Nothing but the Best

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Come Fly With Me
arranger:
Billy May
recording of:
Come Fly With Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1957)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1957)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Maraville Music Corp., PW Arrangements, The International Music Network, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Van Heusen Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Frank Sinatra53:14
2The Best Is Yet to Come
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh (in 1959)
composer:
Cy Coleman (in 1959)
publisher:
Carwin Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Notable Music, Notable Music Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Frank Sinatra42:56
3The Way You Look Tonight
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-01-27)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-01-27)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1964-01-27)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1964-01-27)
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)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
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 Sinatra3.153:22
4Luck Be a Lady
arranger:
Billy May
recording of:
Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL UK Publishing
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Frank Sinatra5:15
5Bewitched
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Frank Sinatra3:00
6The Good Life
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-10)
engineer:
Lowell Frank (engineer)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Buddy Catlett
cello:
Ann Goodman and Edgar Lustgarten (, on 1964-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1964-06-10)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1964-06-10)
percussion:
Emil Richards
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1964-06-10)
reeds:
Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1964-06-10), Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1964-06-10), Charlie Fowlkes (on 1964-06-10) and Frank Wess (on 1964-06-10)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker (on 1964-06-10), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1964-06-10), Grover Mitchell (trombone) (on 1964-06-10) and Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (on 1964-06-10)
trumpet:
George Cohn, Don Rader, Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1964-06-10), Wallace Davenport (on 1964-06-10), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1964-06-10) and Al Porcino (on 1964-06-10)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (on 1964-06-10)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Virginia Majewski (violist) and Paul Robyn
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Thelma Beach, Bonnie Douglas, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-06-10)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1964-06-10)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
The Good Life (on 1964-06-10)
lyricist:
Jack Reardon (American songwriter)
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
Frank Sinatra2:27
7The Girl From Ipanema
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-01-31)
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
co-producer:
Ray Gilbert
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Antônio Carlos Jobim (on 1967-01-31)
bass:
Ralph Peña
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Ray Kramer, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Nino Rosso (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler and Dom Um Romão
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Buddy Collette, Arthur Gleghorn and Bud Shank
trombone:
Dick Noel (trombone)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, Bonnie Douglas, Emo Neufeld, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist), Bernard Kundell, Nathan Ross and Ralph Schaeffer
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1967-01-31)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1967-01-31)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
recorded at:
United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-01-31)
cover recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema (on 1967-01-31)
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Frank Sinatra53:14
8Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-09)
engineer:
Lowell Frank (engineer)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Buddy Catlett
cello:
Ann Goodman and Edgar Lustgarten (, on 1964-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1964-06-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1964-06-09)
percussion:
Emil Richards
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1964-06-09)
reeds:
Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1964-06-09), Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1964-06-09), Charlie Fowlkes (on 1964-06-09) and Frank Wess (on 1964-06-09)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker (on 1964-06-09), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1964-06-09), Grover Mitchell (trombone) (on 1964-06-09) and Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (on 1964-06-09)
trumpet:
George Cohn, Don Rader, Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1964-06-09), Wallace Davenport (on 1964-06-09), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1964-06-09) and Al Porcino (on 1964-06-09)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (on 1964-06-09)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Virginia Majewski (violist) and Paul Robyn
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Thelma Beach, Bonnie Douglas, Jacques Gasselin, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-06-09)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-06-09)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1964-06-09)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (, on 1964-06-09)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 75)
recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon (Quincy Jones arr.) (on 1964-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
arranger:
Quincy Jones
publisher:
Almanac Music Inc. and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
arrangement of:
Fly Me to the Moon
recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Frank Sinatra42:28
9Summer Wind
recorded in and engineered in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-05-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett (on 1966-05-16) and Lee Herschberg (on 1966-05-16)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (on 1966-05-16)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-05-16)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1966-05-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle (on 1966-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (in 1966, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Summer Wind (on 1966-05-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mayer
publisher:
Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG, M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
translated version of:
Sommerwind
recording of:
Summer Wind
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mayer
publisher:
Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG, M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
translated version of:
Sommerwind
Frank Sinatra2:55
10Strangers in the Night
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-04-11)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) (on 1966-04-11)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-04-11)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman (on 1966-04-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (in 1966, in 2009) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
recording of:
Strangers in the Night (on 1966-04-11)
lyricist:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, 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)
Frank Sinatra4.12:45
11Call Me IrresponsibleFrank Sinatra2:56
12Somethin' Stupid
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-02-01)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Phil Ramone
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter) and Lee Hazlewood
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1967-02-01) and Nancy Sinatra (on 1967-02-01)
conductor:
Billy Strange (on 1967-02-01)
arranger:
Billy Strange (on 1967-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Somethin’ Stupid (on 1967-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carson Parks
publisher:
Greenwood Music, Montclare Music and Montclare Music Co Ltd.
