jealous Lover
18. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
19. Oh! Look At Me Now
