Frank Sinatra Ultimate Sinatra ( 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 06-06-2015

2015 EU issue pressed on 180g vinyl 2LP+ download + bonustrack

In celebration of Frank Sinatra’s centennial year, a new, 24-track career-spanning collection of the entertainment icon’s timeless music has been compiled and presented as a 180g 2LP-set. Ultimate Sinatra presents key recordings spanning the Chairman of the Board’s recordings for Columbia, Capitol and Reprise, together for the first time.

Ultimate Sinatra brims with 24 stellar recordings representing a cross-section of Sinatra’s unparalleled recording career. Led by “All Or Nothing At All,” the collection is stacked with standouts, including “I’ll Never Smile Again” (1940), “I’ve Got The World On A String” (1953), “In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning” (1955), “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (1956), “Come Fly With Me” (1957), “The Way You Look Tonight” (1964), “Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)” (1964), “Strangers In The Night” (1966), “My Way” (1968), and “Theme From New York, New York” (1979), among many more.

Tracks: (2LP)
A1 All Or Nothing At All   
A2 I'll Never Smile Again   
A3 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)   
A4 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)   
A5 I've Got The World On A String   
A6 Young At Heart   

B1 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning   
B2 Learnin' The Blues   
B3 Love And Marriage   
B4 I've Got You Under My Skin   
B5 Witchcraft   
B6 All The Way   

C1 Come Fly With Me   
C2 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)   
C3 The Way You Look Tonight   
C4 My Kind Of Town   
C5 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)   
C6 It Was A Very Good Year   

D1 Strangers In The Night   
D2 Summer Wind   
D3 That's Life   
D4 My Way   
D5 Theme From New York, New York   
D6 Put Your Dreams Away

The defining voice of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra enjoyed a legendary recording career that spanned six decades, beginning with his earliest session in 1939 and culminating with his last in 1993, for his world-renowned, multi-platinum Duets and Duets II albums. All of Ultimate Sinatra’s configurations open with “All Or Nothing At All,” recorded with Harry James and his Orchestra on August 31, 1939 during Sinatra’s first studio session. With that star-making session, Sinatra embarked on a three-year run of nearly 100 big band recordings with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras, followed by more than 50 years of sessions for Columbia (1943-1952), Capitol (1953-1962; 1993-1994), and his own Reprise label (1960-1988).

Asked late in his career to name a favorite song or album, Sinatra said, “I’ve sung and recorded so many wonderful songs over the years, it would be impossible to name one in particular as my favorite. Many of them are special to me for one reason or another. It’s difficult to pick a favorite album. The ones that stick in my mind are Only The Lonely, Wee Small Hours, and Come Fly With Me because I think the orchestrator’s work and my work came together so well.”

Throughout 2015, the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth (December 12, 1915) will be commemorated around the world with a new stage show, prestigious exhibitions, music, video and book releases, special partnerships, major television and film events along with a host of independent tributes and concerts.