«A Good Overview of the Reprise Years»
"Sinatra Reprise" focuses on the singer's best work from 1960 to 1979 - combining the integral singles ("Summer Wind," "That's Life" and "My Way") with classic performances of "Fly Me to the Moon," "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "It Was a Very Good Year." Along the way are memorable live versions of "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "The Lady Is a Tramp." Of course, the show-stoppers remain "Luck Be a Lady" and a triumphant "New York, New York." Though no match for the glorious Capitol era, this 20-track Reprise compilation holds up quite nicely.
[Wednesday, June 04, 2008]
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«I like his Capitol sides better, but this is still great»
I'll be the first to say that I am nowhere near a huge Frank Sinatra fan. I barely even know him, if I'm being honest. But what I do know is that I first heard him on a film soundtrack years ago, and I was hooked.
So I went out and bought 'Gold,' a Capitol record of his, and this one 'Sinatra Reprise.' While both are great, I still prefer 'Gold.' While this has 20 songs and 'Gold' has 12, I still pick 'Gold' every time. Why? Because there is a charm that Frank had in his Capitol sides that I think he lacked in his latter-year Reprise recordings.
But these recordings are still excellent. 'I've Got You Under My Skin,' 'That's Life,' and 'The Summer Wind' are all here, and those are three of my all-time favorite Sinatra songs.
Overall, I would recommend this to any Sinatra buff. This set offers 20 mighty fine songs from ol' blue eyes, and it's still the way to go if you want the best of Reprise and Warner Bros. recordings.
Recommended for the Sinatra buff.
[Monday, May 26, 2008]
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«Frank in fine Voice»
Nothing finer than putting on some Sinatra and listening to the voice that could croon any song. An enjoyable CD. Not one of the true 5 star Best Of Sinatra recordings, but a fine CD none-the-less. 4 Stars.
[Thursday, May 01, 2008]
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