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Music CD - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
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Music CD: Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
Artist: Frank Sinatra
List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $38.92
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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1. The Last Dance
2. Night And Day
3. I Get A Kick Out Of You
4. Luck Be A Lady
5. The Way You Look Tonight
6. My Kind Of Town
7. The Best Is Yet To Come
8. Fly Me To The Moon
9. It Was A Very Good Year
10. Love And Marriage
11. I've Got You Under My Skin
12. Strangers In The Night
13. Summer Wind
14. All Or Nothing At All
15. That's Life
16. My Way
17. The Lady Is A Tramp
18. Send In The Clowns
19. Nancy
20. Theme From 'New York, New York'
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075992650120
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 1991-03-26
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Summary: Frank in fine Voice
Comment: Nothing finer than putting on some Sinatra and listening to the voice that could croon any song. An enjoyable CD. Not one of the true 5 star Best Of Sinatra recordings, but a fine CD none-the-less. 4 Stars.
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Summary: Some masterful moments
Comment: 4.5 stars
Yes, there are more well-rounded and less "poppy" Sinatra collections, but this does have some of his finest moments, and those moments are quite perfect.
Any fan of Frank's amazing phrasing, clipped delivery and crisp timing will find many sterling examples of these and his various other delights.
That said, there's some real cheese here too, like Strangers, which really is a weak piece of plastic.
That is, however, the great irony and mystery of Old Blue Eyes, or is that Old Black Heart: such a romantic and lush vocal talent, and such a mean-spirited and arrogant prickola. He liked to hit women, often, he was a short guy with a Napoleon complex who had to prove what a tough guy he (or rather his swarthy friends) was, he was a criminal in various ways. It's funny to think of all the Franky fans who decried libertine rock stars while their hero was out slugging Mia and many other women and assisting organized crime whenever possible (his bios are fascinating reading). The guy was a thug, but he also had golden pipes and real understanding of how to sell a lyric.
In other words, a standard Great Artist, warts and all.
And let's face it, no one else will ever touch his readings of many of these classic tunes. Very Good Year is a very bgood title, as his version of that tune is a true masterpiece, and it's hard to imagine anyone else even singing this song, let along making it his in the way the Sinatra was so good at. Add to that some incredible backing from many gifted musicians (and fabulous charts by folks like Nelson Riddle), and you've got great music.
Somwhere my parents are smiling, for I laughed at Frank as a kid because they loved him. I still laugh at how worshipful folks can be of this velvet-throated thug, but I understand now how well he delivered the goods.
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Summary: Sinatra Is The Man
Comment: I listen to mainly rock but this is a fine collection of music by a man who set a standard with standards. Sure this album goes through the 60's quickly gets to the 1970's but I really enjoyed his Reprise years over any other period of his singing. So depending on your taste, this is a winner one way or the other. I highly recommend getting this one.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Chairman of the Board!!
Comment: There are not any words that will ever express
just how great Sinatra was.
So great I came to express it here.
He was his own Genre.
We can all wait around another hundred years but that
wont be enough time for another like him to come again.
Have a good day!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sorry Mike and Kelley :)
Comment: I ordered this CD from MiKe and Kelley and it ended up being out of stock. They immediately refunded my money, and promptly answered my inquiries. Thanks Mike and Kelley!
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Editorial Reviews:
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A 20-track collection from the Reprise years that tries to cover too much ground. Very Good Years sweeps from the early 1960s to 1979's "New York New York," focusing on the most obvious Sinatra standards. The watchword here isn't art but populism. That's not a problem, really--but it means that serious fans (or those aspiring to be) will be better served elsewhere. It would be a fine introduction for the casual music lover, but so would any decent collection. For a compact Reprise-era sampler, try either this one or something from the Greatest Hits series. --Gavin McNett
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