Swing Easy!

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Expanded CD version

Annotation last modified on 2008-08-26 21:59 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Vinyl 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Jeepers Creepers
2:25
2 Taking a Chance on Love
2:15
3 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
2:17
4 Lean Baby
2:34
5 I Love You
4 2:28
6 I'm Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
2:29
7 Get Happy
2:27
8 All of Me
2:09
9 How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me
2:45
10 Why Should I Cry Over You
2:42
11 Sunday
2:31
12 Just One of Those Things
3:15

Credits

Vinyl 1

recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (1953-04-02) (track 4)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Murray Kellner (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Alex Murray (violinist) (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Paul Nero (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Irving Prager (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Mischa Russell (1953-04-02) (track 4)
cello:
Cy Bernard (1953-04-02) (track 4)
reeds:
Leonard Hartman (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Skeets Herfurt (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Heine Beau (1953-04-02) (track 4)
trumpet:
Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Harry “Sweets” Edison (1954-04-07) (track 12)
Harry “Sweets” Edison (1954-04-19) (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
viola:
Paul Robyn (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Dave Sterkin (1953-04-02) (track 4)
drums:
Ray Hagan (1953-04-02) (track 4)
guitar:
George van Eps (1953-04-02) (track 4)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (1953-04-02) (track 4)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (1953-04-02) (track 4)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (American harp player) (1953-04-02) (track 4)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (1953-04-02) (track 4)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
Heine Beau (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Nelson Riddle (1954-04-07) (track 12)
Billy May (1955-03-07) (track 9)
composer:
Fred E. Ahlert (track 6)
Harry Archer (track 5)
Vernon Duke (track 2)
Billy May (track 4)
Harlan Thompson (track 5)
Joe Young (US lyricist) (track 6)
Harold Arlen (1929) (track 7)
Harry Barris (1931) (track 3)
Cole Porter (1935) (track 12)
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (1938) (track 1)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Nelson Riddle (1954-04-19) (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
Nelson Riddle (1955-03-07) (track 9)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (1953-04-02) (track 4)
Frank Sinatra (1954-04-07) (track 12)
Frank Sinatra (1954-04-19) (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
Frank Sinatra (1955-03-07) (track 9)
lyricist:
Billy May (track 4)
Harlan Thompson (track 5)
Joe Young (US lyricist) (track 6)
Ted Fetter (track 2)
John Latouche (track 2)
Ted Koehler (1929) (track 7)
Ted Koehler (1931) (track 3)
Billy Moll (1931) (track 3)
Cole Porter (1935) (track 12)
Johnny Mercer (1938) (track 1)
orchestra:
Featuring Harry “Sweets” Edison (tracks 3, 11)
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (tracks 3–5, 9–11)
Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra (1953-04-02) (track 4)
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1954-04-07) (track 12)
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1954-04-19) (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (tracks 3, 5, 9–11)
writer:
Harry Archer (track 5)
Chester Conn (tracks 10–11)
Tyree Glenn (track 9)
Benny Krueger (jazz saxophonist) (track 11)
Ned Miller (tracks 10–11)
Allan Roberts (track 9)
Jule Styne (track 11)
Harlan Thompson (track 5)
Gerald Marks (1932) (track 8)
Seymour Simons (1932) (track 8)
phonographic copyright by:
Masterworks Series (2013) (tracks 1–5, 7–12)
publisher:
Bluewater Music UK (track 6)
Bourne Co. (track 8)
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (track 1)
Downtown Music Publishing LLC (track 6)
EMI April Music Inc. (track 2)
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. (track 2)
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (track 11)
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (tracks 7–8)
MPL UK Publishing (track 6)
Marlong Music Corp. (track 8)
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (track 7)
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. (track 3)
Warner Bros. Music (track 7)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place.) (1953-04) (tracks 4–5, 9–10)
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1954-04) (tracks 3, 11)
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1954-04-07) (track 12)
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1954-04-19) (tracks 1–2, 7–8)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (1954-04-07) (track 6)
Just One of Those Things (1954-04-07) (track 12)
later translated versions:
Daß ich Dich wiederseh’ (Taking a Chance on Love) (track 2)
Voyage au paradis (track 7)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film) (track 12)
High Society (stage musical) (track 12)
Jubilee (track 12)
Panama Hattie (1942 film) (track 12)
recording of:
Lean Baby (1953-04-02) (track 4)
I Love You (1953-04-30) (track 5)
Why Should I Cry Over You (1953-12-08) (track 10)
Sunday (Frank Sinatra song) (1954-04-07) (track 11)
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (1954-04-07) (track 3)
All of Me (1954-04-19) (track 8)
Get Happy (1954-04-19) (track 7)
Jeepers Creepers (1954-04-19) (track 1)
Taking a Chance on Love (1954-04-19) (track 2)
How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me (1955-03-07) (track 9)
referred to in medleys:
Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again (track 7)
Medley: All of Me / After You’ve Gone (track 8)
Ja-Da Medley (track 8)

Release Group

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/275698 [info]
Wikidata: Q1408624 [info]