Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Gostei, mas parece uma única música.

Probably the best crooner of all. There is a song on this album to impress your lady in about every aspect of the pursuit. After this album ends I'm heading to the TV to pull up reruns of the Ed Sullivan show and search for the RAT pack.

Classy. No complaints, just not something I’d ever put on myself to listen to.

The songs on here are exactly what you imagine when you hear the name “Frank Sinatra”. They all kinda blend together into the same song in the end, but it’s nice enough.

3,3 Highlights: You Make Me Feel So Young, Love Is Here To Stay

Ah the Chairman Of The Board. You can take any album he has done, as long as it has one or two tracks people know, and pop it in a list, they are generally all the same. In The Wee Small Hours was something different but even then the later say reissue threw in Three Coins In A Fountain and Young At Heart as 'bonus tracks', they knew that without a couple you were familiar with nobody is buying it. At least Frank is pretty good, and pretty solid. There better be two Tony Bennett albums for every Sinatra one that made this list though

Swing really peaked in the 1930s and this was released in 1956. by the 50s jazz was definitely moving into it's modern era and away from big bands and into smaller quartets. It's hard to believe that crooners are still going when we have the likes of Miles Davis or Art Blakey. It's just a bit bizarre that something like Benny Goodman's Sing, Sing, Sing (released in 1937) sounds so much more revolutionary compared to anything on this compilation album. It's not bad, it's just a conservative and bit dull. The band are good but they don't really get a chance to show off. Instead there is some guy singing on top of everything - blurring the line between an effortless performance and just being bored. All the arrangements leave zero oxygen for improvisation because every single note serves the vocal performance. Would people be "Makin' Whoopee" over this record if it didn't have a big name on it? Probably not. But is it the peak of this style? probably. 3/5

This is the second time for this one for me. The first time I gave it a 3 because it’s so well made. This time I realized while I just don’t feel Frank when I listen closely, and I want to go down to a 2, despite the great production and Frank’s amazing voice, if I leave it in the background, where I believe it’s really designed to be, yeah. It’s a 3 3 Boolean: true

Great kitchen music. But a lot of it sounds the same after awhile. Mid tempo, cool music. Frank's voice is undeniable. Liked it, not sure if I'd return to it but it was nice to get something on here that wasn't Brit-pop.

Wish I could give this a 3.5, Frank is always good

non l’ho ascoltato tutto, ma un bell’album di canzoni d’amore romanticissime. i suoi testi sono quasi poesie l’atmosfera però è natalizia

Bell’album dalle vibe invernali o primaverili

Ouvi metade.

I already really like Frank Sinatra, so actually getting more into his music is exciting and a great way to start this music-listening journey. Also, I enjoy vocal pop a lot, so this is great. I didn't get a great listen to it though.

Ok - so the voice is undeniable. Smooth & precise. He can really sing & he evokes a 50s America like few if anyone else. But I don’t like the crooning smooching arrogance.

It sure do be about love. Kinda creepy though sometimes, Ol’ Blue Eyes.

Every time I listen to my boy Frank, I have a Pavlovian response and salivate for unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks. It hits better when I'm eating chicken and gnocchi, otherwise pretty bland, but its smooth at least.

It was pretty good. Under My Skin and Make Me Feel So Young were my faves but it wasn't a wowwing album.

has the same problems and strengths as In the Wee Small Hours: gets a bit samey and is cheesy at times, but has an undeniable sense of mood, atmosphere, and effortless swagger. Frank Sinatra does sappy ballads well, shocker. deserves to be one of the 1001? i think it's a decent idea to add another Sinatra after In the Wee Small Hours, and it makes sense to have something fun to balance the moody album. yeah, i think this one earns its place!

Interessante ouvir um frank sinatra começando a entrar no seu prime

Why no dean or Sammy?

didnt listen to it fully, its not the kind of music i would play but its still good i think, its just not my thing so i really don’t know how to rate it

It’s Sinatra! You probably already know how you feel about him. What do you need me for?

Bella voce, belle basi, molto monotono l'album

Nice smooth jazz.

This kind of big band music always makes me feel like I’ve been dropped into some old Hollywood movie, and honestly, that’s a pretty good feeling. Frank Sinatra sounds smooth and confident throughout, gliding over playful, adoring lyrics while the brassy band swings in behind him like it owns the room. That being said, the album doesn’t deviate much from that formula, so it can wear a little thin after a while. Variety isn’t exactly its strength, but as a snapshot of that classy sound of yesteryear, it still has a certain magic to it.

I listened to this album in the car and thought it was a very cohesive album. The songs all sound like they come from the same album which I like. Although not something I would usually listen to, I thought this was a pleasant listen. Kind of felt like I’d been transported back to the 50s. Lyrics are basic but sweet and romantic. Overall very interesting listen with some songs I already knew so was nice to listen to this album in full to see where they come from.

Like it 3/5

Not bad but if you’ve heard one Sinatra song, you’ve heard them all.

Yeah. Undeniably well arranged and well executed. Frank’s the smoothest, swingiest, safest blue eyed songster of them all. It makes me long for Louis and Ella. 3 Boolean: true

Yes, Imediately I feel like I am in one of those romcom musical films from the 1950/60s. The cover literally looks like it's from a film. The second song is kind of like christmas music but for spring- specifically the opening part. Although every song has it's own individual begining and end, this album feels constant. Narrative like. Like a big show with lots of kicking and moving scenes. I'm literally falling asleep (not because of album) but if Frank keeps singing any slower i'm not gonna be able to finish this album. Okay I liked a lot of the songs nearing the end. Dangerous to listen to when sleepy but that was quite nice to be honest. I did find some of this music to be performatively romantic though. Like I can picture the dramatic swooning from audience members.

FS comes in smooth and sweet. Classics from a time so different.

I always enjoy a little Sinatra. Good stuff. Felt like a swingin lover listening to this.