translated version of:
Forelsket
Frank & Nancy Sinatra42:40
13My Kind of Town
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-04-08)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-04-08)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1964-04-08)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1964-04-08)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-04-08)
recording of:
My Kind of Town (on 1964-04-08)
dedicated to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, PW Arrangements, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), The Songwriters Guild, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Glorste, Inc. (in 1964), Sergeant Music Co. (in 1964) and Van Heusen Music Corp. (in 1964)
part of:
The 37th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frank Sinatra3:11
14It Was a Very Good Year
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-22)
recording engineer:
Lowell Frank (engineer) (on 1965-04-22)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
bassoon:
Lloyd Hildebrand (Woodwind, Bassoon, Clarinet player)
cello:
Armand Kaproff
clarinet:
Clyde Hylton, Harry Klee and Wayne Songer (clarinetist and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Vincent Terri (Jazz Guitarist)
harp:
Kathryn Thompson (harpist)
oboe:
Arnold Koblentz (Oboe player) and Melinda Eckels
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Lou Kievman (violist) and Paul Robyn
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-04-22)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1965-04-22)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins (in 1965)
cover recording of:
It Was a Very Good Year (on 1965-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
publisher:
Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Reedlands Music Corp. and The Songwriters Guild
Frank Sinatra54:27
15That's Life
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-10-18)
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1966-10-18)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman (on 1966-10-18)
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
That’s Life (on 1966-10-18)
lyricist:
Kelly Gordon and Dean Kay
composer:
Dean Kay
publisher:
Four Star Television Music Co., Lichelle Music Company, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), 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)
recording of:
That’s Life
lyricist:
Kelly Gordon and Dean Kay
composer:
Dean Kay
publisher:
Four Star Television Music Co., Lichelle Music Company, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), 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)
Frank Sinatra4.53:07
16Moonlight Serenade
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-11-29)
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
bass:
Ed Gilbert and Ralph Peña
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone)
bassoon:
Lloyd Hildebrand (Woodwind, Bassoon, Clarinet player) and Jack Marsh
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cellist), Nino Rosso (cellist), Harold Schneier (cellist) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
clarinet:
Ronny Lang and Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler
flute:
Wilbur Schwartz
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa, William Hinshaw (American horn player) and Richard Perissi
guitar:
Al Viola
harp:
Kathryn Julye
instruments:
Victor Bay
oboe:
Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player)
percussion:
Larry Bunker
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone:
Gene Cipriano, Chuck Gentry and Harry Klee
trombone:
Urbie Green and Pullman “Tommy” Pederson
viola:
Joe Di Fiore, Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Maxine Johnson, Paul Robyn and Barbara Simons
violin:
Thelma Beach, Alex Beller, Emil Briano (Violinist), Herman Clebanoff, William Kurasch, Alex Murray (violinist), Ambrose Russo (Violinist), Ralph Schaeffer, Marshall Sosson, Victor Amo, Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) and Tibor Zelig
woodwind:
Chuck Gentry, Justin Gordon (Justin S. Gordon; American jazz saxophonist and multi-wind instrumentalist (1917-1998)) and Harry Klee
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1965-11-29)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1965-11-29)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (sung version with lyrics by Mitchell Parish) (on 1965-11-29)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
version of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (sung version with lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
version of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
Frank Sinatra3:28
17Nothing but the Best
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-27)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1962-02-27)
arranger:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Nothing but the Best (on 1962-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Rotella (1950s US drummer)
Frank Sinatra3:00
18Drinking Again
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-02-01)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Phil Ramone
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
bass:
Ralph Peña
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer and Nino Rosso (cellist)
clarinet:
Ronny Lang
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist), Eddie Brackett, Irv Cottler and Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
flute:
Arthur Gleghorn and Bud Shank
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor), Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) and Al Viola
percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist), Eddie Brackett and Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) and Donald Owens
