Swing Easy! is the ninth studio album of Frank Sinatra.
It was released under Capital Records and was his first actual arrangement with Nelson Riddle.
Like it's predecessor of Songs for Young Lovers, Swing Easy! was released again in 1960 as an LP along with new songs. Swing Easy! was also re-released on CD along with tracks of Songs for Young Lovers.
Track Listing[]
Original listing[]
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 3:12
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) - 2:24
- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 2:28
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) - 2:13
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche) - 2:12
- "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) - 2:21
- "Get Happy" (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) - 2:21
- "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:06
Expanded listing[]
- "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer)
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche)
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll)
- "Lean Baby" (Roy Alfred, Billy May)
- "I Love You" (Harry Archer, Harlan Thompson)
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young)
- "Get Happy" (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
- "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
- "How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me" (Tyree Glenn, Allan Roberts)
- "Why Should I Cry Over You?" (Chester Conn, Nathan "Ned" Miller)
- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne)
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter)
Singles[]
While none of the songs from the original album charted or were released as singles, "Lean Baby," a song from the recording dates of Swing Easy!, was released as a single with the song "I'm Walking Behind You." Released in 1953, this was Sinatra's first single under Capitol Records.[1]
Reception[]
Allmusic loved Swing Easy!, scoring it at four and a half out of five stars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic claimed that "it ranks as one of his most jazzy performances, as well as one of his most fun and carefree records."[2]
Personnel[]
Harry Archer | Composer |
Harry Barris | Composer |
Chester Conn | Composer |
Vernon Duke | Composer |
Ted Fetter | Composer |
Ted Koehler | Composer |
Benny Krueger | Composer |
John Latouche | Composer |
Ned Miller | Composer |
Billy Moll | Composer |
Nelson Riddle | Arranger, conductor |
Frank Sinatra | Vocals |
Jule Styne | Composer |
Harlan Thompson | Composer |