We're pleased to announce that Sony/Legacy intends to release four(!) new Sinatra CDs beginning in June. The biggest news here is that over the course of the 4 discs, there are a total of 39 ALTERNATE TAKES! This is very exciting news, as devoted fans have known for many years that alternate takes of many songs exist in the Sony vaults.
More news as it is available. Meanwhile, click 'Read More' to see the track listings for these exciting new releases.
Here are the track listings for the new Sony/Legacy releases. "The Essential Frank Sinatra" has a street date of 6/10, the other three have a street date of 7/1/03.
ESSENTIAL FRANK SINATRA - Track Listing
TRACK LISTING:
1. SATURDAY NIGHT (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
2. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU*
3. OH, WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE*
4. NANCY (with the Laughing Face)*
5. THE COFFEE SONG (They've Got an Awful Lot
of Coffee in Brazil)*
6. THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (That's America To Me)*
7. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
8. FIVE MINUTES MORE*
9. ONE FOR MY BABY (And One More for the Road)*
10. DAY BY DAY
11. MAM'SELLE*
12. I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
13. PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY (For Another Day)
14. ALL OF ME
15. THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES
* Previously unreleased alternate take
# # #
SINATRA SINGS GERSHWIN - Track Listing
1. Somebody Loves Me** (1945 aircheck - March of Dimes)
2. I've Got A Crush On You (vers 1)
3. Embraceable You** (1943 aircheck - Treasury Song Parade)
4. Someone To Watch Over Me
5. Where Is My Bess?
6. Porgy And Bess Medley #1** (9/13/44 aircheck - Vimms Show)
7. It Ain't Necessarily So** (12/31/50 aircheck - AFRS)
8. S'Wonderful** (1949 aircheck - Light Up Time)
9. A Foggy Day** (1949 aircheck - Light Up Time)
10. I've Got A Crush On You (vers 2)** (1/18/52 aircheck - Martin & Lewis)
TRACKS 11-17 from SONGS BY SINATRA, 6/4/47 George Gershwin Tribute
11. Night And Day (Show Open)**
12. Soon**
13. Embraceable You**
14. Porgy And Bess Medley #2 w/Jane Powell & Pied Pipers**
15. Someone To Watch Over Me**
16. Love Walked In**
17. Show closing**
**Previously Unreleased Broadcast Performance
# # #
SINATRA SINGS COLE PORTER - Track Listing
1. Night And Day
2. Begin The Beguine (ver 1)** (1944 aircheck - Vimms Show)
3. I Get A Kick Out Of You** (4/12/44 aircheck - Vimms Show)
4. I Love You** (4/12/44 aircheck - Vimms Show)
5. Easy To Love/I've Got You Under My Skin** (5/16/44 aircheck - Vimms)
6. Don't Fence Me In** (12/23/44 aircheck - Hit Parade)
7. I Concentrate On You
8. Why Shouldn't I?
9. Just One Of Those Things** (11/7/45 aircheck - Songs By Sinatra)
10. Why Can't You Behave?
11. So In Love** (4/20/49 aircheck - Hit Parade)
12. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To** (2/3/51 tv aircheck - FS Show)
with June Hutton
13. Cherry Pies Ought To Be You w/Rosemary Clooney
14. You Do Something To Me.
15. I Am Loved
16. You Don't Remind Me
17. Begin The Beguine (vers 2)** (8/9/44 aircheck - AFRS Mail Call)
18. Night And Day** (4/50 aircheck - Light Up Time)
**Previously Unreleased Broadcast Performance
# # #
THE VOICE - Track Listings
1. You Go To My Head
2. Someone To Watch Over Me
3. These Foolish Things
4. Why Shouldn't I?
5. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
6. Try A Little Tenderness
7. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance
8. Paradise
9. Mam'selle*
10. That Old Feeling
11. If I Had You*
12. The Nearness Of You
13. Spring Is Here* (Looks like 2 takes edited together for this!)
14. Fools Rush In
15. When You Awake*
16. It Never Entered My Mind*
17. Always*
18. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance*
