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A Swingin' Affair! (1957)

Where the lyrics of A Swingin' Affair! take you, and where it was really made.

The song that was meant to close the original album was pulled at the last minute, and it only came back on the CD reissue.

Key places

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood (1957)

Recording site Capitol Studios — The album's recording location is listed as Capitol Studio A in Hollywood. The coordinates are at building level, so the point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• A Swingin' Affair!: twelfth studio album by Frank Sinatra
• Sometimes mentioned as the sequel to Songs for Swingin' Lovers
• Conceived as a continuation of Songs for Swingin' Lovers, with some of its basic formulas carried over
• Released 6 May 1957 by Capitol Records
• The original release has 15 tracks; the CD reissue adds one bonus track
• Nelson Riddle provided the arrangements, with Sinatra on vocals and Juan Tizol on trombone

Background

• Riddle's arrangements push the album toward a bolder, more exuberant sound
• The repertoire includes four Cole Porter songs, two by George Gershwin, and one each by Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, and Duke Ellington
• Songs by Porter, the Gershwins, Ellington, and others make up the full original track listing

Recording

• The recording location is listed as Capitol Studio A in Hollywood
• No One Ever Tells You, which had been recorded months earlier, took the place of The Lady Is a Tramp on the original album
• The Lady Is a Tramp later appeared on the soundtrack for Pal Joey
• It was restored to the album for the compact disc release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants.
• Began singing professionally as a teenager with the Hoboken Four, winning Major Bowes Amateur Hour.
• Joined Harry James's band in 1939, then Tommy Dorsey's band, before going solo in 1942.

Career

• Signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a major star of the bobby-soxer era.
• Signed with Capitol Records in 1953; collaborated with arranger Nelson Riddle on albums such as In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Lovers!.
• Founded Reprise Records in 1960, releasing albums including September of My Years and the hit single "My Way".
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
• Estimated to have sold around 150 million records worldwide.
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
• Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Billboard 200: peaked at number 7
• Official Albums Chart (UK): reached number 1
• Both chart positions are recorded on the album's Italian Wikipedia page
• The first stereo pressing was branded "Duophonic"
• A label variation carries catalog number DW-803 (not DT-803), and the cover shows catalog number DW 803
• The original 1957 release has 15 tracks; The Lady Is a Tramp was not part of it
• The CD reissue adds The Lady Is a Tramp as a bonus track, bringing the total to 16 tracks
• The album's chart run in the US and UK is the main recorded measure of its commercial reach at release

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Lady Is a Tramp was pulled from the original album and replaced by No One Ever Tells You, which had been recorded months earlier.
• The Lady Is a Tramp later appeared on the soundtrack for Pal Joey before being restored to this album.
• The CD reissue restored The Lady Is a Tramp as a bonus track that was not on the original 1957 release.
• The first stereo pressing carried the Duophonic brand.
• The album is sometimes described as the sequel to Songs for Swingin' Lovers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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