Puur vakmanschap. Van de uitgebreide arrangementen over de manier waarop hij zijn liedjes vertelt in plaats van enkel zingt tot de bochten waarin de tekstschrijvers zich wringen om uiteindelijk toch elk nummer over de liefde te laten gaan. Daardoor blijft er weinig plek over voor emotie en dat mis ik toch.

Enjoyed more than I expected even if the album as a whole felt quite samey

There’s a reason Frank Sinatra is synonymous with lounge and swoon. He has a voice and a style that draws you in, he can pick up a song make this, then move on to the next. This is a great collection of songs that will tickle your ears, but as an album it’s nothing phenomenal. Chuck it on in the background, when you’re cooking, eating with friends or having a chill Sunday afternoon.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed listening. Top hits were it happened in Monterrey and our love is here to stay

It's hard to deny it's a well made album I just didn't feel strongly about it in either direction. My grandparents ate it up though.

It’s fine. He’s a great crooner.

It's not bad so I feel like I have to give it a 3. But not something I'll return to outside 1-2 songs.

Favorite track(s): You Make Me Feel So Young, Old Devil Moon, I've Got You Under My Skin, Anything Goes

Listen, would I sit there and listen to this voluntarily? No. But can I in good conscience rate it anything lower than 3.5/4? Also no. This is the Ray Charles conundrum all over again and the reason this challenge currently thinks my favourite genre is 'soul'. I will say, Ray Charles had more variety on his albums to keep me interested all the way through. This album, by contrast, feels redundant. I don't know that I'll come away from this feeling like any of these songs have really stuck in my head. I also feel the need to knock half a star off for how much I hate 'Makin' Whoopee' so I guess this is getting a flat 3.

This one can be summed up two ways. Songs for Swingin' Lovers is obviously compiled with romance in mind. If you're looking for something a little slinky and a little spicy, Sinatra has your back. In that scenario I'd say you could add a full point to the score. For anyone else, there are better Frank Sinatra collections out there. All that said, I could listen to him sing from the dictionary and still enjoy it.

Your grandparent's favorite singer. It's good, but a little one note. Remember, don't touch the hi-fi.

Sinatra is nice. 3.5-ish for me.

An iconic voice and sound, not sure I could listen to it consistently

Sinatra has a ridiculous voice and when he hits he really hits, however his songs all sound the same and lack variety. So really you only need to listen to a couple of his big hits- and My Way isn't even on this album. All we get is Under My Skin and You make me feel so young. Oh and Anything Goes is here I guess. Mid.

Review: This is a good album from an amazing artist. The sound throughout the album was pretty similar but there were definitely some highs and lows. The best song for me was without a doubt I’ve got you under my skin. The instrument work on this song was amazing. The worst song was Makin Whoopee. That was straight up noise pollution. Overall this was a solid album.

svingerite sving

Uplifting swing from Frankie and his big band. Great sound.

Schwingtastic.3*

Something, something New York in June. Let's go Knicks!!

Classic

"Hey baby, this album swings baby! It feels good to croon so I'll croon all over here. Who loves ya, baby?" Okay, that last one was just Kojak. Top tracks: "You Make Me Feel So Young," "Makin' Whoopee"

bog standard 3. fun listen. I'm sure I'll revisit parts from time to time. onward.

Parlour music…

OK

Swing isn't my thing, but it was alright. Keeping this in a corner of my Spotify account lmao.

It swings alright! A collection of pleasant big band songs that is very expected from Frank Sinatra. Also the Cole Porter version om Anything Goes is obviously superior.

3/5

Fine. What i expected it to be

Ik vind dit eigenlijk te oud om aan te zetten. Het is leuk als onderdeel van een film, cartoon of een Fallout game, maar om er zo naar te gaan zitten luisteren vind ik wat lastig. En toch, ondanks dat, kan ik het als het eenmaal een tijdje aan staat wel redelijk goed hebben. Ik zal er alleen niet rouwig om zijn als het voorbij is. Zo'n knerpende bigband is aan mij niet helemaal besteed en alle nummers zijn, tenzij je actief naar de teksten luistert misschien, onderling enorm inwisselbaar. Het is of een zure 2 of een hele grijze 3. Ik pot m'n zuurheid nog even op, misschien kan ik dan op een later moment nog een keer lekker ranten.

I mean it was alright? Every song is kinda the same but cool album for a sunny good day mood. It is frank Sinatra at the end of the day 🥲

Each song sounds good, but really similiar to the others. Albums alright ig. Update: it's feels better on secone listen

Pretty good, definitely that Sinatra vibe you picture. I enjoyed it but probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

romantiksells

Currently watching Mad Men and I feel like I should be courting a mistress wearing a fedora and smoking 2 packs a day. The song Making Whoopie? crazy.

Pleasant, but not very interesting. 6/10 Pretty Good

Clássico, legal, porém bem fora do meu gosto.

It’s not bad, but it doesn’t hold my attention either.

The sound of this music is synonymous with its era. I can't help but think of a classy nightclub, a night on the town, or many of the motion pictures Frank Sinatra himself might be starring in. The album feels like it's full of standards... often ones where Sinatra's version is the gold standard. If I'm listening to this type of music, he's the one I want singing it.

It's not my favorite Sinatra thing, I like the Basie albums most. But, it's still Nelson Riddle Orchestra and Sinatra, so kinda hard to go wrong.

who up sinatring their frank

Treacle toned, masterfully delivered, hackneyed.

A whole album of crooning is a too much for me. A song here-and-there sprinkled into a larger swing record is fine but the I find the voice annoying after awhile. The music is great though. I do love the big band swing sound.

i like sinatra, but also his albums dont make much sense since its just singles put together.

good

Loads of cute lyrics and masterful playing from the king of jazz himself, Frank Sinatra. Personally, I love putting his stuff on in the background and vibing or doing some art. Very calming experience. 3/5

probably wont return to this much not bad but i definitely prefer wee small hours. and waaay prefer non-vocal jazz tbh

Songs for making me snooze. I can't muster up much hate for Frank Sinatra's music. Nor can I muster up much enthusiasm for it. I had friends in the 90s who loved Frank and even then, to me, it felt anachronistic. Yeah, he's got a great voice. 100% But when I listen to him, I either get hints of Christmas albums or 50s/60s lounge clubs with fedoras and martinis. There's not much else there for me. Sooo, I'm giving this a big fat 3 on the grounds of it being so very mid.

