Frank Sinatra: A Swingin' Affair!

Frank Sinatra: A Swingin' Affair!

Album #12 - May 1957

Episode date - June 21, 2023

The Top 500 of The Top 40
    0:00
    0:00

    “A Swingin’ Affair” was intended to be a continuation of the formula utilized on “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers”, and it succeeded brilliantly.

    It may not be quite as perfect as its predecessor, but song for song, you could scramble the tracks and hardly notice, such was the quality of each album. Of course, Sinatra is the star, standing front and center, but Nelson Riddle proved himself to be the secret ingredient that guaranteed success. Riddle’s arrangements are something to behold, and this pair of albums essentially proves that he understood Sinatra and wrote accompaniment that served as the blueprint for others to follow or attempt to beat. No one did.

    Featured songs :

    Night and Day

    I Wish I Were in Love Again 

    I Got Plenty o' Nuttin

    I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan

    Nice Work If You Can Get It

    Stars Fell on Alabama 

    No One Ever Tells You 

    I Won't Dance 

    The Lonesome Road 

    At Long Last Love" (Porter)  – 2:23

    You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 

    I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 

    From This Moment On 

    If I Had You 

    Oh! Look at Me Now 

    The Lady Is a Tramp 

    May 1957 - Billboard Charted #2

     

    Related Shows

    Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

    Album #254 - September 1975

      0:00
      0:00
      Al Green Is Love

      Al Green: Al Green Is Love

      Album #253 - August 1975

        0:00
        0:00
        Bruce Springstein: Born to Run

        Bruce Springstein: Born to Run

        Album #252 - August 1975

          0:00
          0:00
          Fleetwood Mac

          Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac

          Album #251 - July 1975

            0:00
            0:00
            Neil Young: Tonight's The Night

            Neil Young: Tonight's The Night

            Album #250 - June 1975

              0:00
              0:00
              Stephen Stills: Stills

              Stephen Stills: Stills

              Album #249 - June 1975

                0:00
                0:00
                Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes

                Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes - Part 2

                Album #248 - June 1975

                  0:00
                  0:00
                  Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes

                  Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes - Part 1

                  Album #248 - June 1975

                    0:00
                    0:00
                    Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger

                    Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger

                    Album #247 - May 1975

                      0:00
                      0:00
                      Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

                      Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic

                      Album #246 - April 1975

                        0:00
                        0:00
                        Steely Dan Katy Lied

                        Steely Dan: Katy Lied

                        Album #245 - March 1975

                          0:00
                          0:00
                          Young Americans - David Bowie

                          David Bowie: Young Americans

                          Album #244 - March 1975

                            0:00
                            0:00