"Come Dance With Me!" (1959) by Frank Sinatra
It's Record Store Day in America, and since I can't make it to one, or that many have closed their doors, I thought I would add another to my Album & Song Series of photos. This is one of my favorite albums of all-time, and I bought this vinyl LP over 20 years ago for 10 cents. It is over 60 years old and sounds brand new to this day.
"Hey there cutes, put on your dancin' boots and come dance with me."
That is the opening line from Frank Sinatra's incredible 1959 album, "Come Dance With Me!," with orchestration and arrangements by Billy May. One of Frank's best albums, by far, and it displays everything great about the classic crooner. From his vocal range, to his signature ring-a-ding, cuckoo, swingin' lingo, this album has it all. Every song is terrific Frank, and you can just tell he was at the very top of his game with this record.
It comes at the end of an amazing streak of albums with Capitol Records, just before he leaves to start his own Reprise Records in 1960. "Come Dance With Me!" won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Best Vocal Performance, and Best Arrangement (for Billy May.)
The songlist is incredible, with so many standard hits, such as "Cheek to Cheek," "Day In, Day Out," "The Last Dance," the title track, and "Something's Gotta Give."
My favorite song on the album is "Saturday Night." Just listen to that horn section! So, on this gas of a Saturday, give this record a spin. Grab your girl, your guy, a hatrack, your Swiffer Sweeper, a large dog, or whatever you like to dance with, and create a swingin' place of your own.
And Derek, I'm sure you and Iwona have danced to this album a few times. Enjoy!
Side 1
Come Dance With Me
Something's Gotta Give
Just In Time
Dancing in the Dark
Too Close for Comfort
I Could Have Danced All Night
Side 2
Saturday Night
Day In, Day Out
Cheek To Cheek
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
The Song Is You
The Last Dance
"Come Dance With Me!" (1959) by Frank Sinatra
It's Record Store Day in America, and since I can't make it to one, or that many have closed their doors, I thought I would add another to my Album & Song Series of photos. This is one of my favorite albums of all-time, and I bought this vinyl LP over 20 years ago for 10 cents. It is over 60 years old and sounds brand new to this day.
"Hey there cutes, put on your dancin' boots and come dance with me."
That is the opening line from Frank Sinatra's incredible 1959 album, "Come Dance With Me!," with orchestration and arrangements by Billy May. One of Frank's best albums, by far, and it displays everything great about the classic crooner. From his vocal range, to his signature ring-a-ding, cuckoo, swingin' lingo, this album has it all. Every song is terrific Frank, and you can just tell he was at the very top of his game with this record.
It comes at the end of an amazing streak of albums with Capitol Records, just before he leaves to start his own Reprise Records in 1960. "Come Dance With Me!" won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Best Vocal Performance, and Best Arrangement (for Billy May.)
The songlist is incredible, with so many standard hits, such as "Cheek to Cheek," "Day In, Day Out," "The Last Dance," the title track, and "Something's Gotta Give."
My favorite song on the album is "Saturday Night." Just listen to that horn section! So, on this gas of a Saturday, give this record a spin. Grab your girl, your guy, a hatrack, your Swiffer Sweeper, a large dog, or whatever you like to dance with, and create a swingin' place of your own.
And Derek, I'm sure you and Iwona have danced to this album a few times. Enjoy!
Side 1
Come Dance With Me
Something's Gotta Give
Just In Time
Dancing in the Dark
Too Close for Comfort
I Could Have Danced All Night
Side 2
Saturday Night
Day In, Day Out
Cheek To Cheek
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
The Song Is You
The Last Dance