The first album to be at No 1 in the UK chart (in 1956) was `Songs For Swingin' Lovers', who recorded it?
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! Songs for Swingin' Lovers! Songs for Swingin' Lovers! is the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD. It was the first album ever to top the UK Albums Chart. This album was arranged by Nelson Riddle, and took a different tack after "In the Wee Small Hours" (1955), recording existing pop standards in a hipper, jazzier fashion, revealing an overall exuberance in the vein of "Songs for Young Lovers" and "Swing Easy!". An additional track, "Memories
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! music critics consider it one of the greatest albums of its era. The LP was the first number one album in the UK. It was knocked off the top after two weeks by "Carousel" (the 1956 movie's soundtrack). "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" was released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD. In February 2014, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released a hybrid disc (SACD + CD) of the album. The original 1956 front cover art was re-used for this issue. Tracks 1, 4, 10 (And Memories of You): Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison (tpt); Joe