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Songs for Young Lovers is a 1954 album by Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
, his first released for Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
. It was released as a 10" LP as a set of eight songs.

The tracks were conducted by Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was a well-known United States bandleader, arrangement and Orchestration whose career spanned from the late 1940s, struggled with the advent of rock n roll, and saw a career revival in the early 1980s....
, the sessions for this album and the preceding singles ("I've Got the World on a String
I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1933 popular music song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler.It was introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby....
" and "From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 in film Academy Award winning drama film based on the From Here to Eternity by James Jones . It deals with the troubles of soldiers stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor....
") initiating a long-standing collaboration between the arranger and singer that would continue for the next twenty years. All the arrangements, except for Riddle's own "Like Someone in Love
Like Someone in Love

Like Someone in Love is an album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol....
," were by Sinatra's uptempo man from his days at Columbia Records
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
, George Siravo, whose charts Sinatra had continued to use in recent club appearances.

A continuation of his philosophy at Columbia, only this time Sinatra had greater cooperation from his new label in the person of producer Voyle Gilmore
Voyle Gilmore

Voyle Gilmore is an United States record producer and arrangement. He is best known for his work with Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio on Capitol Records....
, who agreed the new album format should be an event, songs arranged around a specific theme or concept.






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Songs for Young Lovers is a 1954 album by Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
, his first released for Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
. It was released as a 10" LP as a set of eight songs.

The tracks were conducted by Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was a well-known United States bandleader, arrangement and Orchestration whose career spanned from the late 1940s, struggled with the advent of rock n roll, and saw a career revival in the early 1980s....
, the sessions for this album and the preceding singles ("I've Got the World on a String
I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1933 popular music song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler.It was introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby....
" and "From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 in film Academy Award winning drama film based on the From Here to Eternity by James Jones . It deals with the troubles of soldiers stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor....
") initiating a long-standing collaboration between the arranger and singer that would continue for the next twenty years. All the arrangements, except for Riddle's own "Like Someone in Love
Like Someone in Love

Like Someone in Love is an album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol....
," were by Sinatra's uptempo man from his days at Columbia Records
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
, George Siravo, whose charts Sinatra had continued to use in recent club appearances.

A continuation of his philosophy at Columbia, only this time Sinatra had greater cooperation from his new label in the person of producer Voyle Gilmore
Voyle Gilmore

Voyle Gilmore is an United States record producer and arrangement. He is best known for his work with Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio on Capitol Records....
, who agreed the new album format should be an event, songs arranged around a specific theme or concept. In addition, the state-of-the-art Capitol studios were capable of producing a more detailed sound, which gave Riddle more freedom in his arrangements and orchestrations. This album was also re-released in 1960,(catalogue number W1432) along with "Swing Easy!" as a 12 inch LP with 4 extra songs added. The other songs were "Someone To Watch Over Me", "My One And Only Love", "It Worries Me", and "I Can Read Between the Lines".

In 2002, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books....
 to be added to the National Recording Registry
National Recording Registry

The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are appointed...
.

This is currently available on compact disc
Compact Disc

A Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store Data , originally developed for storing digital audio. The CD, available on the market since October 1982, remains the standard physical medium for sale of commercial Sound recording and reproduction to the present day....
 as a double album with Swing Easy!
Swing Easy!

Swing Easy! is a 1954 album by Frank Sinatra, his second released under the Capitol Records label. It was released as a 10" LP consisting of eight songs, the maximum playing time available to a ten-inch record side being under fourteen minutes....
, also initially released in the ten-inch format and consisting of eight songs.

Track listing


Side one
  1. "My Funny Valentine
    My Funny Valentine

    For the album by Miles Davis, see My Funny Valentine "My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms....
    " (Richard Rodgers
    Richard Rodgers

    Richard Charles Rodgers was an United States Musical compositionr of the music for more than 900 songs and 40 Broadway theatre musicals. He also composed music for films and television....
    , Lorenz Hart
    Lorenz Hart

    Lorenz "Larry" Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway theatre songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include, "Blue Moon ", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Mountain Greenery", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Where or When", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", "Falling in Love with Love", "I%27ll_Tell_the_M...
    ) – 2:31
  2. "The Girl Next Door" (Hugh Blane, Ralph Martin) – 2:38
  3. "A Foggy Day
    A Foggy Day

    "A Foggy Day" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress ....
    " (George Gershwin
    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin....
    , Ira Gershwin
    Ira Gershwin

    Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
    ) – 2:39
  4. "Like Someone in Love
    Like Someone in Love

    Like Someone in Love is an album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol....
    " (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
    Johnny Burke (lyricist)

    Johnny Burke was a lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular songs in America between the 1920s and 1950s....
    ) – 3:10

Side two
  1. "I Get a Kick Out of You
    I Get a Kick Out of You

    "I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, originally featured in Anything Goes .Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by performers including Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Marlene Dietrich, Cesare Siepi, Dinah Washington, Bobby Short, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Martin, Anita O`Day, Rosema...
    " (Cole Porter
    Cole Porter

    Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana, Indiana.His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate , Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day ", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "Two Little Babes In The Wood"...
    ) – 2:55
  2. "Little Girl Blue
    Little Girl Blue (song)

    "Little Girl Blue" is a popular music song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935 in music.The song was introduced in the Broadway theater musical play Jumbo ....
    " (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:54
  3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me
    They Can't Take That Away from Me

    "They Can't Take That Away From Me" is a 1937 song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance ....
    " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 1:58
  4. "Violets for Your Furs" (Tom Adair
    Tom Adair

    Thomas "Tom" Montgomery Adair was an United States songwriter, composer, and screenwriter....
    , Matt Dennis
    Matt Dennis

    Matt Dennis was a singer, pianist, bandleader, arranger, and writer of music for popular music songs.He was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was a violinist and his father a singer, and the family was in vaudeville, so he was early exposed to music....
    ) – 3:05


Personnel

  • Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra

    Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
     - vocals
  • Nelson Riddle
    Nelson Riddle

    Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was a well-known United States bandleader, arrangement and Orchestration whose career spanned from the late 1940s, struggled with the advent of rock n roll, and saw a career revival in the early 1980s....
     - arranger, conductor
  • George Siravo - arranger