Come Fly with Me

• Artist: Frank Sinatra
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• Release Date: 1957 10 01-1957 10 08
• Total Time: 45:21
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Constructed around a light-hearted travel theme, Come Fly With Me, Frank Sinatra's first project with arranger Billy May, was a breezy change of pace from the somber Where Are You. From the first swinging notes of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen's "Come Fly With Me" -- which is written at Sinatra's request -- it's clear that the music on the collection is intended to be fun. Over the course of the album, Sinatra and May travel around the world in song, performing standards like "Moonlight in Vermont" and "April in Paris," as well as humorous tunes like "Isle of Capri" and "On the Road to Mandalay." May's signature bold, brassy arrangements give these songs a playful, carefree, nearly sarcastic feel, but never is the approach less than affectionate. In fact, Come Fly With Me is filled with varying moods and textures, as it moves from boisterous swing numbers to romantic ballads, and hitting any number of emotions in between. There may be greater albums in Sinatra's catalog, but few are quite as fun as Come Fly With Me. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Come Fly With Me (Lyrics)	Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen	Frank Sinatra	(3:19)
Around the World (Lyrics)	Victor Young, Harold Adamson	Frank Sinatra	(3:20)
Isle of Capri (Lyrics)	Jimmy Kennedy, Will Grosz	Frank Sinatra	(2:29)
Moonlight in Vermont	John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf	Frank Sinatra	(3:32)
Autumn in New York (Lyrics)	Vernon Duke	Frank Sinatra	(4:37)
On the Road to Mandalay	Rudyard Kipling, Oley Speaks	Frank Sinatra	(3:28)
Let's Get Away from It All	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	Frank Sinatra	(2:11)
April in Paris (Lyrics)	Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Frank Sinatra	(2:50)
London by Night	Carroll Coates	Frank Sinatra	(3:30)
Brazil	Bob Russell, Ary Barroso	Frank Sinatra	(2:55)
Blue Hawaii	Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin	Frank Sinatra	(2:44)
It's Nice to Go Trav'ling (Lyrics)	Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen	Frank Sinatra	(3:52)
Chicago [*]	Fred Fisher	Frank Sinatra	(2:14)
South of the Border [*]	Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr	Frank Sinatra	(2:50)
I Love Paris [*]	Cole Porter	Frank Sinatra	(1:49)

Credits

Frank Sinatra (Vocals), Frank Sinatra (Main Performer), Billy May (Arranger), Billy May (Conductor), Voyle Gilmore (Producer), Nelson Riddle (Arranger), Nelson Riddle (Conductor), Pete Welding (Liner Notes), Larry Walsh (Remastering)