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Track Listings
| 1. Ring-a-Ding Ding |
| 2. Let's Fall In Love |
| 3. Be Careful, It's My Heart |
| 4. A Foggy Day |
| 5. A Fine Romance |
| 6. In The Still of the Night |
| 7. The Coffee Song |
| 8. When I Take My Sugar to Tea |
| 9. Let's Face the Music and Dance |
| 10. You'd Be so Easy to Love |
| 11. You and the Night and the Music |
| 12. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm |
| 13. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart *BONUS TRACK |
| 14. Have You Met Miss Jones? *PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED |
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This 1961 album was Sinatra's first release for his own label, Reprise. Not coincidentally, there's an obvious air of exultation running throughout the entire record. Sinatra is in impeccable voice as he swaggers through Johnny Mandel's arrangements with confidence to spare, delivering unforgettable versions of "A Foggy Day," "When I Take My Sugar to Tea," "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." This is prime "Rat Pack"-era Sinatra, as rakish as the tilt of his hat on the album's cover. Sadly, too few of his subsequent Reprise releases managed to measure up to the standard set by this album. --Dan Epstein
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Digitally remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary edition of this 1961 album including two bonus tracks. Ring-A-Ding Ding was The Chairman of the Board's remarkable first album for his very own Reprise record label. Recorded at a time when he was running the Rat Pack, it's no coincidence that the album is named after one of his favorite phrases of the era. Ring-a-Ding Ding perfectly captures the atmosphere of Sinatra in 1961, but it is a joy and completely fascinating to listen to at any time, in any era.
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I agree with most of the reviews on here but some of these people are way off base. This is one of his finest works and indeed should be on the top ten of anyone's FS collection. One of the bonus tracks on the later release, "Zing Went The Strings" was part of these sessions but Frank asked that it be destroyed. Thanks to some engineer he did not do so and it came back on the later release. Frank's voice and his timing are utterly flawless. I listen to this over and over. While I Remember Tommy was a great album, it does not hold a candle to this one.
By MacTonite
Format:Audio CD
Tired of listening to "children's music" on long family drives? You know what sappy dreck I mean. This is our official family traveling CD. Courtesy of Messrs. Sinatra and Mandel, you can engage in fun family sing-a-longs while teaching your kids how to be cool. My 5 year old and 18 month old have left Raffi at the last rest stop, and love our new hitchiker, Ol' Blue Eyes. Now, if only I can teach them to make a perfect Rob Roy...
By Rob Keil
Format:Audio CD
This, along with the "Sinatra's Swingin' Session" album, are in my opinion, proabably the best albums Frank ever did in the big band jazz idiom. Johnny Mandel wrote most of the arrangements on this album, and they are a bit more jazz-oriented than the Nelson Riddle charts from the 5 or so years before. This band and this record really swing. On one cut, "Let's Fall in Love", Sinatra pauses after the intro for a full two bars before he (and the band) pick it up again and jump into a great piano-backed arrangement that is really "in the pocket". It's the greatest use of dead space I can think of, and one of my favorite Sinatra moments of all time. The album is just full of great moments like this, very syncopated and finger-snapping. The songs here are not all standards, but that doesn't make the music any less enjoyable or interesting. The arrangements, great jazz intrumental performances, Sinatra's voice, and his phrasing make this whole album such a fun ride. It's hard to imagine anyone not enjoying this album, so rest assured it's worth twice the price of the CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Frank Is Fantastic!!!
This one is great for those of us who are in the mood for songs of a more happy nature. Ring-A-Ding Ding, Let's Fall In Love, A Foggy Day... Read more
Published on May 25 2002 by QFDenise
3.0 out of 5 stars
I'll Dissent- Sure it has some fine tracks...But...
...I just don't think this is among Frank's very best swingin' albums.The headliner is an amusing farce,but honestly the loud trumpet intro gives me a headache,and lasts too... Read more
Published on Dec 4 2001 by S. Henkels
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Sinatra, Masterful Mandell, Curious Packaging
This 1961 session, the Chairman's first for his own company, Reprise, is sterling Sinatra. But you may wish to spend a couple of bucks extra and pick up the 1991 CD version as... Read more
Published on Sep 23 2001 by Samuel Chell
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite Reprise album!
Sinatra's first album for his label Reprise happens to be my very favorite. Not that it all went downhill from there. No-- Sinatra just got off to a perfect start. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2001 by Fan of Fred Williamson
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Difinitive Sinatra!!"
From the opening number it is obvious that Sinatra sounds different on this album to any of his previous Capitol recordings. Read more
Published on Jan 28 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply irresistable...
In retrospect, it is a shame that Johnny Mandel didn't arrange more albums for Frank. This album is an absolute blast from start to finish, with Frank on top of his game. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2000 by Anthony Paul
4.0 out of 5 stars
Johnny Mandel's helper, Dick Reynolds
As strong a record as this CD is for all the reasons cited by the other reviewers, the reissue is also valuable in its correct attribution of the arrangement of "I've Got My... Read more
Published on Dec 3 2000 by Mark Lovelace
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good start for Reprise...barely 5 stars.
I rank this album on par with SINATRA'S SWINGING SESSION; his last work with Nelson Riddle at Capitol. The singing on this one is superb but some songs are lightweights (e.g. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2000 by Stephan Mayer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, YES, YES!!!!
What can you say, except that Mandel's sax writing is unique and Frank's in top form. If only Frank had spent the 60's with Mandel and Ogerman (I'd have also paired him with Francy... Read more
Published on Oct 11 2000 by K. M. Zwicky
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outrageously good
This record launched Frank's Reprise years and what a debut! Five stars isn't sufficient for an album that contains some of the great vocal tracks ever sung by Sinatra. Read more
Published on July 29 2000 by Candace Scott
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