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Come Dance With Me!, released in 1959 on Capitol Records, is the second installation in Frank Sinatra’s “With Me” series. It was arranged/conducted by Billy May. Part of Frank’s “
Come Dance With Me!, an Album by Frank Sinatra. Released 5 January 1959 on Capitol (catalog no. W1069; Vinyl LP). Genres: Vocal Jazz, Standards. Rated #77 in the best albums of 1959. Featured peformers: Frank Sinatra (vocals), Billy May (arranger, conductor), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), Manny Klein (trumpet), Conrad Gozzo (trumpet), Si Zentner (trombone), Buddy Collette (saxophone, woodwinds ...
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- December 9-23, 1958
- Frank Sinatra
- 5 January 1959
Come Dance with Me! was Sinatra's most successful album, spending two and a half years on the Billboard charts. Stereo Review wrote in 1959 that "Sinatra swaggers his way with effortless verve through an appealing collection of bouncy standards, aptly described in the album notes as "vocals that dance". At the Grammy Awards of 1960, Come Dance ...
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is Frank Sinatra's twenty-first studio album. The album was released initially in 1959 for Capitol Records. It was Sinatra's second recording with arranger, Billy May.
Peaking at #2 on the Pop charts and remaining on the board for 140 weeks, Come Dance With Me! remains to be Sinatra's most successful album.
1."Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:31
2."Something's Gotta Give" (Johnny Mercer) – 2:38
3."Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 2:24
4."Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:26
5."Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George Weiss) – 2:34
6."I Could Have Danced All Night" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:40
Though not featured in the original LP's track listing, the song "Same Old Song and Dance" was released as a single along with the song "Monique," a song from Kings Go Forth. In addition, the songs "Nothing In Common" and "How are Ya Fixed for Love?" were featured as a single together.
praised the album, calling it Sinatra's "hardest swing album ever." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic also stated that "the album has a fair share of slower numbers, but the songs that make the biggest impression are the up-tempo cuts."
peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 charts of 1959. In addition, the CD album's single "How Are Ya' Fixed for Love?" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts of 1958.
won three Grammy awards at the 1959 Grammy ceremonies. Sinatra himself took the awards for "Best Male Pop Voice Performance" as well as "Album of the Year" because of this album. Billy May, the album's arranger, took a third award in the category of "Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist."
Sinatra also won another award during the 1959 ceremony, but not because of Come Dance with Me! directly. Sinatra was awarded a special award in the category of "Artists & Repertoire Contribution."
Come Dance with Me (song) For the Norwegian song, see Come Dance With Me (Norwegian song). " Come Dance with Me " is a popular song and jazz standard written by 1959 by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (words) that debuted in 1959 as the title track on Frank Sinatra 's album, Come Dance with Me!
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Come Dance with Me! by Frank Sinatra released in 1959. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
These lyrics from Frank Sinatra’s iconic song, “Come Dance With Me,” instantly transport me to a place of joy and nostalgia. This classic tune, released in 1959 as the title track of Sinatra’s album, has a timeless appeal that continues to captivate listeners to this day.
