Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [MFSL 2013] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [MFSL 2013]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 37:59 minutes | Scans included | 1,15 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 777 MB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2111

Frank Sinatra’s second set of torch songs recorded with Gordon Jenkins, No One Cares was nearly as good as its predecessor, Where Are You? Expanding the melancholy tone of the duo’s previous collaboration, No One Cares consists of nothing but brooding, lonely songs. Jenkins gives the songs a subtley tragic treatment, and Sinatra responds with a wrenching performance. It lacks the grandiose melancholy of Only the Lonely, nor is it as lsuh as Where Are You?, but in its slow, bluesly tempos and heartbreaking little flourishes, it is every bit moving.

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Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [MFSL 2014] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [MFSL 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 45:23 minutes | Scans included | 1.82 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 474 MB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2107

In some ways, A Swingin’ Affair! is “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Pt. 2,” following the same formula of Sinatra’s hit album of the previous year. Beneath the surface, there are enough variations on A Swingin’ Affair! to make it a distinctive, and equally enjoyable listen. The most noticeable difference between the two records is their basic approach. Where Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! swung hard but managed to stay rather light, A Swingin’ Affair! is a forceful, brassy album — it exudes a self-assured, confident aura. It is a hard, jazzy album. However, the attack is more brash.

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Frank Sinatra – A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957/2014) DSF DSD64

Frank Sinatra – A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957/2014)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time – 32:26 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download  – Source: AcousticSounds | © Capitol Records

This seasonal collection of Yule tide classics sung by Frank Sinatra in his late-1950s incarnation, with impeccable string arrangements by Nelson Riddle, contains convincing performances of favorites like ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,’ ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’ and ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas.’
It’s a tribute to Sinatra’s versatility and professionalism that this oft-sung set comes off sounding simultaneously fresh, original, and heartwarming. Includes liner notes by Pete Welding.

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Frank Sinatra – Watertown (1970/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Watertown (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:37 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Pop, Jazz, Easy Listening
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Frank Sinatra Digital Reprise

Watertown is a later album by Frank Sinatra and tells a heartbreaking story in a series of soliloquies. It is the only album on which Sinatra sang over pre-recorded instrumental tracks. The songs were written by producer Bob Gaudio (of The Four Seasons) and Jake Holmes. Some of the songs from the album were later covered by artists such as Nina Simone (“For A While”) and Cake (“What’s Now Is Now”).

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Frank Sinatra – Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 05:32:54 minutes | 2,77 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © FRANK SINATRA HYBRID

100 songs celebrating 100 years

For the first time ever, all of Frank Sinatra’s important recordings from three different record labels (Columbia, Capitol and Reprise) have been remastered and compiled in one collection, released in 2015 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sinatra’s birth. This digital four-disc set contains 100 songs in chronological order plus a previously unreleased rehearsal version of The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, recorded in 1979.

“I’ve sung and recorded so many wonderful songs over the years, it would be impossible to name one in particular as my favourite. Many of them are special to me for one reason or another. It’s difficult to pick a favourite album. The ones that stick in my mind are Only The Lonely, Wee Small Hours and Come Fly With Me because I think the orchestrator’s work and my work came together so well.” –Frank Sinatra

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Frank Sinatra – This Is Sinatra! (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Frank Sinatra – This Is Sinatra! (1956/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:02 minutes | 762 MB | Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)

This first collection of Sinatra’s singles and B-sides with Nelson Riddle is also the best one. The album kicks off with the irrepressible ‘I’ve Got the World on a String’ and features such essential tracks as ‘South of the Border,’ ‘The Gal That Got Away,’ ‘Learnin’ the Blues,’ and the movie themes ‘Three Coins in a Fountain,’ ‘Young at Heart,’ and ‘The Tender Trap.’ ‘Rain’ and ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me’ are dark ballads good enough to be on one of Sinatra’s ‘wrist-slasher’ LPs, and display a depth that many of his singles lack.

