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Nice 'n' Easy (1960)

Where the lyrics of Nice 'n' Easy take you, and where it was really made.

The title song was a last-minute substitute for 'The Nearness of You', which was originally planned but never appeared on the original LP.

Key places

Where the album was recorded (1960)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Nice 'n' Easy was recorded at Capitol Studio A in Hollywood. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Nice 'n' Easy: the eighteenth studio album by Frank Sinatra
• Released on July 25, 1960
• All songs except the title song are sung as ballads
• Arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, except for the title song
• Standard-style album of ballads from a single vocal performer

Background

• The title song was a last-minute substitute for the originally planned 'The Nearness of You'
• 'The Nearness of You' did not appear on the original LP
• The 1991 CD reissue later added bonus tracks, but this section covers the original album only

Recording

• Recorded at Capitol Studio A in Hollywood
• The studio is listed as the album's recording location in the source

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants.
• Began singing professionally as a teenager with the Hoboken Four, winning Major Bowes Amateur Hour.
• Joined Harry James's band in 1939, then Tommy Dorsey's band, before going solo in 1942.

Career

• Signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a major star of the bobby-soxer era.
• Signed with Capitol Records in 1953; collaborated with arranger Nelson Riddle on albums such as In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Lovers!.
• Founded Reprise Records in 1960, releasing albums including September of My Years and the hit single "My Way".
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
• Estimated to have sold around 150 million records worldwide.
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
• Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Billboard: nine weeks at number one on the stereo album chart
• One week at number one on the corresponding mono album chart
• 1961 Grammy Awards: nominated for Album of the Year, Best Male Vocal Performance, and Best Arrangement
• The title song was released as a single in 1960 and reached number 60 on the charts

Reappraisal

• Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000): ranked number 545
• The title song was also recorded by Charlie Rich (1964), Peggy Lee (1966), Alex Chilton (1989), Michael Buble (2004), Natalie Cole (2008), and Barbra Streisand (2011)
• Nancy Sinatra released a cover of the song as a single, backed with 'Happy' on the Reprise label

Records

• Billboard stereo album chart: nine weeks at number one
• Billboard mono album chart: one week at number one
• 1961 Grammy Awards: three nominations in the album, vocal, and arrangement categories

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title song replaced 'The Nearness of You' at the last minute, and that song never appeared on the original LP.
• The title song reached number 60 on the charts as a 1960 single.
• Nancy Sinatra recorded a cover version released as a single, with 'Happy' on the B-side.
• The album placed at number 545 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums in 2000.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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