The Voice of Frank Sinatra
Album by Frank Sinatra
Released	March 4, 1946
Recorded	July 30, 1945 Hollywood December 7, 1945 New York City
Genre	Vocal
Length	~~:~~
Label	Columbia Records CBS Records
Producer(s)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Frank Sinatra chronology
	The Voice of Frank Sinatra (1946)	Christmas Songs By Sinatra (1948)

The Voice of Frank Sinatra is the first album ever released by Frank Sinatra, on Columbia Records, Set C-112, March 4, 1946. It was first issued as a set of four 78 rpm records totaling eight songs, and went to #1 on the fledgling Billboard chart. Image File history File links Voiceoffranksinatra. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered by many to have been the finest male popular song vocalist of all time. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered by many to have been the finest male popular song vocalist of all time. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Christmas Songs By Sinatra is a 1948 album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered by many to have been the finest male popular song vocalist of all time. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

It also holds the distinction of being the first pop album ever released 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" LP, catalogue number CL 6001 in 1948. It was also later issued as two 45 rpm EPs in 1952, a 12" LP with a changed running order including only five of the original tracks in 1955, and a compact discs with extra tracks in 2003. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A gramophone record, (also vinyl record, phonograph record, LP record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Certain critics have claimed The Voice to be the first concept album. Beginning in 1939, however, singer Lee Wiley started releasing albums of 78s dedicated to the songs of a single writer, Cole Porter for example, a precursor to the 'Songbooks' sets formulated by Norman Granz and Ella Fitzgerald in 1956 (see The Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks). These may loosely be termed concept albums, although Sinatra with The Voice inaugurated his practice of having a common mood or theme tying the songs together on a specific release. Sgt. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lee Wiley Lee Wiley (9 October 1915 - 11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Norman Granz (Los Angeles, USA, August 6, 1918 - Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2001), was an American jazz music impresario and producer. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Jazz), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan and the Presidential Medal... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks were a series of eight albums released in irregular intervals between 1956 and 1964. ...

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, ironically given the part he would play with Sinatra at Columbia in the early 1950s, oboist Mitch Miller in December. Sinatra would record most of these songs again at later stages in his career. Stordahl and Frank Sinatra at the first Capitol recording session in 1953 Axel Stordahl (8 August 1913-August 30, 1963) was an arranger who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Mitch Miller (born July 4, 1911) is remembered as one of the best-selling recording artists of the 1950s and early 60s. ...

Track listing

1. "You Go To My Head" (H. Gillespie, J.F. Coots) 3:00
2. "Someone To Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3:18
3. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (H. Marvell, J. Strachey, H. Link) 3:08
4. "Why Shouldn't I?" (C. Porter) 2:53
5. "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) 2:46
6. "Try A Little Tenderness" (H. Woods, J. Campbell, R. Connelly) 3:08
7. "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) 3:11
8. "Paradise" (N.H. Brown, G. Clifford) 2:37

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Bonus Tracks on 2003 compact disc reissue

1. "Mam'selle" (M. Gordon, E. Goulding) 3:26
2. "That Old Feeling" (L. Brown, S. Fain) 3:19
3. "If I Had You" (T. Shapiro, J. Campbell, R. Connelly) 3:01
4. "The Nearness of You" (N. Washington, Hoagy Carmichael) 2:41
5. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 2:42
6. "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom) 3:01
7. "When You Awake" (H. Nemo) 3:07
8. "It Never Entered My Mind" (L. Hart, R. Rodgers) 3:09
9. "Always" (Irving Berlin) 2:55
10. "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance" (B. Crosby, N. Washington, V. Young) (alternate take) 3:32

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Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - Vocals
• Axel Stordahl - Arranger, Conductor