I enjoyed it. It was exactly as I thought it would be. He has a great voice and yet I have a hard time feeling a lot about it.

3/5 - You know exactly what this is going to sound like before you put it on, and it sounds exactly like that. It's pleasant and professional. Yes, you should hear what Frank Sinatra sounds like before you die, if you somehow have no idea.

Silly gigolos makin’ whoopee

Listening to an entire Sinatra album in one sitting is a bit much

i like frank's voice but don't find it all that emotionally affecting the accompanying band tho, is tops daddy-o

a pleasant album. i like frank and the whole rat pat aesthetic. really only one of the 'hits' i know frank for - "i've got you under my skin". i know the song "pennies from heaven", and like it, but i think we can all agree the louis prima version is superior.

That's Frank alright

All the songs feel similar to each other, they aren't bad but I can't tell them apart in my mind after having listened to the record

Cheesy, feels like the musicians have to hold back to make space for Frank. Not very interesting

Trevligt måste man ju säga 3/5

Frank only does one trick, but it’s a pretty good trick. Also, I watched a tv series dramatizing the making of the Godfather and it made Sinatra look like a huge prick who tried to have the mob kill the movie because he didn’t like how the obvious Sinatra-style singer was portrayed.

Anything Goes, yaaaaaa

Oh Sinatra we know just how hard you fucked king. Smoothest gangster in the game Only downfall of this album is all the songs sound the same but they are still delightful

Buen disco, tampoco para echar cohetes.

A typical 50s album - very sentimental, most songs sound extremely similar, and it clearly would work best in a dance hall setting. Unfortunately, I find it painfully dull and repetitive. It feels like half the songs have the same hook; I literally had to double check multiple times that Spotify wasn't malfunctioning. Clearly plenty of people like this stuff, but I am very much not the audience. Score subject to change (to a 2) in the future - for now I find it boring but not overtly bad.

Well I didn't mind this too much, more pleasant than I expected but I don't know that I'll come back to it.

3/5

Meh... Just ok. Not great

It's good, but not something I'd listen to all the way through in one sitting

No denying he's got a great voice but, to my mind, this is just good background music.

Frank Sinatra always sounds like he's basically talk-singing. Like his singing is one-notch above talking. Frank Sinatra has that domestic abuse vibe. But I guess that's kinda hot to some people? He's definitely having one-too-many whiskeys and smacking around his wife when she says something smart. It's fun to listen to. If you were looking to put the moves on someone and you were both doting on each other, and say you invited them over to a meal that you were gonna cook, and you timed it where this was playing when they got there and during dinner (with proper lighting), and assuming the food was delicious, it could work really well and likely lead to a trip down to pound town. I do actually like this. It has a certain effect, an overall charm, albeit one that might leave you with a mark that you'll explain as an accident that occurred on account of your own clumsiness. Always so clumsy, falling and bruising all the time. Stupid in love, stuck in a cycle of abuse.

Aged well, very smooth

Different era but interesting Hadn’t listened to a lot of Sinatra

Sinatra isn't my favourite, but it's fun to hear the way he plays with the delivery of the lyrics to make each song almost sound conversational. Have to love the bass clarinet on "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me."

Can't go wrong with Sinatra. I feel like I'd enjoy cooking a spaghetti dinner to this. Nothing special though, felt like one long song as there wasn't really much variation. I don't know how much creativity in music was happening in the 50s, feels like a lot of these albums from then fall into that same trap of sounding all the same. But maybe thats just what people were into at the time.

D:

Pleasant but very samey

Lovely album, not something I would choose to listen to usually, and I feel I'd have to be in a certain mood to enjoy it. 3/5.

The most 'Frank Sinatra' Frank Sinatra album that you'll ever hear. Every song is just pure Sinatra in all his glory. Charming, crooning, swinging and singing. Which is fine, but gets a bit repetitive halfway in. An overall enjoyable listen, though.

A very pleasant and nice listening experience! The songs definitely blend together but not much to complain about. His voice was one of a kind! Top Songs: You Make Me Feel So Young, Anything Goes

Any Olive Garden veteran circa 1996-2005 knows most of these songs by heart. From the first verse, I had a brief moment of PTSD as I was transported to being in the weeds on a Friday afternoon juggling neverending pasta bowls, all you can eat soup and salad, and waters with lemon. After some internal reassurance and deep breathing, I remembered I am no longer working the OG FOH, and I relaxed enough to enjoy some Frank. And to all those old pearl clutchers who were determined to censor our music in the 80s and 90s, shame on you. "Makin Whoopee" is just scandalous you old biddies.

I guess, but they all sound the same.

Buenas canciones, te transmite cosas q solo las canciones viejas pueden

Kind of boring. Probably because I've heard so much Frank Sinatra before. Happy to be done with this one

Muy lindo álbum. Es agradable de escuchar sea o no tu preferencia musical. Este tipo de música, o Frank Sinatra en sí, me parece bastante repetitiva. La puntuación no es porque el álbum sea malo, porque me parece una obra hermosa, más bien por lo repetitivo que encuentro este género

Listening to this directly after 'Bitches Brew', both filed under 'jazz'. The eternal tragedy of language and its many subtle treacheries. That said, this is exactly what you think it's going to be, no more or less, so don't expect your preconceptions to be shattered on listening. For me, it's fine: the pinnacle of cheese, inoffensive and samey, reassuringly smooth, with no ambitions to leap beyond its cosy enclosure.

