Close to You

Who played on Close to You

• Alvin Dinkin viola all tracks
• Bill Miller celesta, piano all tracks
• Eleanor Slatkin cello all tracks
• Felix Slatkin violin all tracks
• Frank Sinatra vocals all tracks
• Kathryn Julye harp all tracks
• Nelson Riddle arranger, conductor all tracks
• Paul Shure violin all tracks
• The Hollywood String Quartet instruments all tracks
• Vincent DeRosa French horn on 9 tracks
• Bob Bain guitar on 6 tracks
• Champ Webb oboe on 6 tracks
• Harry Klee flute on 6 tracks
• Irv Cottler drums (drum set) on 6 tracks
• Mahlon Clark clarinet on 6 tracks
• Meyer "Mike" Rubin double bass on 6 tracks
• Alvin Stoller drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Ed Gilbert double bass on 3 tracks
• Frank Flynn drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• George van Eps guitar on 3 tracks
• Gerald Vinci cello on 3 tracks
• Harry “Sweets” Edison trumpet on 3 tracks
• Israel Baker violin on 3 tracks
• James Williamson flute on 3 tracks
• Marvin Limonick violin on 3 tracks
• Mitchell Lurie clarinet on 3 tracks
• Nick Bonney guitar on 3 tracks
• Sam Cheifetz double bass on 3 tracks

Tracklist

1. A1 Close to You 3:40
2. A2 P.S. I Love You standard — Gordon Jenkins 4:24
3. A3 Love Locked Out — Ray Noble 2:45
4. A4 Everything Happens to Me standard — Matt Dennis 3:23
5. A5 It's Easy to Remember standard — Richard Rodgers 3:37
6. A6 Don't Like Goodbyes — Harold Arlen 4:53
7. B1 With Every Breath I Take 3:41
8. B2 Blame It on My Youth standard — Oscar Levant 3:01
9. B3 It Could Happen to You standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:17
10. B4 I've Had My Moments — Walter Donaldson 3:51
11. B5 I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night — Jimmy McHugh 3:28
12. B6 The End of a Love Affair standard — Edward Redding 4:10

Production

• Voyle Gilmore producer

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