The tracks were arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman and his orchestra.
Along with Jobim's original compositions, the album features three standards from the 'Great American Songbook', ("Change Partners", "I Concentrate on You", and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads") arranged in the bossa nova style.
Sinatra and Jobim followed up this album with "Sinatra & Company".
Change Partners
Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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With the same fortunate man?
You have danced with him since the music began
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Must you dance quite so close
With your lips touching his face?
Can't you see
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Ask him to sit this one out and while you're alone
I'll tell the waiter to tell him he's wanted on the telephone
You've been locked in his arms ever since heaven-knows-when
Won't you change partners and then
You may never want to change partners again
Won't you change partners and then
You may never want to change partners again
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Change Partners" talk about a man who is trying to persuade a woman to dance with him instead of her current dance partner. The singer observes that the woman has been dancing with the same man since the music began and wonders if she couldn't change partners and dance with him instead. He goes on to ask her if she needs to dance so closely with her current partner, touching his face with her lips, and expresses how he longs to take his place.
The singer's desperation increases as he tries to persuade the woman to dance with him. He suggests that she asks her current partner to sit out this dance, and if she agrees, he will tell the waiter to ask him to come to the phone. The man is trying to separate the woman from her partner so that they can dance, perhaps even hoping that it will be the start of a new romance.
In the end, the singer urges the woman to change partners and assures her that after she has done so, she may never want to change partners again. The lyrics suggest that the man is confident in his ability to impress the woman with his dance moves and that he sees dancing as more than just a physical activity but rather a way of expressing emotions and possibly forging new romantic connections.
Line by Line Meaning
Must you dance every dance
With the same fortunate man?
Are you bound to dance with the same man every time?
You have danced with him since the music began
You have been dancing with him since the beginning of the music
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Won't you exchange partners and dance with me instead?
Must you dance quite so close
With your lips touching his face?
Do you have to dance so intimately with him?
Can't you see
I'm longing to be in his place?
Can't you see that I wish to be in his stead?
Ask him to sit this one out and while you're alone
I'll tell the waiter to tell him he's wanted on the telephone
Request him to abstain while you make your way to me, and I'll ask the waiter to say he's needed on the phone
You've been locked in his arms ever since heaven-knows-when
You have been embraced by him for a very long time
Won't you change partners and then
You may never want to change partners again
Won't you swap partners, and after experiencing something new, never again feel like exchanging partners
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: IRVING BERLIN
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Must you dance every dance with the same fortunate man?
You have danced with him since the music began
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Must you dance quite so close with your lips touching his face?
Can't you see, I'm longing to be in his place?
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Ask him to sit this one out, while you're alone
I'll tell the waiter to tell him he's wanted on the telephone
You've been locked in his arms ever since heaven-knows-when
Won't you change partners and then
You may never want to change partners again
Has de bailar cada baile con el mismo hombre afortunado
Has bailado con él desde que empezó la música
No harías un cambio de parejas y bailarías conmigo
Has de bailar tan cerca, con tus labios tocando su cara
¿No puedes ver que anhelo estar en su lugar?
No harías un cambio de parejas y bailarías conmigo
Dile que te excuse un momento, y mientras te quedas asolas
Le diré al camarero que le diga que le requieren al teléfono
Has estado atrapada
@breakingcycles741
I think I've played this song 100 times in a row at some point. Frank's voice mixed with that Bossa nova rhythm is just heaven to the ears.
@williamhay812
It really is
@tiffsaver
I only recently discovered this song, and you're right, I just can't stop listening to it.
@sparkyperson
Frank Sinatra at his very best. Jobim, in a supporting role, complements him perfectly. Their album together is flawless in every detail. Two men at the peak of their talent, singing in a setting requiring no other staging or distractions.
@shariallison5579
absolutely except Jobim is as good actually better than Frank in my opinion as he wrote most of his songs
@braianlemos
@@shariallison5579 Além de ser maestro, pianista, e arranjador.
@Cruz_ignatius
He was better when he was with Tommy Dorsey
@sparkyperson
@@Cruz_ignatius Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.
@Marcos_1983
wf you are a ignorant fool, it was frank that requested Jobim to play with him.
@PeterStrachanMusic
What a song.. What a guitarist.. What a singer..