Close to You (Frank Sinatra album)

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Released 1957 Release date 1957 Label Capitol Records		Length 43:31 Producer Voyle Gil

Recorded March 8, April 4 – 5, November 1, 1956 at Capitol Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Close to You(1957) A Swingin' Affair!(1957) Artists Frank Sinatra, Hollywood String Quartet Genres Traditional pop music, Vocal jazz Similar Frank Sinatra albums, Traditional pop music albums

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Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet.

The album was recorded over a period of eight months and five different sessions, and was arranged by Nelson Riddle.

For its CD release, the album was retitled Close to You and More, referencing the bonus tracks.

"Close to You" (Al Hoffman, Carl G. Lampl, Jerry Livingston) – 3:37
"P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 4:21
"Love Locked Out" (Max Kester, Ray Noble) – 2:41
"Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
"Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:51
"With Every Breath I Take" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:38
"Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 2:58
"It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:13
"I've Had My Moments" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
"I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:25
"The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:11
"If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:00
"There's a Flaw in My Flue" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:41
"Wait till You See Her" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:08

Frank Sinatra – vocals

The Hollywood String Quartet:

Paul Shure – violin

Alvin Dinkin – viola

Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor

1Close to You3:40
2PS I Love You4:22
3Love Locked Out2:45

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