Maps of Music

Dedicated to You (1950)

Where the lyrics of Dedicated to You take you, and where it was really made.

This album came out first as a set of four 78 rpm records, with a 10-inch LP issued alongside.

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Discogs gives the first release date as March 6, 1950
The Spanish article gives the same date, 6 March 1950
The Italian article describes the album as released in March 1950 in both a four-disc 78 rpm set and LP form
The English article places the release in March 1950 without a day

Axel Stordahl handled both arrangements and conducting
Credited personnel: Frank Sinatra on vocals, Axel Stordahl as arranger and conductor
The Italian track list gives composer credits for every song except "None But the Lonely Heart"
Composers named include Gregg Martin, Fred E. Ahlert and Edgar Leslie, Cole Porter, Edvard Grieg, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
The record is a studio set, with orchestra accompaniment for the singer throughout the program

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.

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.

Discogs describes it as Sinatra's fifth studio album on Columbia Records
Released March 1950 in the 78 rpm format, as a set of four records
Issued in 10-inch LP format as well
The Spanish article gives 6 March 1950 as the release date in the 78 rpm set form
The Italian article describes the album as released in March 1950 in a set of four 78 rpm discs and as an LP

The 78 rpm set paired songs two at a time across four discs, so each disc held a pair of tracks.
The Italian track list credits "I Love You" to Cole Porter.
The Italian track list credits "Strange Music" to Edvard Grieg.
The Italian track list credits "Where or When" to Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
The Italian track list credits "Always" to Irving Berlin.