Come Fly with Me (Frank Sinatra album)
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| Come Fly with Me | ||||
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| Released | January 6, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 3, 8, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Studio A (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 38:47 45:40 (CD reissue) | |||
| Label | Capitol SM-920 | |||
| Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Uncut |  [3] |
Come Fly with Me is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1958.[4]
In 2000 it was voted number 616 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[5]
Sinatra's first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May, Come Fly with Me was designed as a musical trip around the world. Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the title track at Sinatra's request.[6]
May would arrange two other Capitol albums for Sinatra, Come Dance with Me! (1958) and Come Swing with Me! (1961).
In his autobiography All You Need Is Ears, producer George Martin wrote of having visited the Capitol Tower during the recording sessions for the album. According to Martin's book, Sinatra expressed intense dislike for the album cover upon being first shown a mock-up by producer Voyle Gilmore, suggesting it looked like an advertisement for TWA.[7]
The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in its second week, and remained at the top for five weeks.[8] At the inaugural Grammy Awards Come Fly with Me was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.[9]
Though recorded simultaneously in true stereo alongside a distinct mono mix, "Come Fly with Me" was released to record stores in 1958 in monaural only, a standard practice by Capitol records at the time. The label released the stereo version in 1961.[10]
According to George Martin, Sinatra was angry that the album cover showed a TWA aircraft, suspecting that a studio executive had accepted money for this product placement.[11]
In 2025, it was revealed that a rendition of "Flying Down to Rio" had been cut from the album.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come Fly with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Around the World" (Victor Young, Harold Adamson) | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Isle of Capri" (Will Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy) | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) | 4:37 |
| 6. | "On the Road to Mandalay" (Oley Speaks, Rudyard Kipling) | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Away from It All" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) | 2:11 |
| 2. | "April in Paris" (Duke, Yip Harburg) | 2:50 |
| 3. | "London by Night" (Carroll Coates) | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Brazil" (Ary Barroso, Bob Russell) | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Blue Hawaii" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) | 2:44 |
| 6. | "It's Nice to Go Trav'ling" (Cahn, Van Heusen) | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 38:47 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" (Fred Fisher) | 2:14 |
| 2. | "South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) | 2:50 |
| 3. | "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter) | 1:49 |
| Total length: | 45:40 | |
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