Embraceable You (1944 original studio master)
~ Recording by Frank Sinatra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Embraceable You | ?:?? | Frank Sinatra | Saturday Night / Embraceable You | Frank Sinatra | Single |
| Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) | DB 2176 |
| 1.2 | Embraceable You | ?:?? | Frank Sinatra | Saturday Night / Embraceable You | Frank Sinatra | Single |
| Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) | DZ 373 |
| 4.2 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | Songs by Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C-124 |
| 1.1 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | Embraceable You / She's Funny That Way | Frank Sinatra | Single |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 37259 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | Songs by Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C 6087 |
| 1.1 | Embraceable You | ?:?? | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra Sings George Gershwin | Frank Sinatra | EP |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | B-1673 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | Come Back to Sorrento | Frank Sinatra | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 1359 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | The Romantic Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Realm (UK, CBS budget line) | RM-52087 |
| 2.1 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | The Columbia Years: 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CXK 48673 |
| 1.9 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra 1 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), La Repubblica | |
| 1.2 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | I’ve Got a Crush on You | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 66964 |
| 1.9 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | The Best Of The Columbia Years 1943-1952 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 491028 2 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:21 | Frank Sinatra | Volume 2 – A Lovely Way to Spend the Evening | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| FMCG (imprint of Tring International) | FMC034 |
| 1.9 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | The Best of the Columbia Years 1943–1952 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 64681 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | The Legend | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Galaxy Music (imprint of Galaxy Music BV) | 37206462A, 37206462B |
| 3.11 | Embraceable You | 3:17 | Frank Sinatra | The 3 Crooners | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| Emporio | |
| 1.7 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | 1940-1950 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Amadeus (Italian classical magazine) | AMP 01003 |
| 2.3 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra: The Complete Collection (box 1: The Greatest Voice) | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 902363, BX 902364, BX 902365 |
| 162.4 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | The Ultimate Jazz Archive | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Membran Music Ltd. | 222800-387 |
| 2.4 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 41: Vocalists | June Christy, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Mel Tormé | Album + Compilation |
| Membran Music Ltd. | 222797-382 |
| 20.5 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra | The Voice: Over Twenty Years in Music 1939-1960 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group) | 233182 |
| 2.9 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | Lovin’ & Swingin’ All Night Long | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Metro Select (sublabel of Union Square Music, METRSL cat prefix) | |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:17 | Frank Sinatra | Ultimate Rat Pack, Vol. 11 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Embraceable You | ?:?? | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra Sings George Gershwin | Frank Sinatra | EP |
| Coronet Records (Australian Columbia/CBS releases after 1956 (octagonal label)) | KEP-125 |
| 1.1 | Embraceable You | ?:?? | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra Sings George Gershwin | Frank Sinatra | EP |
| Coronet Records (Australian Columbia/CBS releases after 1956 (octagonal label)) | KEP-125 |
| 2.1 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | The Columbia Years (1943–1952) The Complete Recordings | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.1 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | The Romantic Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation | CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 62458 | |
| 1.7 | Embraceable You | 3:19 | Frank Sinatra | The Voice, Frank Sinatra, The Columbia Years 1943-1952 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation | Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C4K 40343, CK40343 | |
| 1.7 | Embraceable You | 3:20 | Frank Sinatra | The Voice, Frank Sinatra, The Columbia Years 1943-1952 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation | Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C4K 40343 | |
| 1.7 | Embraceable You | 2:35 | Frank Sinatra | The Voice, Frank Sinatra, The Columbia Years 1943-1952 | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation | Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK40343 | |
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| 1.19 | Embraceable You | 3:18 | Frank Sinatra | Night And Day | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Javelin Promotions Ltd. | CWN CD 2017 |
| 1.5 | Embraceable You | 3:16 | Frank Sinatra | The Legend | Frank Sinatra | Album + Compilation |
| Galaxy Music (imprint of Galaxy Music BV) | 2137072 |
Relationships
| cello: | Fred Goerner (on 1944-12-19) Arthur Kafton (on 1944-12-19) John Sewell (on 1944-12-19) |
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| double bass: | Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1944-12-19) |
| drums (drum set): | Ray Hagan (on 1944-12-19) |
| French horn: | James Stagliano (on 1944-12-19) |
| guitar: | Dave Barbour (on 1944-12-19) |
| harp: | Irma Clow (on 1944-12-19) |
| piano: | Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1944-12-19) |
| saxophone: | Leonard Hartman (on 1944-12-19) Heine Beau (on 1944-12-19) Harold Lawson (on 1944-12-19) Don Logiudice (on 1944-12-19) Fred Stulce (on 1944-12-19) |
| trombone: | Carl Loeffler (on 1944-12-19) Jimmy Skiles (on 1944-12-19) Elmer Smithers (on 1944-12-19) |
| trumpet: | Charles Griffard (on 1944-12-19) Leonard Mach (on 1944-12-19) William May (on 1944-12-19) |
| viola: | Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1944-12-19) Dave Sterkin (on 1944-12-19) Gary White (Viola player) (on 1944-12-19) |
| violin: | Victor Arno (on 1944-12-19) Robert Barene (on 1944-12-19) Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1944-12-19) David Frisina (on 1944-12-19) Gerald Joyce (on 1944-12-19) George Kast (on 1944-12-19) Sol Kindler (on 1944-12-19) Anthony Perrotti (on 1944-12-19) Nick Pisani (on 1944-12-19) Ted Rosen (on 1944-12-19) Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1944-12-19) Olcott Vail (on 1944-12-19) |
| lead vocals: | Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-12-19) |
| conductor: | Axel Stordahl (on 1944-12-19) |
| arranger: | Axel Stordahl (on 1944-12-19) |
| recording of: | Embraceable You (on 1944-12-19: cover) |
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Related works
Embraceable You
| lyricist: | Ira Gershwin (in 1928) |
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| composer: | George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928) |
| publisher: | Ira Gershwin Music New World Music (new age music) New World Music Corp. Warner Bros. Music Corp. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Gershwin! (for handbells, Wagner) Selections from Girl Crazy (order: 2) Medley 2: I can't Give you Anything but love / Too Marvelous for words / Pennies from Heaven / A foggy day / Embraceable you / The lady is a tramp / Where or when (order: 5) |
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| later parody versions: | Embraceable Jew |
| later translated versions: | Abraçável você |
| part of: | Crazy for You (1992 musical) Girl Crazy (1930 Musical) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film) |
| is the basis for: | 7 Virtuoso Études: Embraceable You |
| arrangements: | Embraceable You (渋谷毅/Takeshi Shibuya arrangement) Embraceable You (catch-all for arrangements) Gershwin Arrangements: Embraceable You |
| music quoted in: | Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart") |
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