The Timex Shows Vol.1 (The Frank Sinatra Timex Show & An Afternoon With Frank Sinatra)

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Beginning in 1959, singer Frank Sinatra hosted four television specials on ABC sponsored by the Timex watch corporation. These were star-studded events marked by Sinatra's virtuoso solo performances and duets with other big-name performers. Released as part of Eagle Rock Entertainment's Frank Sinatra Collection, Timex Shows, Vol. 1 features the first two of these TV specials with The Frank Sinatra Timex Show and An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra. Originally aired in October and December of 1959, respectively, they featured Sinatra at the height of his fame, just as he was entering his iconic Rat Pack years. Joining him on his first Timex show is his main Rat Pack foil, Dean Martin, along with guests Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor, and Jimmy Durante. Backing them throughout is the inimitable Nelson Riddle Orchestra. In various pairings, they deliver intimate if still expertly produced live performances including renditions of "High Hopes," "Day in, Day Out," "Cheek to Cheek," and more. Also featured are several bravura medleys, including a rousing show closer with Sinatra, Martin, Crosby, and Durante doing "Start Each Day with a Song," "Inka Dinka Do," and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home." For Sinatra's second Timex Show, he brought along an equally high caliber of guests including Ella Fitzgerald, Peter Lawford, the Hi-Lo's, and Hermione Gingold, as well as his Can Can co-star, singer/dancer Juliet Prowse. It should be noted that these specials are transferred from their existing original tape sources and, while watchable, retain a certain amount of audio and video grit. Nonetheless, they remain utterly entertaining time capsules of the era. Interestingly, the second TV show opens with a magical bit by Lawford, introducing the show on a beach in the rain surrounded by dancers. Along with the show's enjoyably kitschy live commercials for Timex watches, Lawford's Umbrellas of Cherbourg-style intro is yet another colorful aspect that makes these classic Sinatra TV productions so appealing. ~ Matt Collar

THE FRANK SINATRA TIMEX SHOW:
1. High Hopes (Bing Crosby/Dean Martin/Mitzi Gaynor)
2. Day In, Day Out (Frank Sinatra)
3. Together, Wherever We Go (Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby/Dean Martin)
4. Hurricane (Mitzi Gaynor)
5. Talk To Me (Frank Sinatra/Mitzi Gaynor)
6. Cheek To Cheek (Bing Crosby/Dean Martin/Mitzi Gaynor)
7. Wrap Your Trouble In Dreams (Dean Martin)
8. Medley: Good Old Songs/Down By The Old Mill Stream/The Old Gray Mare/In Shade Of The Old Apple Tree/That Old Feeling/Down The Old Ox Road/Old Rockin' Chair/Old Devil Moon/You're An Old Smoothie/My Old Flame/Ol' Man River (Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby/Dean Martin)
9. High Hopes (Frank Sinatra)
10. Medley: Just One Of Those Things/Angel Eyes/The Lady Is A Tramp (Frank Sinatra)
11. Medley: Start Each Day With A Song/Inka Dinka Doo/Baby, Won'tYou Please Come Home (Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby/Dean Martin/MitziGaynor/Jimmy Durante)

AN AFTERNOON WITH FRANK SINATRA:
1. Spend The Afternoon With Me (Frank Sinatra)
2. I've Got The World On A String (Frank Sinatra)
3. The Desert Is Calling (The Hi-Lo's)
4. Comes Love (Hermione Gingold/Peter Lawford)
5. There's A Lull In My Life (Ella Fitzgerald)
6. It's All Right With Me (Frank Sinatra)
7. Juliet Prowse Dance Routine
8. Too Marvellous For Words (Frank Sinatra/Red Norvo Quintet)
9. Here Is That Rainy Day (Frank Sinatra/Red Norvo Quintet)
10. Just You, Just Me (Ella Fitzgerald)
11. I'll Never Smile Again (Frank Sinatra/The Hi-Lo's)
12. Can't We Be Friends (Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald)
13. Puttin' On The Ritz (Hermione Gingold/Peter Lawford/Juliet Prowse)
14. He Loves And She Loves (Ella Fitzgerald)
15. Love Walked Right In (The Hi-Lo s)
16. Our Love Is Here To Stay (Frank Sinatra)
17. Love Is Sweeping The Country (Frank Sinatra/Hermione Gingold/Peter Lawford/Juliet Prowse/Ella Fitzgerald)