The Voice of Frank Sinatra
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Album ratings The Voice of Frank Sinatra is the debut studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released on Columbia Records, catalogue C-112, March 4, 1946. It was first issued as a set of four 78 rpm records totaling eight songs, the individual discs given Columbia 78 catalog numbers 36918, 36919, 36920, and 36921.[1] The album went to number 1 on the fledgling Billboard chart. It stayed at the top for seven weeks in 1946, spending a total of eighteen weeks on the charts. The album chart consisted of just a Top Five until August 1948. The cover depicted is that of the original 78 rpm release cover, also used on the compact disc reissue.
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The tracks were arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl and his orchestra, on both dates consisting of a string quartet and four-piece rhythm section, augmented by flutist John Mayhew in July, and, given the part he played with Sinatra at Columbia in the early 1950s, oboist Mitch Miller in December. Sinatra recorded most of these songs again at later stages in
It holds the distinction of being the first pop album catalogue item at 33⅓ rpm, when Columbia premiered long-playing vinyl records in 1948, ten-inch and twelve-inch format for classical music, ten-inch only for pop. The Voice was reissued as a 10-inch LP, catalogue number CL 6001 in 1948, with the running order altered from the sequence of the original album of 78s. It was also later issued as two 45 rpm EPs in 1952 with catalogue number B-112, a 12-inch LP with a changed running order including only five of the original tracks in 1955 with catalogue number CL-743, and a compact disc with extra tracks in 2003.[2]
Track listing
10-inch LP release
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2003 reissue bonus tracks
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1955 track listing
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Personnel
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Axel Stordahl – arranger
New York sessions
- Leonard Posner. Raoul Polikian – violins
- Sidney Brecher – viola
- Anthony Sophos – cello
- Mitch Miller – oboe
- Matty Golizio – guitar
- Bill Clifton – piano
- Frank Siravo – bass
- Nat Polen – drums
Hollywood sessions
- Mischa Russell, David Frisina – violins
- Sam Freed – viola
- Fred Goerner – cello
- Jack Mayhew – flute
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Mark McIntyre – piano
- John Ryan – bass
- Ray Hagan – drums
Production personnel
- Bill Richards – producer
- Charles L. Granata, Didier C. Deutsch – compact disc reissue producers
Charts
- Weekly Charts
| Chart (1946) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[3] | 1 |
- Year-end charts
| Chart (1946) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[4] | 2 |
References
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- ↑ Sinatra Family Discography website retrieved 30 July 2019
- ↑ Charles L. Granata, The Voice of Frank Sinatra. 2003, Columbia Legacy CK 62100, liner notes.
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