Just the perfect background album

lowkey every track sounds the same its so repetitive maybe 3 songs stand out

🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

Pleasant and unobstructive swingy classic pop songs as expected! No smarmy remarks this time. Highlights: "You Make Me Feel So Young", "Pennies from Heaven", "I've Got You Under My Skin"

I really like it but i give it a 3 just based on it not being the best frank sinatra album

At first it was a vibe but it quickly lost its novelty as it all kinda sounds the same and drones on a little. Still a vibe despite that. It's a classic for a reason.

Very inoffensive, but it resulted in it being pretty repetitive after a while. Regardless, even though it all sounded like one big song it was still enjoyable.

Nothing wrong with the music itself but it makes me feel like I’m in an Italian American restaurant with lots of pictures on the walls. About to be underwhelmed by a Caesar salad and overcooked spaghetti

I only listened to some. His phrasing is really amazing, like what you’d hope a solo instrument would shape melodies like. Hard for me to really listen to though, it’s a style that’s such a part of the fabric of older moves and films that I struggle to separate it from just being “setting”

Music that captures the feeling of being drunk (not to be confused with music that captures the reality of being drunk...Sex Pistols or something). I wasn't day drinking on the Tuesday morning I heard this one, so that might be part of the problem. What do you score it when you like each individual song on something very much, but only when there is lime a month between tracks? I was leaning towards 2, but "Anything Goes" reminded me of how much I like "Temple of Doom" so I'll make it a 3.

Pleasant, but very samey.

Oleaginous

Es un álbum interesante, no soy amante de este tipo de música pero la idea es expandir el gusto músical y dejar de repetir constantemente las mismas playlist.

it's basically the same song over and over again but hey, at least it's a good song

The best crooner in town ! Just an easy listen nothing more than a steady 3 stars

sinatra is pretty tuff ngl! this felt like watching a rom-com musical from back in the day--i liked it a lot

me sentí en juego de gemelas

124. not bad

I've never been a big fan of Sinatra but at least most of these I haven't already heard a million times

'too marvelous for words' is very enjoyable. realising I'm not much of a jazz fan too much. Or whatever genre Frank Sinatra is but its a pretty good album thus far. I just don't connect to it as much as I thought I would since it seems like the whole bloody world loves Sinatra. But its still pretty capital.

It's Frank Sinatra, and he's doing the Frank Sinatra thing, and I can probably leave it there. He's got a collection of great pop songs here that he brings his effortless charisma to, and it's an enjoyable listen. Yes, the songs run into each other a little, and yes, a couple of them (Makin' Whoopee and Anything Goes in particular) have been rendered kind of bizarre and laughable with age, but there is still a joy in songs like How About You?, You Make Me Feel So Young, and other earnest, enjoyable pop standards. It's a solid listen.

Great music to listen to while studying, but other then that, most of the songs sounded the same, i liked the intrumental more than the singing. Id say its great with a morning cup of coffee.

5/10

Sounds like Sinatra. Not sure if its better or worse than any of his other albums. Does the trick

I mean...it is Frank Sinatra. He is so talented and he is only going to have the best band. However, I do enjoy the Louis Prima version of "Pennies From Heaven" from Elf better lol. Ironically "You Make Me Feel So Young" is from Elf lolol. This is a great album. I am not sure how much of this I will come back to, but this is really well done. Liked Songs: "You Make Me Feel So Young" , "It Happened In Monterey" , "You're Getting To Be A Habbit With Me" , "Old Devil Moon" , "Pennies From Heaven" , "I've Got You Under My Skin" , "We'll Be Together Again" , "Swingin' Down The Lane" , "Anything Goes" , "How About You?"

Great for ambient music, sweet and calming.

Classic Frank Sinatra album, some individual great songs, but I think this style is repetitive

romance, classic, beautiful

I love the vibe of the music, but I don't like the lyrics.

I wish I could rate this 3.5, stars. I don't ever really listen to this type of music, but it is very pleasing to listen to and Sinatra has a great voice. You can easily tell he knows what he is doing. I just don't feel fulfilled listening to this type of music as I do with other music.

I’ve heard this before. It’s been a while. Frank Sinatra isn’t someone i really care about, i don’t love him and I don’t dislike him. I like him just fine I guess. He’s got a nice voice but definitely overrated, kinda like Elvis except very much an anti racist. So these are all fun classic songs that I’ve heard a lot of times, I enjoy listening to them but they don’t stick with me for long. I like this album just fine I guess.

A bit too old for my musical tastes, but I'll be damned if Sinatra's voice isn't legendary for a reason. 7/10.

Hard to knock it much at all, they're standards for a reason and his voice is iconic for a reason. The big band instrumentals could really be doing more, I guess

Classic but boring, sounds like one neverending song. 3/5

This album is nice enough to listen to. Mr. Sinatra was a talented guy for sure. I can fully understand why he was so popular. Listening to it today though, this is music for really old people, swingin' hipsters, and wedding reception DJs. Not bad for 70 year old music.

muy repetitivo, vale la pena escucharlo por la voz del gordo frank

Yes!!!!

will swing ever make a comeback?

Crooner stuff is fun once in a while. A whole album of it puts me to sleep.

I go back and forth between 3 and 4…. I think it hasn’t aged well and I don’t find myself wanting to listen again…. So 3.4… close to 4 but not quite

Classic. Maybe nice for a slow dance here and there.

It’s frank but not leak. 6/10

Franks one of those that if you like one song you will like them all.

Just pleasant to listen to, nothing super artistic or compelling about this specific record.

This is my first time listening to this album start-to-finish, though I recognize many of the song titles as standards. I'm just not a fan of Sinatra. Admittedly, he's better than I expected on this, and that might be because it's one of his earlier recordings.

Love a swing album.

Perfectly enjoyable crooning and Frank has lovely voice. However, a whole album is a bit too much for me.

