CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Pop (Ballads)      

2 LP on 1 CD

## 1 - 12 - "Close To You" 1957 (4*) Capitol

Close to You is one of Frank Sinatra's most gentle and intimate albums, and that is due in no small part to the Hollywood String Quartet, which forms the core of the album's instrumental support. It also was one of the most difficult to record, taking eight months and five different sessions. Certainly, it is one of the most unusual and special of Sinatra's albums, featuring a subdued and detailed performances that accentuate both the romantic longing and understated humor of the numbers, which are mainly torch songs. With the quartet's support, the album comes closer to sounding like a classical album, like a pop variation on chamber music. Where the intimacy of In the Wee Small Hours sounded confessional and heart-broken, Close to You has a delicate, lovely quality; it may not be seductive, but it is charming and romantic.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

## 13 - 24 - "All The Way" 1961 (3*) Capitol

All the Way was an entertaining collection of Sinatra singles that have since been collected as bonus tracks on compact disc editions of the singer's original albums.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine