1. The Last Dance - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy
2. Night and Day - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole
3. I Get a Kick Out of You - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole
4. Luck Be a Lady - Frank Sinatra, Loesser, Frank
5. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra, Kern, Jerome
6. My Kind of Town - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy
7. The Best Is Yet to Come - Frank Sinatra, Coleman, Cy
8. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra, Howard, Bart
9. It Was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra, Drake, Ervin
10. Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy
11. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra, Porter, Cole
12. Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra, Kaempfert, Bert
13. Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra, Bradtke, Hans
14. All or Nothing at All - Frank Sinatra, Altman, Arthur
15. That's Life - Frank Sinatra, Gordon, Kelly
16. My Way - Frank Sinatra, Anka, Paul
17. The Lady Is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra, Rodgers, Richard
18. Send in the Clowns - Frank Sinatra, Sondheim, Stephen
19. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) - Frank Sinatra, Silvers, Phil
20. Theme from New York, New York - Frank Sinatra, Ebb, Fred
Amazon.com
A 20-track collection from the Reprise years that tries to cover too much ground. Very Good Years sweeps from the early 1960s to 1979's "New York New York," focusing on the most obvious Sinatra standards. The watchword here isn't art but populism. That's not a problem, really--but it means that serious fans (or those aspiring to be) will be better served elsewhere. It would be a fine introduction for the casual music lover, but so would any decent collection. For a compact Reprise-era sampler, try either this one or something from the Greatest Hits series. --Gavin McNett
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Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1991-03-26)
- Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
- Label: Warner Bros / Wea
- Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 99 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #2550
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Summary: A Good Overview of the Reprise Years 2008-06-04
Comment: "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.
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Summary: I like his Capitol sides better, but this is still great 2008-05-26
Comment: 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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Frank in fine Voice 2008-05-01
Comment: 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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Some masterful moments 2008-04-20
Comment: 4.5 stars
Yes, there are more well-rounded and less "poppy" Sinatra collections, but this does have some of his finest moments, and those moments are quite perfect.
Any fan of Frank's amazing phrasing, clipped delivery and crisp timing will find many sterling examples of these and his various other delights.
That said, there's some real cheese here too, like Strangers, which really is a weak piece of plastic.
That is, however, the great irony and mystery of Old Blue Eyes, or is that Old Black Heart: such a romantic and lush vocal talent, and such a mean-spirited and arrogant prickola. He liked to hit women, often, he was a short guy with a Napoleon complex who had to prove what a tough guy he (or rather his swarthy friends) was, he was a criminal in various ways. It's funny to think of all the Franky fans who decried libertine rock stars while their hero was out slugging Mia and many other women and assisting organized crime whenever possible (his bios are fascinating reading). The guy was a thug, but he also had golden pipes and real understanding of how to sell a lyric.
In other words, a standard Great Artist, warts and all.
And let's face it, no one else will ever touch his readings of many of these classic tunes. Very Good Year is a very bgood title, as his version of that tune is a true masterpiece, and it's hard to imagine anyone else even singing this song, let along making it his in the way the Sinatra was so good at. Add to that some incredible backing from many gifted musicians (and fabulous charts by folks like Nelson Riddle), and you've got great music.
Somwhere my parents are smiling, for I laughed at Frank as a kid because they loved him. I still laugh at how worshipful folks can be of this velvet-throated thug, but I understand now how well he delivered the goods.
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Summary: Sinatra Is The Man 2008-03-05
Comment: I listen to mainly rock but this is a fine collection of music by a man who set a standard with standards. Sure this album goes through the 60's quickly gets to the 1970's but I really enjoyed his Reprise years over any other period of his singing. So depending on your taste, this is a winner one way or the other. I highly recommend getting this one.
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