More Hits of the 50's and 60's

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More Hits of the 50's and 60's
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedApril 8–11, 1963
New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:05
LabelVerve
V/V6 8563
Count Basie chronology
This Time by Basie!
(1963)
More Hits of the 50's and 60's
(1963)
Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie!
(1963)

More Hits of the 50's and 60's (also released as Frankly Basie and Frankly Speaking) is an album released by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and his orchestra featuring jazz versions of songs associated with the singer Frank Sinatra recorded in 1963. It was arranged by Billy Byers and was originally released on the Verve label.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Record Mirror[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 4:34
  2. "Hey! Jealous Lover" (Kay Twomey, Bee Walker, Cahn) - 2:47
  3. "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) - 3:32
  4. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Jule Styne, Cahn) - 4:07
  5. "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, Frank Sinatra) - 3:09
  6. "I Thought About You" (Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:55
  7. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 3:14
  8. "Come Fly With Me" (Van Heusen, Cahn) - 2:43
  9. "On the Road to Mandalay" (Oley Speaks, Rudyard Kipling) - 2:55
  10. "Only the Lonely" (Van Heusen, Cahn) - 3:18
  11. "South of the Border" (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy) - 3:53
  12. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 3:02

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels, accessed November 15, 2015
  2. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
  3. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series, accessed November 15, 2015
  4. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 15, 2015
  5. ^ "Count Basie: More Hits Of The 50's And 60's" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 185. 26 September 1964. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.