Ultimate Sinatra


Ultimate Sinatra is a 2015 compilation album by American singer Frank Sinatra released specifically to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of his birth. The collection consists of songs recorded from 1939 to 1979 during his sessions for Columbia Records, Capitol Records, and Reprise Records. The 4-CD set consists of 100 songs, plus a never before released bonus track of a rehearsal recording of "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the musical Oklahoma! This edition also features an 80-page booklet with a new essay by Sinatra historian and author Charles Pignone, as well as rare photos and quotes from Sinatra, his family members and key collaborators.
A single-disc version also was released, consisting of 24 tracks from the box set plus an exclusive alternate studio take of "Just In Time." The Australian 2-CD edition adds a complete, previously unreleased recording of Sinatra's December 1961 concert at Sydney Stadium. The American release truncates the Sydney show.

Track listing

Box set edition

Disc one

  1. "All or Nothing at All" – 2:58
  2. "I'll Never Smile Again" – 3:10
  3. "Street of Dreams" – 2:41
  4. "You'll Never Know" – 3:01
  5. "If You Are But a Dream" – 3:01
  6. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" – 3:04
  7. "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" – 3:13
  8. "Oh, What It Seemed to Be" – 2:59
  9. "Five Minutes More" —arr. by Stordahl – 2:35
  10. "Time After Time" – 3:08
  11. "Night and Day" – 3:39
  12. "The Song Is You" – 3:21
  13. "I'm a Fool to Want You" – 2:55
  14. "The Birth of the Blues" – 3:28
  15. "Why Try to Change Me Now?" – 2:50
  16. "I've Got the World on a String" – 2:11
  17. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" – 3:08
  18. "My Funny Valentine" – 2:31
  19. "They [Can't Take That Away from Me]" – 1:58
  20. "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 2:55
  21. "Young at Heart" – 2:52
  22. "Last Night When We Were Young" – 3:17
  23. "Three [Coins in the Fountain (song)|Three Coins in the Fountain]" – 3:07
  24. "Just [One of Those Things (song)|Just One of Those Things]" – 3:14
  25. "All of Me" – 2:08
  26. "Someone to Watch Over Me" – 2:57
  27. "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" – 3:42

    Disc two

  28. "This Love of Mine" – 3:33
  29. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – 3:00
  30. "Learnin' the Blues" – 3:04
  31. "Love and Marriage" – 2:37
  32. "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" – 2:58
  33. "Love Is Here to Stay" – 2:42
  34. "You Make Me Feel So Young" – 2:57
  35. "Memories of You" – 2:53
  36. "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 3:43
  37. "Too Marvelous for Words" – 2:29
  38. "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" – 2:40
  39. "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" – 3:25
  40. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" – 2:27
  41. "The Lady Is a Tramp" – 3:14
  42. "From This Moment On" – 3:50
  43. "Laura" – 3:28
  44. "Where Are You?" – 3:30
  45. "Witchcraft" – 2:53
  46. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" – 3:39
  47. "All the Way" – 2:52
  48. "Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:32
  49. "Come Fly with Me" – 3:16
  50. "Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)" – 3:13
  51. "Angel Eyes" – 3:43
  52. "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" – 4:00

    Disc three

  53. "Only the Lonely" – 4:10
  54. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" – 4:23
  55. "Something's Gotta Give" – 2:38
  56. "Come Dance with Me" – 2:31
  57. "Here's That Rainy Day" – 3:34
  58. "A Cottage for Sale" – 3:16
  59. "High Hopes" – 2:42
  60. "The Nearness of You" – 2:43
  61. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 2:14
  62. "Nice 'n' Easy" – 2:45
  63. "(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young" – 3:48
  64. "In the [Still of the Night (1937 song)|In the Still of the Night]" – 3:25
  65. "The Second Time Around" – 3:03
  66. "Without a Song" – 3:39
  67. "Love Walked In" – 2:19
  68. "Stardust" – 2:48
  69. "Come Rain or Come Shine" – 4:05
  70. "The Girl Next Door" – 3:18
  71. "At Long Last Love" – 2:14
  72. "The Very Thought of You" – 3:34
  73. "Pennies from Heaven" – 2:43
  74. "Ol' Man River" – 4:11
  75. "I Have Dreamed" – 3:01
  76. "Luck Be a Lady" – 5:14

    Disc four

  77. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 3:24
  78. "My Kind of Town" – 3:10
  79. "The [Best Is Yet to Come (song)|The Best is Yet to Come]" – 2:56
  80. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" – 2:29
  81. "Softly, as I Leave You" – 2:52
  82. "It Was a Very Good Year" – 4:25
  83. "The September of My Years" – 3:12
  84. "Moonlight Serenade" – 3:26
  85. "Strangers in the Night" – 2:36
  86. "Summer Wind" – 2:53
  87. "That's Life" – 3:07
  88. "I Concentrate on You" – 2:32
  89. "The Girl from Ipanema" – 3:14
  90. "Drinking Again" – 3:13
  91. "Somethin' Stupid " – 2:45
  92. "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" – 2:25
  93. "Cycles" – 3:13
  94. "My Way" – 4:35
  95. "Wave" – 3:25
  96. "All My Tomorrows" – 4:35
  97. "Forget to Remember" – 2:58
  98. "It Had to Be You" – 3:53
  99. "All of You" – 1:42
  100. "Theme from New York, New York" – 3:26
  101. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" – 2:37

    Double vinyl edition

;Side A
  1. "All Or Nothing At All"
  2. "I’ll Never Smile Again"
  3. "Saturday Night "
  4. "Nancy "
  5. "I’ve Got The World On A String"
  6. "Young At Heart"
  7. "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning"
;Side B
  1. "Learnin’ The Blues"
  2. "Love And Marriage"
  3. "I’ve Got You Under My Skin"
  4. "Witchcraft"
  5. "All The Way"
;Side C
  1. "Come Fly With Me"
  2. "One For My Baby "
  3. "The Way You Look Tonight"
  4. "My Kind Of Town"
  5. "Fly Me To The Moon "
  6. "It Was A Very Good Year"
;Side D
  1. "Strangers In The Night"
  2. "Summer Wind"
  3. "That’s Life"
  4. "My Way"
  5. "Theme From New York, New York"
  6. "Put Your Dreams Away "

    Single CD / digital edition

  7. "All or Nothing at All" – 2:58
  8. "I'll Never Smile Again" – 3:10
  9. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" – 2:44
  10. "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" – 3:13
  11. "I've Got the World on a String" – 2:10
  12. "Young at Heart" – 2:49
  13. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – 2:59
  14. "Learnin' the Blues" – 3:01
  15. "Love and Marriage" – 2:38
  16. "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 3:42
  17. "Witchcraft" – 2:52
  18. "All the Way" – 2:52
  19. "Come Fly with Me" – 3:18
  20. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" – 4:24
  21. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 3:21
  22. "My Kind of Town" – 3:09
  23. "Fly Me to the Moon" – 2:27
  24. "It Was a Very Good Year" – 4:26
  25. "Strangers in the Night" – 2:36
  26. "Summer Wind" – 2:55
  27. "That's Life" – 3:06
  28. "My Way" – 4:35
  29. "Theme from New York, New York" – 3:24
  30. "Put Your Dreams Away" – 3:11
  31. "Just in Time"
  32. "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)"

    Chart performance

The 4 CD disc box set entitled Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Album Chart and no. 145 on the Billboard 200. The single disc album peaked at no. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart and at no. 32 on the Billboard 200.

Charts

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