Close to You and More

Infobox Album | Name = Close to You
Type = Album
Artist = Frank Sinatra


Released = 1957
Recorded = March 8, April 4, 5, November 1, 1956
Capitol Studio A Hollywood
Genre = Vocal Jazz, Classic pop
Length = 54:12
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Voyle Gilmore
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o4820r3ac48c link]
Last album = "This Is Sinatra!"
(1956)
This album = "Close to You"
(1957)
Next album = "A Swingin' Affair!"
(1957) |

"Close to You" is a 1957 album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet.

The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions, and was arranged by Nelson Riddle.

Original LP track listing

Side One
#"Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37
#"P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21
#"Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble) – 2:41
#"Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
#"It's Easy to Remember" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
#"Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:51Side Two
#"With Every Breath I Take" (Leo Rainger, Ralph Robin) – 3:38
#"Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 2:58
#"It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13
#"I've Had My Moments" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
#"I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:25
#"The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:11
#: "Cd reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1957 release:"
#"If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:00
#"There's a Flaw in My Flue (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:41
#"Wait Till You See Her" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:08

Personnel

Recorded March 8, April 4, 5, November 1, 1956:
* Frank Sinatra - vocals
* Felix Slatkin - violin, leader
* Paul Shure - violin
* Eleanor Aller - cello
* Alan Dinkin - viola
* Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Conductor