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Close to You is one of Frank Sinatra's most gentle and intimate albums, and that is due in no small part to the Hollywood String Quartet, which forms the core of the album's instrumental support. It also was one of the most difficult to record, taking eight months and five different sessions. Certainly, it is one of the most unusual and special of Sinatra's albums, featuring a subdued and detailed performances that accentuate both the romantic longing and understated humor of the numbers, which are mainly torch songs. With the quartet's support, the album comes closer to sounding like a classical album, like a pop variation on chamber music. Where the intimacy of In the Wee Small Hours sounded confessional and heart-broken, Close to You has a delicate, lovely quality; it may not be seductive, but it is charming and romantic.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Hoffman, ComposerLyricist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Carl G. Lampl, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, Composer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Gordon Jenkins, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Ray Noble, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist - Hollywood String Quartet, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Max Kester, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Adair, ComposerLyricist - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, Composer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Truman Capote, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Heyman, Author - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - OSCAR LEVANT, Composer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Johnny Burke, Author - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Walter Donaldson, Composer - Gus Kahn, Composer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Adamson, Composer - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - EDWARD C. REDDING, ComposerLyricist - Hollywood String Quartet, Musician, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Saul I. Chaplin, ComposerLyricist - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eleanor Slatkin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Dinkin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Slatkin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul C. Shure, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eleanor Slatkin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Dinkin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Slatkin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Paul C. Shure, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Eleanor Slatkin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Frank Sinatra, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Dinkin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Slatkin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul C. Shure, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Close to You is one of Frank Sinatra's most gentle and intimate albums, and that is due in no small part to the Hollywood String Quartet, which forms the core of the album's instrumental support. It also was one of the most difficult to record, taking eight months and five different sessions. Certainly, it is one of the most unusual and special of Sinatra's albums, featuring a subdued and detailed performances that accentuate both the romantic longing and understated humor of the numbers, which are mainly torch songs. With the quartet's support, the album comes closer to sounding like a classical album, like a pop variation on chamber music. Where the intimacy of In the Wee Small Hours sounded confessional and heart-broken, Close to You has a delicate, lovely quality; it may not be seductive, but it is charming and romantic.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:26
- Main artists: Frank Sinatra Hollywood String Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
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