Class Never Goes Out of Style

These recordings are now nearly fifty years old, but they contain an excitement that doesn't diminish with time. Following quickly on the heels of his success with IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS, a 40-year-old Frank Sinatra teamed up once again with arranger/conducter Nelson Riddle and created what is arguably his best album of a stellar career. Sinatra is one of those artists that each generation rediscovers for itself. As an aging Baby Boomer, I hope that audiences will continue to listen to the Beatles a hundred years from now; but I KNOW they will be listening to Sinatra--class simply never goes out of style! If you own only one Sinatra album, this is it. ESSENTIAL

Masterpiece

Personally I feel that this is Sinatra's best album...Period.

His voice is in top form, and Nelson Riddle's arrangements are a perfect compliment to Mr. Sinatra's vocal performance. Every song is a winner, and Timeless to boot. What really grabs the listener, aside from the astounding vocals, are the arrangements! They ebb and flow, the tempo changes range from relaxed and mellow, to literally Swinging! I prefer Nelson Riddle as an arranger as opposed to Billy May, who can swing, but who's arrangments lack the depth of those here on this album. This is a must have for any real fan of music.

Sinatra Swings through Song after Song

Nelson Riddle, Frank Sinatra's regular arranger and conductor, called SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS one of his favorites of his many album collaborations with the singer. Whereas in another of Riddle's favorites, the 1958 ONLY THE LONELY, Sinatra sings, "Maybe it's because nobody loves me" (from Rodgers and Hart's "Spring Is Here"), in the 1955/56 SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS he sounds like a man intoxicated by love. His debonair manner and rich yet easy baritone, an irresistible collection of songs ranging from "You Make Me Feel So Young," "Too Marvelous for Words," "Old Devil Moon," and his definitive "I've Got You Under My Skin" to "Makin' Whopee," "Anything Goes," and "How About You?" and Riddle's great contribution all combine to make SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS a classic and a must-have.