Obviously have heard of Sinatra. Never heard this album. Buttery smooth voice. Great songwriting on you make me feel so young. Good love song. Very 50s. Monterey is pretty good. Basically the same as the first song. Good orchestra in the background. I have a feeling that there won’t be much variety on this album. “Habit” is really fun and well written. Marvelous is pretty good too. The production and songwriting are top tier throughout. Just very dated. Old devil moon is pretty cool. Same with Pennie’s form heaven. Like I assumed, all song are pretty similar. Under my skin is fun. Catchy chorus. Super well written. All the songs are starting to blend together. Not the worst thing because it’s not a bad style of music. Wish anything goes was the last song. This one is really good. How about you is fine just doesn’t hit as hard. Overall pretty good album but nothing special. Not enough variety. Great singer/somgwriter tho. Solid 2.6 album.

I'd never heard the original version of Anything Goes from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

All pretty similar sounding but not bad. I feel like I should be listening on a radio instead of in wireless headphones. 3/5

It's a fun/easy listen and it's exactly what I expect Frank Sinatra to sound like. Interesting that it's considered one of his top two albums and it's entirely covers ("pop standards"). That was a different era, where doing your own take on a popular tune was a standard thing to do. The album reminds me of the English Patient soundtrack, which has a style/vibe that I like.

When we listened to Sinatra's Bossa Nova infused album a while back, I was all "why aren't we listening to something that feels more quintessentially Sinatra?" But, now that we've got that, I miss the unexpectedness of the other album. This is all very good, just very expected.

Familiarity bred contempt with this album. Because certain songs are so overplayed in commercials and TV shows and movies, it was just super hard to hear with fresh ears and appreciate as if they weren't cheesy bids to manipulate my emotions (You Make Me Feel So Young, Makin' Whoopee, I've Got Youn Under My Skin.) His voice is amazing but it was hard to shed the impression of *cheese* with listening to this - so scoring lower than the other entry we've had, which felt sadder and jazzier and just less cringe.

3 out of 5. Another album that would be good to cook to.

Now, it would seem, a true legend! Who hasn't heard of Frank Sinatra? Everyone's mind immediately conjures up images of him in his signature trilby hat at the mention of his name. However, even here, things aren't so simple. Yes, this is a pleasant collection of upbeat love songs written by other songwriters and by then almost classics, performed by Sinatra's velvety voice, unmistakable. Arranger Nelson Riddle also did a superb job with the instrumental section. But just remember, if you've heard one song on this album, you've heard them all; even AC/DC would be outdone in terms of monotony. However, there's nothing wrong with that, and the record is perfect as a leisurely backdrop for dinner. Then you can smoothly go from dinner to dancing, if you have someone to join you.

Classic Sinatra. Consistent all the way through, man's got a vibe. Was a very enjoyable car ride listening to it!

3,7/5

I dunno, it’s fine I guess? If I was at a party or a wedding and someone put this on, I wouldn’t object.

Classic

It's not bad, it's just a bit boring.

I get that this was popular - that easy swing, big band style - but it's not really my cup of tea. There's some nice songwriting behind it, but Sinatra's treatment of the material is so samey and unchallenging that the tracks just bleed into one another. You really have to love that sound, or it kind of becomes relentless. /Might/ have worked better for me in its own context in the 50s.

Me gusta mucho Frank Sinatra, pero este álbum por muy conocido que sea nunca me convenció lo suficiente. Aún así se merece sus buenas estrellas.

It's just classic, isn't it? This list is full new, challenging and innovative music. But sometimes it's just nice to hear some classic vocal performances. My only criticism is that there's not much variety here but for what it is, it's great.

Frank sounds bored and insincere. Shame because these are great songs from stage and screen.

Solid gold big band jazz Enjoyable the whole way through but the songs can get repetitive

Very smooth and jazzy, but just a bit too old fashioned for my tastes. Still worth experiencing.

Boop boop, swingamading. Þetta var kósý. Komst bara í semi jólaskap. Mis góð lögin auðvitað. Frankie var flottur söngvari.

Ósköp fín og þægileg kokteiltónlist við vinnuna.

Classic for a reason!

it was ok, not my thing really

There are some classic Frank songs that are fantastic. It is big band swing and the man can sing, but a little too laid back for me the majority of the album. Still a great album, great for a romantic dinner date or such

All songs seemed a little too similar for me. I wonder if in the context the album was released it was a fresh sound.

At start was cool but too repetitive for my taste. Live the first song tho and Live Is Here To Stay

Great voice. Songs about love or affairs or something. 3.0/5.0

Gute Hintergrundmusik wenn man einen Hut trägt und Martini trinkt

You get what you asked for, wenn man sinatra hört. ich persönlich mag einzelne alben immer mal ganz gerne

not bad, fun

Today is my wife's 30th birthday, so getting to start my day by listening through a collection of exuberant love songs was definitely a treat! This album was great background noise for making my breakfast and thinking about how lucky I am to be married to such a beautiful and kind soul. Separating the actual music from that experience, I'd say my thoughts on Songs for Swingin' Lovers! are pretty similar to that of In the Wee Small Hours – the album is better served as mood music than something to deeply perceive and analyze. It's good, but I'd be hesitant to call it high art. Slight tangent, but I've never liked this album's artwork. Why does Frankie have to be up in the clouds (à la Mufasa) watching over these young lovers? Do they consent to Ol' Blue Eyes peeping on their intimate dancing or are they blissfully unaware of his presence? Does God also wear a fedora? These are questions the people deserve answers to. Highlights: You Make Me Feel So Young, You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me, Old Devil Moon, Love Is Here to Stay, I've Got You Under My Skin, Makin' Whoopee, How About You?

70

Well orchestrated, well sung But the music hasn't aged that well, and it sounds very monotonous. Sinatra sings really well, but never shows any vulnerability which I assume is reflective of the times. Perhaps in it's in era this album was sexy and fresh, not so much anymore I'm sure there are subtleties that I would be more in tune with if I grew up when this music was popular I'm giving it a 3, because most of the things I don't like about the record are because it was recorded in a radically different era, and I don't want to give it a low rating based only on the sensibilities of a 30 years old, 70 years later. Worth noting too that this was released before albums as a whole really mattered, and albums by popular artists usually contained a hit or 2 and a whole lot of filler. Few full albums from this era would hold up now. I'm also keeping into account that the songs are well made, and that Sinatra is a terrific singer

This genre has been permanently linked to Christmas in my mind, despite none of the songs having any subject matter related to Christmas. Since Sinatra doesn't sing about Santa Claus, it's become a bit better.

