Close To You - Frank Sinatra (Live Radio Broadcast) (1943) (Upscaled) (Audio Enhanced)

This particular recording of this song was done one month after the studio version was done for Columbia (June 7, 1943). The major difference being this version has not only the backing music, but Sinatra singing the whole song without a choral accompaniment. Hope you enjoy the song Frank himself was particularly fond of as he did over fourteen different performances of it. Two of which being studio recordings for Columbia and Capitol.
From: Broadway Bandbox
Network: CBS
Sponsor: N/A
Air date: July 19, 1943
Orchestral accompaniment: Raymond Scott & His Orchestra
Music by: Jerry Livingston
Lyrics by: Al Hoffman & Carl G. Lampl
Upscaled an already decent, but low resolution image into a higher one with just a bit sharper clarity on minor details
Audio was enhanced substantially by: @CademonS
Link to an official released alternative earlier Stage Door Canteen (CBS) version dating June 17, 1943:
• Close to You (Orchestral)

[@paljoey49]

I have never heard this song before it's beautiful

[@luke4444]

Fantastic. I love this song 👍🎶

[@nilanjana_]

VERY DREAMY (Hitting my elbow on a table with 3×10⁸ m/s speed )

[@diegopaleta4437]

Amazing hearing one of his first songs on Columbia with orchestration, thanks for uploading.

[@aaronam0115]

It’s also on the “A Voice On Air” box set

[@TheSinatraCollection]

@@aaronam0115 I actually linked that exact one in the description as there's a lot of similarities considering he recorded slightly apart from each other.

[@cruiseguitar]

First time hearing this early version ( with a never before heard last verse) I much prefer his Capitol Years recording from the classic album of the same name ( title song).. interesting to hear this version though , still beautifully sung, but the Capitol recording is definitive.