Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter

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Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
Recorded1953–1960
Genre
Length39:57
Label Capitol
Frank Sinatra chronology
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Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter is an album released in 1996 by American singer Frank Sinatra. It comprises his renditions of Cole Porter songs. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Cole Porter.

  1. "I've Got You Under My Skin" - 3:43
  2. "I Concentrate on You" - 2:23
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" - 2:35
  4. "You Do Something to Me" - 1:33
  5. "At Long Last Love" - 2:23
  6. "Anything Goes" - 2:43
  7. "Night and Day" - 3:58
  8. "Just One of Those Things" - 3:14
  9. "I Get a Kick Out of You" - 2:56
  10. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" - 2:07
  11. "I Love Paris" - 1:49
  12. "From This Moment On" - 3:50
  13. "C'est Magnifique" - 2:01
  14. "It's All Right With Me" - 4:16
  15. "Mind if I Make Love to You?" - 2:17
  16. "You're Sensational" - 3:09

Personnel

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References

  1. "Album Reviews". Billboard. 10 April 1965. Retrieved 6 February 2024.