Feels very vanilla, which makes sense because of it's age but I like it nonetheless.

nice to listen to, vocal tone is amazing, would I go back and listen again, nope, not for me - but I see why people would like it 3

its charming.

I’ve heard of Frank Sinatra. Favorites: I’ve Got You Under My Skin, We’ll Be Together Again Thoughts: This guy is so good at singing he makes me want to sing. However, as someone who likes instrumentals these songs kinda meld together with the bass, piano, trumpets + reminds me of Christmas music.

Sinatra!

Can't really go wrong with Sinatra, I think

Love big band music. Nothing new here but pleasant. Stupid album title

This music isn’t aging well but I can’t deny its impact on music and society.

All good stuff.

Overall very upbeat album, which suits old blue eyes well. Favorite track: You Make Me Feel So Young

This is further from my wheelhouse than other albums so far. Musically, the early 50’s are so different from the late 60’s, only 15 years later. No guitar or bass, only horns and strings. It was pleasant to listen to, and Sinatra has a great voice. I know his most famous tunes, and this album only has one song I was familiar with.

This was a nice trip to a far away land and time where singing about "Makin' Whoopee" must have been quite scandalous. And that's not even considering the album title itself!

Nevermind and Screamadelica are as old now as this was when they were released. Do those albums sound as old as Sinatra seemed in 1991??? This is as you'd expect, every song is the same, like the background to a mob restaurant in Goodfellas. Or like the music that plays when Pepe Le Pew is romancing a cat who has walked under some dripping paint again. It rolls along pleasantly.

You can hear this album any time, day or night, at your local Olive Garden.

Solid vocal jazz delivered by the smooth voice of the iconic Frank Sinatra. And while I do think that performances from this late '50s vocal jazz scene tend to blend in with one another, Sinatra's remains instantly recognizable to me. It's a voice that paints a vivid image of its time - one of a nostalgic setting, where middle-class Americans are drinking their wine in a glossy hall as the full moon hangs above downtown New York. Nostalgic to me, specifically, seeing as I was obsessed with old Disney movies growing up. But anyway, the album creates a pleasant atmosphere to bathe in for 40 or so minutes, despite its lack of variety. It's not something I can really hold against this record, though, I've come to expect that from Sinatra in all honesty. It's just not a record that rewards in-depth listening, but rather one you throw on to add a rich flavor to some other activity. A few moments here did demand my attention, though, especially the Big Band breakdown on 'I've Got You Under My Skin,' or the string section on 'We'll Be Together Again.' Still undeniably well executed, and Frank proves himself to be one of the most well-rounded vocalists in this genre. Favorite song here was 'You Make Me Feel So Young.'

Leuk om eens een album van Frank Sinatra te luisteren. Dit is er eentje die op de plank kan staan en je zou draaien op date night. Ik ken te weinig Sinatra / jazz om er over te kunnen zeggen of het nou heel bijzonder is. Solide 3, gewoon lekker

It all kind of sounds the same but it's fun. He had some pipes.

Viva las Vegas! This feels like the soundtrack for a generation. A lot of fun classics that are easy to listen to. I understand why so many love Frank.

I think if Frank Sinatra sang anything it would sound magical and fantastic. Him, 5 stars. This is probably another 3.

Pretty swingin'!

All the songs sound the same. But they do sound good.

Feb 2, 2026 - We really need new crooners and big band music again.

We don't say things like "Makin' Whoopee" anymore

💃💃🕺 Swing 5/10

Good

Like pulling on an old jumper cost and I know all the words

Iconic voice and nice/pleasant songs to listen to. Got to listen to more Sinatra.

Very different from my usual taste but very refreshing. Songs have very meaningful lyrics and the composition is fantastic. Great album 3.4/5

очень однотипный альбом , такое ощущение, что слушаешь одну песню. лучшая песня "too marvelous for words". альбом 5/10

Perfectly pleasant album. A lot of these seem like popular choices from movies I've watched.

Probably an unpopular opinion, but it was - at best - anodyne...

i like it just for background

I've being incredibly harsh on albums where the songs sound way too much the same. But this is one of the exceptions. This record might not be fantastic but at least is charming. Frank Sinatra's voice is very soothing with sometimes hitting some high notes to add a bit of emotion. However, in general terms, he can get a bit monotone and feeling like he is singing the same exact melody every time. In addition, the fact that most of the songs are about love doesn't help. Fortunately, the band playing behind is very entertaining and gives the music a lot more life and energy thanks to the solos, pauses and little variations on the instruments playing. And that is really all I can say, as there is not much going than Frank Sinatra and the band playing some old fashion vocal jazz tunes.

I acknowledhe frank sinatra's voice, and I would listen to it again if I'm searching for a vibe. But I didn't get away with it with no song in specific

Classic

i wasn't able to go through the lyrics but i enjoyed it dahil sa melody bdhshs

Eh…

Semmoset lemmenlaivat sieltä. Kyllähän tämmöstä menoa kuuntelee taustalla, mutta ei tätä nyt sen analyyttisemmin voi lähteä arvioimaan. "aikansa kuva" ja kolmoseen

Ohan tää komeeta laulantaa ja teatraalista menoa. Kauheesti ei jää veisuista kätöseen eli handuun. Perusvarma eikä ärsytä.

No joo. Kyllähän swingiä aina silloin tällöin mielellään kuuntele. Mafiamies Sinatra tietysti alan kovimpia nimiä. Tällä levyllä ei ollut yhtään itselleni entuudestaan tuttua biisiä, eikä kyllä mielestäni olla lähelläkään Sinatran parhaita ralleja. Ihan leppoisaa ja kivaa kuunneltavaa kuitenkin. Vaikka kolme tähteä.

