EEE-O 11: THE BEST OF THE RAT PACK
Capitol #CDP-7243-5-36452-2-9 (November 20, 2001)
18 Tracks
Total Playing Time: 49:31

Compilation CD
Selections by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Produced by Cheryl Pawelski and Frank Collura
Compiled by Kevin Flaherty and Charles Pignone
Mastered by Bob Norberg at Capitol Mastering
Liner Quotes compiled by Bill Zehme

1. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die (Frank: 1954 Capitol)
2. Ain't That A Kick In The Head (Dean: 1960 Capitol)
3. Too Close For Comfort (Sammy: 1962 Reprise)
4. Me And My Shadow (Frank & Sammy: 1962 Reprise)
5. (Love Is) The Tender Trap (Frank: 1955 Capitol)
6. Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu) (Dean: 1958 Capitol)
7. Mr. Success (Frank: 1958 Capitol)
8. A Lot Of Livin' To Do (Sammy: 1962 Reprise)
9. You Make Me Feel So Young (Frank: 1956 Capitol)
10. Sam's Song (Sammy & Dean: 1962 Reprise)
11. When You're Smiling (Dean: 1952 Capitol)
12. The Lady Is A Tramp (Frank: 1956 Capitol)
13. The Birth Of The Blues (Sammy: 1963 Reprise)
14. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (Dean: 1964 Reprise)
15. Chicago (Frank: 1957 Capitol)
16. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World (Dean: 1973 Reprise)
17. Witchcraft (Frank: 1957 Capitol)
18. Eee-O Eleven (Sammy: 1960 Verve)

Timed to coincide with the 2001 remake of the classic 1960 film, Ocean's Eleven, this collection of studio recordings helped launch a spate of Rat Pack revival CDs. Of course, the title track by Sammy was used in the original film. (A companion live CD, The Rat Pack Live At The Sands, was issued concurrently.)

The album includes a 12-page booklet of "Rat Pack" quotes and photos. All of Frank's solos are from Capitol Records; some of the Dean and Sammy material was licensed from other labels. Notable are the two duets—"Me And My Shadow" and "Sam's Song"—which were originally issued on opposite sides of a Reprise 45 rpm single (#20,128) in 1962:

[Marty]

for a simple feel good compilation album that showcases the lads you can't beat this CD.

Every track seems recorded with a grin from ear to ear and the run order makes any fast forward or next button completely redundant.

[Bob in Boston]

For a not-very-different collection, nearly a decade later: The Very Best of the Rat Pack (2011)