The shimmering romantic ballad ‘My One and Only Love’ is one of the few original Sinatra singles that instantly became a much-covered standard, though interestingly, the song isn’t usually connected to him. However, this wouldn’t be a Sinatra singles session if there weren’t at least a couple of losers on the set, and ‘Love and Marriage’ and ‘From Here to Eternity’ are two well-sung numbers that don’t deserve their continued popularity.“ (Nick Dedina)

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Frank Sinatra – The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Frank Sinatra – The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:44:04 minutes | 1,87 GB | Genre: Pop, Jazz, Easy Listening
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BnF Collection

“The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra” is a collection recordings of Frank Sinatra compiles from the archives of Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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Frank Sinatra – Swing Easy! (1954/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Swing Easy! (1954/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 19:21 minutes | 536 MB | Genre: Jazz, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)

“… captures Sinatra at the height of his musical powers in the mid-50s … (evokes) the innocent sentimentality and tenderness of young love.”
– PopMatters.com

Originally issued in 1954 on 10-inch vinyl, this album marks the first time Nelson Riddle arranged for Frank Sinatra, a partnership that would continue for the next 30 years. This is a swinging set of eight uptempo standards that helped resurrect Sinatra’s popularity.

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Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night (1966/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night (1966/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 27:05 minutes | 569 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

If there’s one thing the career of Frank Sinatra has shown, it’s that great taste is indeed timeless. In the post-Beatles Sixties, it had begun to look like Sinatra’s star was falling. The revitalized world of rock music knocked Sinatra’s style of popular song squarely out of the box in terms of public interest. The level of Sinatra’s artistry, however, never diminished during this period, and it wasn’t long before he made his commercial comeback with “Strangers In The Night”.

Powered by the monster hit that was the title song, this album conveyed the image of a successful artist feeling his oats, as they say. With soulmate Nelson Riddle grasping the conductor’s baton, Sinatra turned in a bouncy, invigorating set of tunes that smacked of a newfound maturity but sacrificed none of his youthful verve. The bold, swinging ‘Summer Wind’ remains a testament to Sinatra’s interpretive powers and infectious enthusiasm for a well-written song.

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Frank Sinatra – Songs For Young Lovers (1954/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Songs For Young Lovers (1954/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 21:36 minutes | 517 MB | Genre: Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)

Released in 1953, Songs for Young Lovers features classic songs such as “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “A Foggy Day”, and “My Funny Valentine”. All songs on the album were conducted by Nelson Riddle, and all except for “Like Someone in Love” were arranged by George Siravo. The album was one of 50 recordings chosen in 2002 by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

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Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin’ Lovers! (Remastered) (1956/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin’ Lovers! (Remastered) (1956/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:17 minutes | 463 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! is the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD. It was the first album ever to top the UK Albums Chart.

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Frank Sinatra – Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Deluxe Anniversary Edition) (1958/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Deluxe Anniversary Edition) (1958/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 02:18:12 minutes | 1,47 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © FRANK SINATRA HYBRID

Frank Sinatra’s intimate 1958 opus, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, has been newly mixed in stereo for an expanded 60th Anniversary Edition to be released worldwide on October 19 by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. ‘Only The Lonely’ (60th Anniversary Edition) will be released in a Deluxe 2CD package, in 180-gram 2LP vinyl and 1CD configurations, and in two digital album versions.

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Frank Sinatra – Sinatra-Basie (1962/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra-Basie (1962/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:15 minutes | 637 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

This was the first recording that Sinatra made with the Count Basie Orchestra. In 1964, Sinatra and Basie would make a final studio recording, It Might as Well Be Swing, orchestrated by Quincy Jones, and Sinatra’s first live album, Sinatra at the Sands (1966) would feature the Basie band.

Sinatra appeared on an episode of The Dinah Shore Show that aired on December 9, 1962, the day before Sinatra-Basie was released, and performed the album’s arrangement of “Please Be Kind”.

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Frank Sinatra – Sinatra Sings… Of Love And Things (Remastered) (1962/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra Sings… Of Love And Things (Remastered) (1962/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:39 minutes | 350 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Sinatra Sings… of Love and Things is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1962.

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Frank Sinatra – Simply … Blue Eyes! (The 2020 Remasters) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Frank Sinatra – Simply … Blue Eyes! (The 2020 Remasters) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 03:19:54 minutes | 2,24 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jube Legends

Newly remastered! The voice of “Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra is one of those that has written history in pop music of the 20th Century. Almost five decades spans the career of this true “Titan” of entertainment: From the early days as a young and handsome danceband vocalist at the end of the Nineteen Thirties to the “Grand Old Man” of the Concert Stages worldwide. This collection unites not less than 3×24 of Sinatra’s best songs: No matter if Swing, Jazz or Romantic Ballad – the “Sound of Sinatra” – the man with big blue eyes – will never be forgotten. Enjoy!

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