@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Frank Sinatra - Close to YouYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1957, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz/Chamber Pop, Hoboken, New Jersey / Hollywood, California 6/26Matrix #: W-789Condition: VG LM | Members: Frank S (15' - 98')Cultural Facts: Studio Lore Close to You paired Sinatra with the Hollywood String Quartet, giving the album a smaller chamber setting instead of the big swing arrangements usually tied to his Capitol era. Personal Struggle Sinatra’s 1950s comeback followed a brutal career collapse, vocal trouble, tabloid scandal, and his chaotic relationship with Ava Gardner. Scene Ecology The album shows Capitol-era Sinatra treating the LP as a mood piece, helping turn adult pop records into carefully shaped album experiences rather than loose collections of singles.
