The Columbia Years: 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Volume 1
▶ CD 2: Volume 2
▶ CD 3: Volume 3
▶ CD 4: Volume 4
▶ CD 5: Volume 5
▶ CD 6: Volume 6
▶ CD 7: Volume 7
▶ CD 8: Volume 8
▶ CD 9: Volume 9
▼ CD 10: Volume 10
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1Let’s Take an Old‐Fashioned Walk
lead vocals:
Doris Day (on 1949-05-06) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-05-06)
vocals:
Ken Lane Singers (on 1949-05-06)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1949-05-06)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (on 1949-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:02
2(Just One Way to Say) I Love You
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
(Just One Way to Say) I Love You (on 1949-05-06)
writer and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:33
3It All Depends on You
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-07-10)
conductor:
Hugo Winterhalter (on 1949-07-10)
arranger:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player), Sy Oliver and George Siravo
recording of:
It All Depends on You (on 1949-07-10)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
2:46
4Bye Bye Baby
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-07-10)
vocals:
The Pastels (US vocal group 1940's) (on 1949-07-10)
arranger:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) and George Siravo
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) (on 1949-07-10)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
2:40
5Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-07-10)
vocals:
The Pastels (US vocal group 1940's) (on 1949-07-10)
conductor:
Hugo Winterhalter (on 1949-07-10)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) (on 1949-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Marsala
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1949)
3:20
6Every Man Should Marry
conductor:
Hugo Winterhalter
arranger:
Hugo Winterhalter
recording of:
Every Man Should Marry (on 1949-07-14)
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
publisher:
Remick Music Corp.
3:08
7If I Ever Love Again
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-07-14)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1949-07-14)
double bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1949-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Terry Snyder (on 1949-07-14)
French horn:
Anthony Miranda (on 1949-07-14)
guitar:
Anthony Gottuso (Tony Gottuso, guitar) (on 1949-07-14)
harp:
Elaine Vito Ricci (on 1949-07-14)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-07-14)
saxophone:
Sidney Cooper (on 1949-07-14), Art Drelinger (on 1949-07-14), Irving Horowitz (on 1949-07-14) and Nuncio Mondello (on 1949-07-14)
viola:
Howard Kay (Violin player) (on 1949-07-14) and Isadore Zir (aka Isadore Zit viola player) (on 1949-07-14)
violin:
Frederick Buldrini (on 1949-07-14), Mac Ceppos (on 1949-07-14), Leo Kruczek (on 1949-07-14), Felix Orlewitz (on 1949-07-14), Sylvan Shulman (violinist) (on 1949-07-14) and Jack Zyde (on 1949-07-14)
background vocals:
The Double Daters (on 1949-07-14)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-07-14)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1949-07-14)
conductor:
Hugo Winterhalter (on 1949-07-14)
arranger:
Hugo Winterhalter (on 1949-07-14)
recording of:
If I Ever Love Again (on 1949-07-14)
writer:
Russ Carlyle (American bandleader and singer) and Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
publisher:
Roger Music, Inc.
3:05
8We’re Just a Kiss Apart
conductor:
Morris Stoloff
arranger:
Morris Stoloff
recording of:
Just a Kiss Apart (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) (on 1949-07-21)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
J.J. Robbins & Sons
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
3:06
9Every Man Should Marry
conductor:
Morris Stoloff
arranger:
Morris Stoloff
recording of:
Every Man Should Marry (on 1949-07-21)
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
publisher:
Remick Music Corp.
3:06
10The Wedding of Lili Marlene
conductor:
Morris Stoloff
arranger:
Morris Stoloff
recording of:
The Wedding of Lili Marlene (on 1949-07-21)
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Johnny Reine (songwriter)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp.
3:12
11That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1949-09-15)
conductor:
Jeff Alexander (composer) (on 1949-09-15)
arranger:
Jeff Alexander (composer)
cover recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun (on 1949-09-15)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:19
12Mad About You
conductor:
Jeff Alexander (composer)
arranger:
Jeff Alexander (composer)
recording of:
Mad About You (on 1949-09-15)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:16
13(On the Island of) Stromboli
conductor:
Jeff Alexander (composer)
arranger:
Jeff Alexander (composer)
recording of:
(On the Island of) Stromboli (on 1949-09-15)
writer:
Irving Taylor
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:19
14The Old Master Painter
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1949-10-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
The Old Master Painter (on 1949-10-30)
writer:
Haven Gillespie and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
2:27
15Why Remind Me
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Why Remind Me (on 1949-10-30)
lyricist:
Sis Willner Philbin
composer:
Doris Tauber
3:13
16Sorry
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1949-11-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Sorry (on 1949-11-08)
writer:
Buddy Pepper and Richard A. Whiting
3:04
17Sunshine Cake
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Sunshine Cake (on 1949-11-08)
writer:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
3:11
18(We’ve Got a) Sure Thing
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1949-11-08)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
(We’ve Got a) Sure Thing (on 1949-11-08)
writer:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
3:13
19God’s Country
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1950-01-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
God’s Country (on 1950-01-12)
writer:
Haven Gillespie and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:08
20Sheila
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Sheila (on 1950-01-12)
writer:
Christopher Robert Hayward, Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) and Robert B. Staver
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:19
21Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
choir vocals:
The Jeff Alexander Chorus (on 1950-01-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1950-01-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1950-01-12)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1950-01-12)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
2:40
22Kisses and Tears
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Kisses and Tears (on 1950-02-23)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
2:48
23When the Sun Goes Down
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
When the Sun Goes Down (on 1950-02-23)
writer:
Walter O’Keefe and Irvine Orton
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
3:05
24American Beauty Rose
trombone:
Will Bradley (US boogie woogie trombonist & bandleader) (on 1950-03-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1950-03-10)
conductor:
Mitch Miller (on 1950-03-10)
arranger:
Norman Leyden
recording of:
American Beauty Rose (on 1950-03-10)
writer:
Arthur Altman, Hal David and Redd Evans
publisher:
Jefferson Music Corp.
2:35
▶ CD 11: Volume 11
▶ CD 12: Volume 12

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Tony Sellari (graphic designer)
engineer and mastering:Harry Coster (Audiolab engineer)
Darcy Proper
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
associate executive producer:Ria Curley
executive producer:Jerry Shulman
producer:Didier C. Deutsch
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1993)
mastered at and engineered at:Sony Music Studio Operations in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6534153 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000284A [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q7726884 [info]