A Voice on Air: 1935–1955

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Songs by Sinatra Show Opening: This Love of Mine / Paper Doll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-10-24)
live cover recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
live recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Everett Clark / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra and the Bobby Trucker Singers1:38
2Kiss Me Again
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-10-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
Mlle. Modiste: Act I. "Kiss Me Again" (Fifi) (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist:
Henry Blossom
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
part of:
Mlle. Modiste
Everett Clark / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra and the Bobby Trucker Singers3:43
3If Loveliness Were Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-10-24)
live cover recording of:
If Loveliness Were Music (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bert Reisfeld and Mickey Stoner
Everett Clark / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra and the Bobby Trucker Singers3:50
4Lover Come Back to Me / Songs by Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-10-24)
vocals:
The Bobby Tucker Singers (on 1943-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-10-24)
live cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
live cover recording of:
Put Your Dreams Away (for Another Day) (on 1943-10-24)
lyricist:
Ruth Lowe and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
composer:
Stephan Weiss
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Barton Music Corp., BMG Firefly, Cromwell Music, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Everett Clark / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra and the Bobby Trucker Singers5:28
5My Heart Tells Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-11-13)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-11-13)
orchestra:
Lucky Strike Orchestra (on 1943-11-13)
conductor:
Mark Warnow (on 1943-11-13)
live cover recording of:
My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart) (on 1943-11-13)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow & the Hit Parade Orchestra3:51
6My Ideal
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1943-12-19)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-12-19)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1943-12-19)
live cover recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1943-12-19)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra1:27
7News Bulletin / Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Briefing / President Franklin D. Roosevelt Address of D-Day (excerpts) / Music for Millions Introduction & Buy a Piece of the Peace
Bud Hiestand / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra5:42
8Frank Sinatra D‐Day Announcement / The Frank Sinatra Show Opening: This Love of Mine / Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-06-07) and New York, New York, United States (on 1943-07-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1943-07-17)
spoken vocals:
Truman Bradley (announcer) (on 1944-06-07) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-06-07)
orchestra:
Lucky Strike Orchestra (on 1943-07-17)
conductor:
Mark Warnow (on 1943-07-17) and Axel Stordahl (on 1944-06-07)
live recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1943-06-07)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
live cover recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer (on 1943-07-17)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra / Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow & the Hit Parade Orchestra3:40
9Frank Sinatra Commentary on Special D‐Day Broadcast / America the Beautiful
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-06-07) and New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-21)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-11-21)
spoken vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-06-07)
vocals:
Hal Hopper (on 1945-11-21), June Hutton (on 1945-11-21), Chuck Lowry (on 1945-11-21), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-11-21) and Clark Yocum (on 1945-11-21)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-11-21)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
America the Beautiful (on 1945-11-21)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
Frank Sinatra / Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:42
10Frank Sinatra Dedication to Canadian Soldiers at Rockcliffe Hospital, Ontario / I’ll Be Seeing You (alternate)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-31)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-05-31)
vocals:
The Vimms Chorale (on 1944-05-31)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-05-31)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1944-05-31)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra3:15
11Frank Sinatra Dedication to Soldiers at Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, NY / The Way You Look Tonight (alternate)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-17)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-05-17)
vocals:
The Vimms Chorale (on 1944-05-17)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-05-17)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1944-05-17)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra4:19
12It Had to Be You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-08-26)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-08-26)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-08-26)
live cover recording of:
It Had to Be You (on 1944-08-26)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:30
13Don’t Fence Me In
lead vocals:
Eileen Barton (on 1944-12-18) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-12-18)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-12-18)
recorded at:
The Wiltern in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-18)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-12-18)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Frank Sinatra and Eileen Barton with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:33
14Lonely Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-04-25)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-04-25)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-04-25)
live recording of:
Lonely Love (on 1945-04-25)
lyricist:
Everett Carter
composer:
Ray Sinatra
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:54
15Long Ago and Far Away
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-08-04)
orchestra:
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (on 1945-08-04)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-08-04)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-04)
live cover recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1945-08-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frank Sinatra with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra3:24
16Songs by Sinatra Opening: Night and Day / Aren’t You Glad You’re You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1945)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1945)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
live cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:18
17It Might as Well Be Spring (alternate)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-12)
live cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:32
18Birthday Greetings for Frank Sinatra’s 30th Birthday / Frank Sinatra Introduces June Hutton / Button Up Your Overcoat
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
June Hutton (on 1945-12-12) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Button Up Your Overcoat (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:21
19Day by Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
Day by Day (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Hanover Music Corp.
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra3:06
20Lily Belle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
vocals:
Hal Hopper (on 1945-12-12), June Hutton (on 1945-12-12), Chuck Lowry (on 1945-12-12), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-12-12) and Clark Yocum (on 1945-12-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Lily Belle (on 1945-12-12)
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Irving Taylor
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:35
21Ol’ Man River / Songs by Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-12)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-12)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-12)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
live cover recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
live cover recording of:
Put Your Dreams Away (for Another Day) (on 1945-12-12)
lyricist:
Ruth Lowe and Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer)
composer:
Stephan Weiss
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Barton Music Corp., BMG Firefly, Cromwell Music, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Bill Lazar / Frank Sinatra, June Hutton and the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra5:29
22Comedy Sketch: The Battle of the Century
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-02-25)
spoken vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-12-25), Bob Hope (on 1945-12-25) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-25)
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby4:26
23Songs by Sinatra Old Gold “Yankee Doodle Dandy” Commercial
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-09-26)
spoken vocals:
Marvin Miller (announcer) (on 1945-09-26) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-09-26)
recorded at:
Vine Street Playhouse in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-26)
Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers1:44
24The Frank Sinatra Show Vimms Vitamin Commercial
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-06-07)
spoken vocals:
Truman Bradley (announcer) (on 1944-06-07) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-06-07)
Truman Bradley1:21
25Songs by Sinatra Max Factor Commercial
Lou Crosby1:22
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