Same song for the entire album. Its fine

5/15, 33%

Great vibes from this album and its just something nice to listen to and enjoy. Sinatra's voice is also very warm enhancing that mellow vibe. 6/10, Favorite song: You brought a new kind of love to me

Enjoyed the swagger of Frankie boy

What the fucking is making whoopy? This guy was friends with gangsters and he can't even say fuck

Hits are good, but it kinda drags at points

l'album se fait un peu long à force et un peu trop répétitif

Damn Dimebag owes a lot to Eddie.

Despite my general aversion to crooning I kind of enjoyed this. These songs really are quite pleasant to listen to. Not challenging at all and not something I’d listen to often, but I might throw it on again if I was having a bad day.

I don’t care if he is the Big Poppa, can he croon?

01) You Make Me Feel So Young - 7,0 02) It Happened in Monterey - 7,0 03) You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me - 6,5 04) You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me - 7,0 05) Too Marvelous for Words - 6,5 06) Old Devil Moon - 7,5 07) Pennies from Heaven - 7,0 08) Love Is Here to Stay - 6,5 09) I've Got You Under My Skin - 10,0 10) I Thought About You - 6,5 11) We'll Be Together Again - 6,5 12) Makin' Whoopee - 7,0 13) Swingin' Down the Lane - 7,0 14) Anything Goes - 7,0 15) How About You? - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,07 (71/100) Current ranking: 443/798

Would’ve gone down smoother with an old fashioned

I'm tempted to rate this higher - it's all very good, Sinatra's singing is buttery smooth, it's thoroughly pleasant to listen to - but it's basically 15 of the same song over and over

each track is only 3 minutes long but unless you are listening specifically to the fantastic horns section you are not gonna be able to tell when one ends and another begins it's fine. it's good even! the band is great, the voice is great. I'd probably even rate it higher individually but as an album it just bleeds together and is less than the sum of its parts

His voice is nice but got kinda bored if the song really didn't go for it

Very pleasant and easy listening soft swing album. After first few songs it blends into the ether and becomes literal background noise, you only realise it's stopped when you suddenly hear the silence.

A crooning masterclass from Sinatra, with very tasteful arrangements. Clearly really great stuff, but maybe decades of pastiche by others means that it just doesn't grab me as much as it might.

I think this album is not badly produced and the vibe is indeed 'swingy'. For me personally it's a little to monotonous and bland, though.

Sinatra has a great voice. I can appreciate that this is good music, it's just not the type I generally like. The songs kind of ran together, none of them stood out.

13 januari 2026. Benieuwd hoe lang dit gaat duren. Eerste album is al cute. Heb dit echt nog nooit geluisterd, en nu wel :)

Добре, але всі пісні якісь занадто схожі. Проте якщо мати настрій саме на таку музику — це можна слухати, тому 2,5.

Love me some Sinatra! Some lovely arrangements on here, but after like 5 songs it started to feel a bit same-y to me. Felt more like background music rather than a piece of art/entertainment that I wanted to fully absorb. Banger arrangements by Nelson Riddle tho

Anything Goes is a classic

A pleasant record. Horn arrangements are incredible. Doesn't stack up to some of my preferred crooner records (Nat King Cole) but it's nice to have on.

classy oo but not really my type

other people’s reviews are so funny this literally letterboxd but for albums. no but they were right i can’t differentiate the songs from each other bye. fun and enjoyable.

Impossible not to be drawn into Sinatra’s smooth style!

omg why i don't like jazz i guess i should appreciate this anyways it's so old, there were no other ways of making music his voice is truly iconic had to take a pause after the 8th song cause I was falling asleep I am so sorry, mr. sinatra okay, after the break it got better still don't like it though. very one-time, one-vibe listen

No. 69 A fresh album, ideal to listen to while you are studying or prepare a delicious meal.

6/10

I know that this is supposed to be his best album, but am I crazy in saying i didn't love it? I think there are better crooners out there

It's fine. Making whoopie is a mistake of a song.

This is sorta a hard album to approach cause a lot of my parameters for music quality doesn’t apply to music this old. For example, I can’t complain about there being a lack of variety of sounds because there was like 3 genres of music at the time so there wasn’t a lot to pull from. And to be fair, music from the 50s was kinda homogeneous, like a lot of the songs on this album are like wildly well known popular songs recorded by LOTS of people, like making whoopie and those tracks. So I can’t critique the song writing cause Frank didn’t really write songs, this is from when most musicians had writers. It’s actually wild cause really the only thing I can review is his voice and the songs on here that are his songs in the sense that they are most heavily associated with him, like “I’ve got you under my skin” and “you make me feel so young”. Both great songs, genuinely generationally impactful and important to so many people. And I even found a few other tracks I had never heard before that I liked. But for the most part it’s an aged piece of history that is entirely “of it’s time” mostly to a fault. I don’t think I’d ever listen to this album again, it wasn’t god awful or anything, just kinda boring and I’d probably just put on my own Frank playlist so it’s curated with all the songs I like, but yah this album is pretty acceptable and forgettable all at the same time.

Not my thing at all, he had a fine "crooning "voice and my mother loved him. I was sick of it by the end but it was what it was and a lot better than some of the crap on here.

Mehhh, of the time. I can appreciate that they'd never heard rock music so this was probably peak. Got to try to contextualise, haven't you? I've been washing dishes and shake n vac'ing all day. A delightful homemade pie is in the oven, and the spuds are bubbling away on the stovetop. The house looks and smells wonderful, and I put on my dotty frock and do up my hair just before husband comes home. He comes in, wraps his arms around me and gives me a twirl in the kitchen to some romantic lyrics. The swinging lets me know we're makin whoopie later so we can add to our brood. Oh how wonderful. Then he slaps me about for tea being late to the table. Anyway, it was fine for what it was.

