Young Blue Eyes-Birth Of A Crooner due April 6 from RCA/BMG

Ronald Sarbo · #1 02-26-2004, 04:20 AM

RCA/Bluebird plans 4/6 for a CD of entirely unreleased FS material from his tenure with Tommy Dorsey. It is reported that it will be supported by a "strong TV ad campaign" in the March issue of ICE.

Ronald Sarbo · #2 02-26-2004, 04:37 AM

The songs are listed as:

1. You Walk By

2. This Love Of Mine

3. Say It

4. East Of The Sun

5.Medley: June In January/Clouds/You're A Sweetheart

6. Stardust

7. The One I Love

8. Let's Get Away From It All

9. The Moon Won't Talk

10. The World Is In My Arms

11.Medley: I'm Nobody's Baby/The Nearness of You?I Can't Love you Anymore

12. Snootie Little Cutie

13. Alice Blue Gown

14.Prairie Night

15. Medley: A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody/Temptation/I Don't Know Why

16. Sentimental Over You

17.Dig Down Deep

18.The Last Call For Love

19. I'll Take Tallulah

20. Just As Though You Were Here

Revised track listing.

Set Avatar · #3 02-26-2004, 05:57 AM

Ron,

Do you know if these recordings are from radio broadcasts or if they're studio recordings? Maybe a mix of both?

PJ

Ronald Sarbo · #4 02-26-2004, 06:03 AM

PJ: I believe it is all broadcast versions. It is in essence the 3rd "Buddha" but this time with more "live" versions of the big hits instead of more obscure titles. Best, Ron.

Set Avatar · #5 02-26-2004, 08:43 AM

Sounds great, can't wait. There must be a trunk load of live broadcasts available, Dorsey's band with Sinatra did hundreds of one- nighters. Thanks for the info..... Joe...

Set Avatar · #6 02-26-2004, 10:01 AM

Thanks for posting the tracklist, Ron. Sounds indeed like this will be the "third Buddha" record. Also, they seem to have gone to some other shows beyond "Fame and Fortune" this time, e.g. the 1940 Carnival di Broadway series. Tops!

Bernhard.

Set Avatar · #7 02-26-2004, 02:53 PM

This is exciting news, Ron. Thanks for posting the information.

Set Avatar · #8 02-26-2004, 04:36 PM

Ron, I can't wait. After seeing the song list, it sounds like a real winner, just like the previous two. And the sound was great on them also.

Chuck Granata · #9 02-26-2004, 04:51 PM

Hi All,

From what I understand, a good deal of the material derives from the "Fame and Fortune" broadcasts. Most of the remaining FD-TD holdings at RCA are radio transcriptions; except for the string of live perfs recorded at the end of Sinatra's tenure with Dorsey (around the time of the famous Sinatra "farewell" and "The Song is You") there is not much in terms of one-nighters. Ron is correct: this is an extension of the 5-CD box set and the Buddah CDs, and will be a welcome addition.

Chuck Granata

Set Avatar · #10 02-26-2004, 05:36 PM

Ron,

Thanks.

This is very exciting news!

I have the other two Buddhas.

This new one will be a welcome addition!

Set Avatar · #11 02-27-2004, 08:36 AM

****will be a welcome addition.****

Oh yes indeed. This is very exciting news.

I'm especially glad to see the Sinatra-Dorsey approach on "Stardust" included, and some more of those "Sentimental Medleys", which add to the 'art form' of medley that Sinatra used right down into the 80s.

Bernhard.

Set Avatar · #12 02-27-2004, 09:16 PM

What are the budda albums?

Chuck Granata · #13 02-27-2004, 09:24 PM

Hi,

Buddah was a subsidiary of RCA/BMG; they used it as a label for a bunch of jazz and big-band releases (mostly live performances or radio airchecks). Two Frank Sinatra-Tommy Dorsey CDs came out on Buddah: both featured rare radio material that was previously unreleased.

Bernhard: I agree with you 110% about the medleys, and encouraged the producers of the new CD to use the entire medleys, and not excerpted protions. To extract the Sinatra-only portion of a medley is ridiculous, for it takes the entire song out of context (since the songs in a medley must be arranged and orchestrated to integrate with one another.) It killed me to hear "excerpts" when the other songs originally included in the medleys were excellent, and should have been left intact. Thankfully, the producers of the new CD agree and are presenting them accurately.

It should be an excellent CD...

Chuck Granata

russkish3 · #14 02-28-2004, 12:05 AM

<<It should be an excellent CD...>>

After reading through these posts, I don't think any qualifier is necessary. I would venture to say it WILL BE an excellent CD. Proof positive that even the most dedicated Frank Sinatra fans have much to discover. How little we know....

Best regards,

Russell Kishi
Glendale, California

Set Avatar · #15 02-28-2004, 03:42 AM

This is was it is (at present) supposed to look like. Now we know who the "i-dot" is!

Bernhard.

Dean · #16 02-28-2004, 04:54 AM

Buddah Records is currently a subsidiary label of RCA Records which is owned by BMG Distribution. Buddah actually started as a rock label in the 60's along with its subsidiary Kama Sutra. It was home to such artists as The Lovin' Spoonful, The Fifth Dimension, Brewer & Shipley. Even with numerous hits, the label, like so many indy labels, did not survive. BMG bought the rights to the catalog and name and has been re-releasing old albums at a budget price under the Buddha label since 1999. They have also issued a few archive releases like the 2 FS/TD disc, and a Louis Prima swinger.

The new CD "Young Blue Eyes", with a tentative release date of Apr. 6, is not on Buddha. It is on RCA. Which means that it will not be priced at as a budget cd $9.98 or $11.98 list price. It will be issued as an $18.98 list cd. Those prices are BMG suggested retail prices. You will find this item at various prices, but certainly not for the price of a Buddha/BMG release. The catalog # is RCA 60283, UPC # 828766028324.

Sorry, a lttle long-winded for me.

Peace, Dean

Set Avatar · #17 02-28-2004, 05:24 AM

Buddha is the correct spelling for the BMG label not Buddah. (rhymes with Buttah!)

Dean · #18 02-28-2004, 08:43 AM

Thanks PK

Sad to say, not a great market out there for dyslexic typists.

Peace, Daen

Ronald Sarbo · #19 03-30-2004, 03:42 PM

I have revised the track listing as I have the CD.

King Porter Stomp was listed on various websites in error.

Dean · #20 03-30-2004, 04:56 PM

FRANK SINATRA-Young Blue Eyes: Birth Of A Crooner
RCA 60283

1. You Walk by performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Connie Haines - 2:20
2. This Love of Mine performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:41
3. Say It - 3:16
4. East of the Sun performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 4:20
5. Medley; Clouds\ You're a Sweetheart performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Pied Pipers - 3:52
6. Star Dust performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Connie Haines - 2:52
7. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:32
8. Let's Get Away from It All performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 4:19
9. The Moon Won't Talk performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:16
10. The World Is in My Arms performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:05
11. Medley: I'm Nobody's Baby/The Nearness of... performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 4:26
12. Snootie Little Cutie performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Pied Pipers - 3:10
13. Alice Blue Gown performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Pied Pipers - 1:10
14. Prairie Night performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:03
15. Medley: A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody... performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey / Pied Pipers - 3:58
16. Getting Sentimental Over You performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 0:52
17. Dig Down Deep performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 2:24
18. The Last Call for Love performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:46
19. I'll Take Tallulah performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:41
20. Just as Though You Were Here performed by Sinatra / Tommy Dorsey - 3:16

If I can figure out how to post pictures here, I'll drop the cover of the album in a post.

Peace, Dean