trombone:
Dick Noel (trombone)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) and Oliver Mitchell (trumpeter)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist), Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist), Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist), Bernard Kundell, William Kurasch, Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross and Ralph Schaeffer
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1967-02-01)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1967-02-01)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
cover recording of:
Drinking Again (on 1967-02-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1962)
composer:
Doris Tauber (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
Drinking Again
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1962)
composer:
Doris Tauber (in 1962)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra3:15
19All My Tomorrows
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
recording of:
All My Tomorrows
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Maraville Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra4:35
20My Way
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-12-30)
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
instruments:
Buddy Saltzman
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1968-12-30)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (on 1968-12-30)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1969)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 79)
cover recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1968-12-30)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
recording of:
My Way (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Paul Anka (Canadian singer, songwriter and actor)
composer:
Claude François and Jacques Revaux
previously attributed to:
Gilles Thibaut
translator:
Bobby Cruz
publisher:
Babel Music S.A., Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude
Frank Sinatra3.954:36
21Theme From New York, New York
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1979-09-19)
cello:
Ronald Cooper (on 1979-09-19), Douglas Davis (cellist) (on 1979-09-19), Raymond Kelley (cellist) (on 1979-09-19) and Mary Lane (cellist) (on 1979-09-19)
double bass:
Gene Cherico (on 1979-09-19) and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1979-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1979-09-19)
guitar:
Al Viola (on 1979-09-19)
percussion:
Dale Anderson (percussionist) (on 1979-09-19)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (on 1979-09-19)
trombone:
Charles Loper (American trombonist) (on 1979-09-19), Dick Nash (on 1979-09-19) and Lloyd Ulyate (on 1979-09-19)
trumpet:
John Audino (on 1979-09-19), Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-09-19), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (on 1979-09-19) and Charles Turner (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-09-19)
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (session tuba player) (on 1979-09-19)
viola:
Pamela Goldsmith (American violist) (on 1979-09-19), Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1979-09-19), Archie Levin (on 1979-09-19) and Barbara Simons (on 1979-09-19)
violin:
Rochelle Abramson (violinist) (on 1979-09-19), Judith Aller (on 1979-09-19), Israel Baker (American violinist) (on 1979-09-19), Harry Bluestone (on 1979-09-19), David Frisina (on 1979-09-19), Harris Goldman (on 1979-09-19), Marvin Limonick (on 1979-09-19), Sheldon Sanov (violinist) (on 1979-09-19), Daniel Shindaryov (Session Musician) (on 1979-09-19), Jennifer Small (on 1979-09-19), Marshall Sosson (on 1979-09-19) and Joseph Stepansky (on 1979-09-19)
woodwind:
Gene Cipriano (on 1979-09-19), Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1979-09-19), John Lowe (woodwind) (on 1979-09-19), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1979-09-19) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1979-09-19)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1979-09-19)
orchestra:
Vincent Falcone, Jr. & His Orchestra (on 1979-09-19)
conductor:
Vincent Falcone, Jr. (on 1979-09-19)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (on 1979-09-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1979-09-19)
cover recording of:
Theme from “New York, New York” (usually just titled “New York, New York”) (on 1979-09-19)
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) (ended), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Unart Music Corporation, United Artists, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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) and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
recording of:
Theme from “New York, New York” (usually just titled “New York, New York”)
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) (ended), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Unart Music Corporation, United Artists, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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) and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Frank Sinatra3.953:25
22Body and Soul
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1984-04-13)
conductor:
Frank Sinatra, Jr. (on 2007-10-26)
arranger:
Torrie Zito
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra4:20

Credits

Release

art direction:Al Quattrocchi (Art director)
Jeff Smith (graphic designer)
liner notes and producer:Charles Pignone
mixer:Charles Pignone
Larry Walsh
Terry Woodson
graphic design:Tornado Design
executive producer:Jimmy Edwards (US rockabilly musician and songwriter)
Robert Finkelstein
mastering:Bernie Grundman
ASIN:DE: B001716IS4 [info]