NY NJ Swinging singin Mr. Old Blue Eyes. Those horns! Rip Frank Sinatra you would’ve loved Jschlatt and that one guy who was on America’s Got Talent that sounded like a crooner. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Always stay Italian, Frankie baby. Thanks for the love songs that never seem to go out of style or fall out of love.

jako lep album, opet nisam oduševljena ne bih slušala svaki dan al mnogo opuštajuće

When elevators die and go to heaven, this is the music that gets played. A great singer, just not my style

actually sehr cozy und vibey – es ist gar nicht so mein vibe, also würde es höchstens mal als Hintergrundmusik hören aber ne schlechte Bewertung zu geben tut mir auch echt weh :(((

He has a soothing voice; good lyrics with slightly upbeat tempos. The album is methodically structured and well blended together. It's a beautifully written, romantic album.

sounds like xmas

frank sinatra is just *the* genre of lounge music. this is all good stuff but its not christmas music or New York New York or My Way so you cant sing along to it (I've Got You Under My Skin is probably an exception). very pleasant but not all that moving in any particular way, just vibey. Anything Goes is my favorite cuz i like fallout 🤓

Pleasant 50s noise. I like sinatra but I don't love sinatra 5.7/10

I'm sure it's influential and all. 5 slow jam pt1 out of 10 mind fuzz

Not really my cup of tea

My initial thoughts are that the whole album feels very wholesome, the songs are great, simply not something I would listen to on an everyday basis. Sinatra's voice is very soothing to listen to and his music gives me an itch to grab a partner and dance with them. :)

If I found someone who despises Sinatra then they'll have to go in the dumpster. Nice of him to make an easy listenable able but every song sounds the same.

Es lo que esperas de un álbum de Frank Sinatra. Sonido clásico con letras bonitas y una gran presencia de la voz. Objetivamente está bien hecho pero personalmente se hace repetitivo.

Classic Sinatra.

15 songs fly by. Most feel samey. Nice voice of course but not very interesting for me. Low 3

It’s catchy swinging jazz, no more no less. 7/10.

Oh boy, Frank Sinatra is back with another album on my journey, pretty much exactly 3 weeks after I last heard him on here. The last album was so miserably bad I almost ended up giving it a 2. It just sounded very rapey, and it came out more than 10 years after this album, so I kind of thought I was going to be in for more of that here. The album in question was Frank Albert Sinatra And Antonio Carlos Jobim, which absolutely does not roll off the tongue. With an album name like Songs For Swingin' Lovers!, I was really bracing myself for more of the same. Instead, I got a much better album, and substantially less rapey sounding. Noted, the context/subtext behind a few of the songs maybe isn't amazing, but whatever. "Makin' Whoopee" in particular makes me want to jump from the highest bridge I can find. I was substantially less creeped out listening to this one as a whole though. However, I was still bored out of my freaking mind. This music has a rightful place in history. Does it deserve to be on this list? Absolutely!! Songs like "You Make Me Feel So Young" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" are classics, the ladder being my favorite song on the album. Do I want to listen to them? No. No I do not. Do I want to listen to an entire album that consists of 44 minutes of what is essentially the exact same dated song? Also no. But hey, it was better than his later stuff apparently. It would not surprise me even a little bit if this is his absolute peak musically. If anything, this album really makes me want to go back and give the last one I heard a 2. This one is leagues better. I've got one more Frank Sinatra album to go, and it's the oldest album in the entire book. So yeah, I am fully expecting it to sound more or less the same as this, but even more dated and boring. Not the biggest fan of Frank Sinatra's music. I acknowledge it has a huge spot in music history, but don't enjoy actively listening to it all that much. Another pretty low 3 from me, but definitely not a 2. Call it a 3.35/5.

Smooth great song writing great delivery great arrangements just a bit mono paced in terms of dynamics.

Frank er en gammel grisegutt. Dette var temmelig ensformig og kjedelig, selv om gamlefar synger fint!

Alors, c'est un très bon album un peu répétitif mais c'est compréhensible en vue de la date de sortie. Toujours très soigné Sinatra, un bon 6/10 pas très marquant.

Frank Sinatra is an artist that I need to be in the mood for, but when I am he melts my heart. I'm sure it surprises no one that I had a Wee Small Hours phase in high school, or that I sang My Way at karaoke my first night at university. Songs for Swingin' Lovers! is unfortunately an album that does not do nearly as much for me, even when I am in the mood for Sinatra. Swing has never been my thing (hehe), always being drawn to more intimate jazz settings as opposed to big bands. You Make Me Feel So Young is a great track to start the album off, but aside from that very few tracks feel as special to me as others off his records from around the same time. I can't help but compare a lot of the standards to versions I like way better, and in general I think the selection here does not compliment Sinatra's capabilities nearly as well as other albums like Songs for Young Lovers do. I'll admit my bias against swing plays a big part in my relatively negative perception of this album, but I think Sinatra evolves his style much more over the next decade. For this album to be considered more noteworthy than many other far more poignant records doesn't check out for me. Songs for Swingin' Lovers finds a home inside Olive Garden, which coincidentally is like the album in many ways. Bland, noisy, and zero chance of romance even though it feels like there should be.

Good album overall. The lyrics feel kind of sappy but maybe that's just what music was like in this decade.

Favorite: Old Devil Moon Least Favorite: You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me Overall Rating: 7.5/10 A bit repetitive but good vibes overall.

It sounds like an episode of mad men

Nice to learn more about Frank Sinatra, I listened to a few albums of his with this listen. Pleasant, but not being a big lyrics guy it does lack a bit of sonic diversity. 3*. Music has come a long way.

Yup, that's Frank Sinatra alright.

Some of the orchestration still feels corny to me, but the guy has a great sense of timing and an iconic voice.

This is old, but not outdated. I think it definitely stands the test of time. He has a good voice and the music reminds me of old Pixar movies. This album is nostalgic even though I had only heard a couple songs before.