You feel his pain, his pathos, his happiness, his despair and his loneliness. :visited { Text-Decoration : None; color: #333; } }); Sinatra and Strings is a 1962 album by Frank Sinatra; it is Sinatra's thirty-first studio album. $('#slidebox').hide(); display:none; #slideshow #controls { } return; }); el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); slotName: '/171684353/Sputnik_728x90', //example: '12345/leaderboard-1' adServer: 'googletag' Although I treasure many of the Chairman's Reprise era recordings, "SINATRA AND STRINGS" is I believe the supreme masterpiece, the one post Capitol LP that ranks with such landmarks as "ONLY THE LONELY". However this version if well worth owning and listening to again and again. node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); alert("DANGER! I don't have an answer, but I must say Sinatra makes a great case for this classic's superiority. Absolute perfection! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. } pubID: 'd4f82215-a9c4-4e2b-a09d-1713dd02f7a4', //enter your pub ID here as shown above, it must within quotes $('#rightColumn').height($('#leftColumn').height()+259);

I would give it TEN stars, if I could. {

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By the early 1960s, recording technology had improved enough (stereo was standard, or at least common) and Sinatra's voice remained in fine form -- I prefer this to the boyish 1940s recordings, although these are treasurable on their own merits -- allowing the tonal splendor of the vocals to fill the room. Well, this is it. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs();

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width:540px; 'https:' : 'http:') + But with Don Costa, Sinatra gets back to his "swooning" roots. _comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "6772046" }); I love "Come Rain or Come Shine," especially the way Costa makes it swing a bit, and makes the brass blare behind Sinatra's soaring voice. s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? sizes: [[300, 250]] //example: [[300,250], [300,600]] Its nearest competitor in that collection's listing was "Sinatra's Sinatra". No one. Pour the wine, dim the lights, and put on this classic album from 1961. position:absolute;

So here we have ten of the most romantic songs Sinatra ever recorded (on an album anyway, and "Nice 'N Easy" runs a close second).

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Twelve beautiful ballads sung by the master without any of his vocal gimmicks that today date the recordings and make them sometimes rather silly.

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This is by far one of Sinatra's best Reprise albums. 5.0 out of 5 stars Sinatra's best REPRISE era recording. #slideshow ul li { It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. "Don't Take Your Love From Me" is one of the best songs Frank ever recorded, and it's a shame that Reprise left it (and "As You Desire Me") off the album in the first place.

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