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Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961)

Where the lyrics of Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! take you, and where it was really made.

Sinatra recorded this album while trying to leave Capitol, and the three exclamation marks in the title came from Capitol's promotion of a record it knew was weak.

Key places

Studio A at Capitol Studios, Hollywood (1961)

Recording site Capitol Studios — The album was recorded in Studio A at Capitol Studios in Hollywood on four dates in August and September 1960. The same studio is pictured on the cover. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Nineteenth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released January 3, 1961
• Released by Capitol Records; the US release date is given as January 2, 1961
• Nelson Riddle arranged the album and conducted the orchestra
• Six of the tracks re-record songs Sinatra had earlier recorded for Columbia on Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra
• Side A: When You're Smiling, Blue Moon, S'Posin, It All Depends on You, It's Only a Paper Moon, My Blue Heaven
• Side B: Should I?, September in the Rain, Always, I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me, I Concentrate on You, You Do Something to Me

Background

• At the time of recording, Sinatra was trying to end his Capitol contract to start his own label, Reprise Records
• The album is Sinatra's 14th studio album for Capitol and 20th overall

Recording

• Recorded on August 22, 23 and 31 and September 1, 1960
• Sessions took place in Studio A at Capitol Studios in Hollywood

Cover

• The cover pictures Studio A at Capitol Studios in Hollywood

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

At release

• Italian Wikipedia says the result of the period's pressures can be heard in the album, which it calls very poor compared with Sinatra's standards
• Italian Wikipedia says Should I, My Blue Heaven and You Do Something to Me are overly fast and seem to slip out of the singer's control
• Italian Wikipedia says Capitol knew it had a weak product but still promoted it heavily
• Italian Wikipedia credits Nelson Riddle with the arrangements

Records

• Billboard 200: sixth place
• UK Official Albums Chart: sixth place

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• During the recording period Sinatra was trying to leave Capitol to found Reprise Records.
• Six songs on the album are re-recordings of tracks Sinatra had earlier recorded for Columbia on Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra.
• Capitol reportedly knew it had a weak product but promoted it heavily, and the exclamation marks in the title are said to reflect that promotion.
• The album's sessions were held in Studio A at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, the same studio shown on the cover.

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

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