Personnel:
Frank Sinatra (vcl), Robert Farnon, Bill Miller (dir), Billy Byers, Don Costa, Frank Foster, Ernie Freeman, Jerry Hey, Gordon Jenkins, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, George Siravo, Axel Stordahl, Torrie Zito (arr)
Reference: 06025 470356 8
Bar code: 0602547035684
A unique collection of Sinatra's live performances & recordings in England's capital city.
Universal Music & Frank Sinatra Enterprises are proud to present Sinatra: London, a deluxe 3CD+DVD collection presenting the remastered original studio album with a treasure trove of other London highlights from Sinatra’s career. The expansive set contains more than 50 previously unreleased recordings including session material from the album, live recordings, radio performances, concert footage, a 60-page booklet with unseen photographs and original London concert posters.
Also includes "Great Songs From Great Britain" remastered, plus bonus sessions and a special album introduction from Frank Sinatra himself at a BBC special radio presentation.
Tracklisting:
CD 1 - Great Songs From Great Britain & Track Introductions
01. The Very Thought of You
02. We'll Gather Lilacs in the Spring
03. If I Had You
04. Now Is the Hour
05. The Gypsy
06. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
07. A Garden in the Rain
08. London by Night
09. We'll Meet Again
10. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
11. Roses of Picardy
BBC Light Programme [October 21st, 1962]
12. Introduction
13. Sinatra On A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
14. Sinatra On The Gypsy
15. Sinatra On We'll Meet Again
16. Sinatra On A Garden In The Rain
17. Sinatra On I'll Follow My Secret Heart
18. Sinatra On The Very Thought Of You
19. Sinatra On If I Had You
20. Sinatra On We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring
21. Sinatra On Now Is The Hour
22. Sinatra On London By Night
23. End Credit
CD 2 - Sessions from Great Songs From Great Britain
01. The Very Thought Of You
02. A Garden In the Rain
03. London By Night
04. The Gypsy
05. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
06. We'll Meet Again
07. BBC Show Band Show [July 16th, 1953]
Medley:
-I've Got The World On A String
-Day In, Day Out
-London By Night
CD 3 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall [September 21st, 1984]
01. Fly Me To The Moon
02. The Lady Is A Tramp
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine
04. This Is All I Ask
05. L.A. Is My Lady
06. Pennies From Heaven
07. Monologue
08. Luck Be A Lady
09. My Way
10. Here's To The Band
11. These Foolish Things
12. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
13. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
14. New York, New York
15. Strangers In The Night
16. Mack The Knife
17. Bows: You Are There
DVD - Live At Royal festival Hall
[June 1st, 1962]
01. Introduction
02. Goody, Goody
03. Imagination
04. At Long Last Love
05. Moonlight In Vermont
06. Without A Song
07. Day In, Day Out
08. The Moon Was Yellow
09. I've Got You Under My Skin
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You
11. The Second Time Around
12. Too Marvelous For Words
13. My Funny Valentine
14. In The Still Of The Night
15. My Blue Heaven
16. April In Paris
17. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
18. Monologue & Band Introductions
19. They Can't Take That Away Fom Me
20. All The Way
21. Chicago
22. Night And Day
23. Autumn Leaves
24. I Could Have Danced All Night
25. One For My Baby
26. A Foggy Day
27. The Lady Is A Tramp
28. Bows
29. Ol' Man River
30. You Make Me Feel So Young
31. Nancy
32. Come Fly With Me
33. Bows
[November 16st, 1970]
34. Introduction
35. You Make Me Feel So Young
36. Pennies From Heaven
37. I've Got You Under My Skin
38. Something
39. The Lady Is A Tramp
40. I Get Along Without You Very Well
41. Didn't We?
42. One For My Baby
43. A Foggy Day
44. I Will Drink The Wine
45. I Have Dreamed
46. My Kind Of Town
47. My Way
48. Title Menu
Frank Sinatra, vocals in all tracks
Orchestras under the direction of Robert Farnon & Bill Miller
Arrangements by Billy Byers, Don Costa, Frank Foster, Ernie Freeman, Jerry Hey, Gordon Jenkins, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, George Siravo, Axel Stordahl & Torrie Zito
Sound engineer: Larry Walsh
Audio restoration, mastering & mixing: Ian Jones
A&R, Product manager: Steffan Hughes & Charles Pignone
Art direction: Matt Read
Liner notes: Ken Barnes, Benny Green
Video editor: Dan Peters
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Review:
"The Sinatra reissue business has thrived in recent years, with two themed box sets compiling often-excellent live sets from Las Vegas and New York. This London edition varies the formula, making its centrepiece the patchy 1962 studio album "Great Songs from Great Britain," supplemented by some spoken intros recorded for radio, outtakes from the sessions and three live performances on the BBC. The album tracks are Sinatra at his lushest: all strings and low, muted horns; but the songs just aren’t consistent enough to sustain the album. Much better is a 1984 Royal Albert Hall show, on which Sinatra’s voice is stony and weathered, bringing heartbreak to a wonderful run of These Foolish Things, Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry and Don’t Worry ’Bout Me. Also included are DVDs of Royal Festival Hall shows from 1962 and 1970. The former, especially, is a delight – but wouldn’t CDs have been better than DVDs? The pleasure, after all is in the listening rather than the viewing."
Michael Hann
https://www.theguardian.com/music
