Close to You (Frank Sinatra album)


Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. It was released on January 22, 1957.
The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions, and was arranged by Nelson Riddle.
Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs does not lend itself to arranging in the true string quartet style of the classics and felt that he hadn't really achieved as much as he had hoped. However, when the album was released it received critical praise and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra liked it!".
For its CD release, the album was retitled Close to You and More, referencing the bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Close to You" – 3:37
  2. "P.S. I Love You" – 4:21
  3. "Love Locked Out" – 2:41
  4. "Everything Happens to Me" – 3:20
  5. "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" – 3:34
  6. "Don't Like Goodbyes" – 4:51
  7. "With Every Breath I Take" – 3:38
  8. "Blame It on My Youth" – 2:58
  9. "It Could Happen to You" – 3:13
  10. "I've Had My Moments" – 3:47
  11. "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" – 3:25
  12. "The End of a Love Affair" – 4:11
  13. : CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1957 release:
  14. "If It's the Last Thing I Do" – 4:00
  15. "There's a Flaw in My Flue" – 2:41
  16. "Wait till You See Her" – 3:08

Complete personnel

Tracks 1, 5, 11
1-November-1956 - Hollywood.
Mahlon Clark ; James Williamson ; Felix Slatkin*, Paul Shure*, Marvin Limonick ; Alvin Dinkin* ; Eleanor Slatkin* ; Kathryn Julye ; Bill Miller ; Nick Bonney ; Eddie Gilbert ; Frank Flynn ; Nelson Riddle.
Tracks 2, 3, 6, 13
8-March-1956 - Hollywood.
Vincent DeRosa ; Mahlon Clark ; Harry Klee ; Felix Slatkin*, Paul Shure*, Israel Baker ; Alvin Dinkin* ; Eleanor Slatkin* ; Kathryn Julye ; Bill Miller ; George Van Eps ; Mike Rubin ; Irving Cottler ; Nelson Riddle.
Tracks 4, 8, 10, 15
4/5-April-1956 - Hollywood.
Vincent DeRosa ; Mitchell Lurie ; Harry Klee ; Champ Webb ; Felix Slatkin*, Paul Shure* ; Alvin Dinkin* ; Eleanor Slatkin* ; Kathryn Julye ; Bill Miller ; Bob Bain ; Mike Rubin ; Irving Cottler ; Nelson Riddle.
Tracks 7, 9, 12, 14
5-April-1956 - Hollywood.
Harry Edison ; Vincent DeRosa ; Champ Webb ; Felix Slatkin*, Paul Shure*, Gerald Vinci ; Alvin Dinkin* ; Eleanor Slatkin* ; Kathryn Julye ; Bill Miller ; Bob Bain ; Sam Cheifetz ; Alvin Stoller ; Nelson Riddle.