Duets (Frank Sinatra album)
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| Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||
| Released | November 2, 1993 | |
| Recorded | August-September,1993 | |
| Genre | Jazz Vocal | |
| Length | 45:44 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone Hank Cattaneo |
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| Frank Sinatra chronology | ||
| The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings (1993) |
Duets (1993) |
Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris (1994) |
Duets is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1993.
Recorded near the end of Sinatra's career, it consists of duets between Sinatra and other guest star singers from various genres. It was advertised as “The Recording Event of The Decade.”
The album was a surprise commercial success, reaching #2 on the Billboard albums chart and selling over 3 million copies in the U.S.
At best, it received mixed critical notices, with complaints stemming from Phil Ramone's overbearing production and a lack of any real artistic collaboration, since the guest singers were not physically present with Sinatra but instead were singing along to his pre-recorded vocal parts.
The cover art displays a specially commissioned painting of Frank Sinatra by LeRoy Neiman.
Its sequel, Duets II, was released the following year. Both were packaged together in a "90th Birthday Limited Collector's Edition" released in 2005, that included an unreleased duet recording of "My Way" with Willie Nelson.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Lady Is A Tramp" (with Luther Vandross) – 3:24
- "What Now My Love" (with Aretha Franklin) – 3:15
- "I've Got A Crush On You" (with Barbra Streisand) – 3:23
- "Summer Wind" (with Julio Iglesias) – 2:32
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (with Gloria Estefan) – 4:04
- "New York, New York" (with Tony Bennett) – 3:30
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (Natalie Cole) – 3:11
- "You Make Me Feel So Young" (with Charles Aznavour) – 3:05
- "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (with Carly Simon) – 3:57
- "I've Got The World On A String" (with Liza Minnelli) – 2:18
- "Witchcraft" (with Anita Baker) – 3:22
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (with Bono) – 3:32
- "All the Way/One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" (with Kenny G) – 6:03
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals
- Patrick Williams - Musical Director, Conductor
- Charles Koppelman - Executive Producer
- Don Rubin - Executive Producer
- Eliot Weisman - Executive Producer
