Sinatra and Strings

Sinatra and Strings

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Don Costa

Release date(s)

January, 1962

Recorded

November 20, 21, 22, 1961

Record Label

Reprise

Producer

Sonny Burke

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

10 (12 in CD re-release)

Length

41:47

Singles

"Stardust"
"Come Rain or Come Shine"

Reception

Allmusic

3½ / 5

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Alternate cover art

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Sinatra and Strings is a 1962 album by Frank Sinatra; it is Sinatra's thirty-first studio album. Sinatra's first album with arranger Don Costa, Sinatra and Strings was well-reviewed featuring entirely ballads and low-key songs such as "Stardust", "Night and Day", and "That's All".

Track listing

1. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:44
2. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 3:37
3. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 2:41
4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:48
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:06
6. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:15
7. "Prisoner of Love" (Russ Columbo, Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:50
8. "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) – 3:21
9. "All or Nothing at All" (Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman) – 3:43
10. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 3:45

    1991 CD bonus tracks:

11. "As You Desire Me" (Allie Wurbel) – 2:53
12. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) – 4:05

Singles

Sinatra and Strings featured Sinatra's second rendition of "Stardust;" this version of the song was charted as a single along with the song "Come Rain or Come Shine."

Reception

Allmusic praises Don Costa's luch arrangements on the album, however, claims that they are too similar to that of Sinatra's earlier Columbia recordings. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusicgave Sinatra and Strings a "three and a half out of five" stars.

Sinatra and Strings peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 charts in 1962.

Personnel

Personnel
West Arkeen	Composer
Keith Blake	Digital Mastering
Johnny Burke	Composer
Don Costa	Arranger, Conductor
Erroll Garner	Composer
Gregg Geller	Producer, Reissue Producer
Del James	Composer
J.J. Johnson	Composer
Clyde Otis	Composer
Kelly Owens	Composer
Bill Putnam	Engineer
M.T. Putnam	Engineer
Axl Rose	Composer
Merle Shore	Art Direction
Frank Sinatra	Vocals
Phil Stern	Cover Art, Cover Design