Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
by Frank Sinatra

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
Year: 1956
Overall rank: 589th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 389 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1956 (2nd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 1950s (14th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (589th)

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Frank Sinatra bestography

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! is ranked 2nd best out of 104 albums by Frank Sinatra on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Sinatra is In The Wee Small Hours which is ranked number 364 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,528.

Frank Sinatra album bestography « Higher ranked (364th)
In The Wee Small Hours
This album (589th)
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Lower ranked (1,365th) »
Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers! rankings summary
Overall rank: 589th | 1950s rank: 14th | 1956 rank: 2nd  Overall chart history
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95/100
Songs for swingin' lovers, is quite possibly Frank Sinatra's most enjoyable album. It's a giddy hoot of a record with Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle combining to produce one of their best collobarations. There are fantastic versions of, you make me feel so young, you brought a new kind of love to me, and, I've got you under my skin. It's a brilliant LP, and one of Sinatra's most essential albums. (Edited)
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Loved it. So much romance and class in one album blows my mind! (Edited)
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So smooth. So cool. Best cocktail music ever. I wish I was as cool as Sinatra's pinky toe. (Edited)
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This is the music people hear when anyone mentions the name Frank Sinatra and that is because this is him at his best. He is both melancholy yet upbeat and the album balances out very well. The album is dominated by his voice which can sway the emotion in a room in a second. The control Sinatra has over his voice is nothing short of mesmerising and I think he displays that best on here. Every song suits the mood and style of the album and the tracks flow from one to the next very smoothly. Then there are the huge hits on here which are brilliant. There are some filler and like most records in the 50's it is repetitive by the end. Also, it is dull in spells and some songs could do with a little more flare as well as the record is in need of shortening as it is bloated. Overall, this is Sinatra at his peak on an album as it is just so enjoyable. (Edited)
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The conjunction of Sinatra and Nelson Riddle in swing mood is miraculous. The perfection of sound, arrangements, musicians and singer is really incredible. A moment for eternity: a magical "I've Got Your Under My Skin", with Sinatra singing like never and an extraordinary solo by Milt Bernhart at trombone. A must. (Edited)
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