Sing a Song with Riddle

1959 studio album by Nelson Riddle

Sing a Song with Riddle

Studio album by

Nelson Riddle

Released| 1959
Recorded| 1959
Genre| Traditional pop
Length| 29:18[1]
Label| Capitol TAO-1259
Nelson Riddle chronology
| The Joy of Living (album)
(1959)  | Sing a Song with Riddle
(1959)  | Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can"
(1960)

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Sing a Song with Riddle is the seventh studio album by American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle, released in 1959.[1][2] The album consists of arrangements for a vocalist but without a singer; a lyric sheet was supplied with the original album package for buyers to sing along with at home.[3] The inspiration for the release was a series of albums for amateur instrumentalists called Music Minus One on Command Records.[4]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann writes:

> As mere listening experiences, many of these tracks are not actually recognized as the songs listed on the LP jacket, but no doubt they would be if Sinatra was singing over them. Sometimes, Riddle uses a bit of the melody, but much of the time, this remains background music that needs to be completed by someone else. It's a clever gimmick and a bit of joke, and it shows how far Riddle's treatments can stray from the lead sheets on occasion.

Ruhlmann concludes that "unless the buyer is standing by with the sheet music ready and a good voice to add on top", the album is an "incomplete experience".[1]

## Track listing

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### Side 1

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Little White Lies"| (Walter Donaldson)| 1:47
2.| "Darn That Dream"| (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen)| 2:54
3.| "Near You"| (Craig Francis, Kermit Goell)| 2:49
4.| "Day In, Day Out"| (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer)| 2:05
5.| "The More I See You"| (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)| 2:51
6.| "My Baby Just Cares for Me"| (Donaldson, Gus Kahn)| 2:05

### Side 2

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Everywhere You Go"| (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay)| 2:07
2.| "I Had the Craziest Dream"| (Gordon, Harry Warren)| 2:51
3.| "Fools Rush In"| (Bloom, Mercer)| 3:03
4.| "You Make Me Feel So Young"| (Gordon, Josef Myrow)| 2:08
5.| "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"| (Billy Mayhew)| 2:51
6.| "You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?)"| (Donaldson)| 1:47

## Personnel

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* Nelson Riddle – arranger

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Sing a Song with Riddle at AllMusic
2. ^ "Nelson Riddle - Sing a Song with Riddle at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
3. ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 23\. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
4. ^ Peter J. Levinson (2005). September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle. Taylor Trade Publications. p. 188\. ISBN 978-1-58979-163-3.

## External links

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* Sing a Song with Riddle at Discogs (list of releases)

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Nelson Riddle

Albums|

* The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
* The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
* Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
* C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
* Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
* The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
* Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
* Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
* Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
* Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
* Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
* Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
* Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
* Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
* More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
* The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
* White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
* Original Music from The Rogues (RCA Victor, 1964)
* Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
* NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
* Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)
* The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
* The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
* British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
* Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
* Communication (MPS, 1971)
* Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)

With Rosemary Clooney|

* Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
* Love (Reprise, 1963)

With Nat King Cole|

* Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
* Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
* The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
* Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
* St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
* Cole Español (1958)
* To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
* Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)

With Ella Fitzgerald|

* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Verve, 1959)
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (Verve, 1963)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (Verve, 1964)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
* The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)

With Linda Ronstadt|

* What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
* Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
* For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Frank Sinatra|

* Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
* Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
* In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
* Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
* Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
* A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
* Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
* Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
* Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
* The Concert Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
* Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
* Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)

With Keely Smith|

* I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
* Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
* Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

With Ed Townsend|

* New In Town (Capitol, 1959)
* Glad To Be Here (Capitol, 1959)

With others|

* Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962)
* Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
* Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
* Antônio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
* Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
* Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
* Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
* Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
* Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
* Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
* Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
* Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)

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