This is Sinatra and Count Basie's second collaboration after 1963's Sinatra-Basie.
This album also marks Sinatra's first time working with arranger/conductor Quincy Jones.
1. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:30
2. "I Wish You Love" (Léo Chauliac/Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 2:56
3. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) – 2:21
4. "More (Theme From Mondo Cane)" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) – 3:05
5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:00
6. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) – 2:45
7. "I Wanna Be Around" (Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt) – 2:25
8. "The Best is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:10
9. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 3:10
10. "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:50
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Frank Sinatra & Count Basie Lyrics
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This is the love I give to you alone,
More than the simple words I try to say,
I only live to love you more each day.
More than you'll ever know, my arms long to hold you so,
My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,
Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you're gonna be mine.
I know I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,
More than you'll ever know , my arms they long to hold you so,
My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,
Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you'll be mine,
I know that I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,
No one else could love you more, no one else could love you more.
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra's song "More" express an overwhelming and all-consuming love for his partner that he feels cannot be expressed in simple words. He claims that his love is greater than any other love that has existed in the world, and that he lives only to love his partner more each day. Sinatra sings about his desire to hold his partner and keep them in his care, through the joy and sorrow of life. He also expresses his certainty that no one else could love his partner more than he does.
The repeated refrain of "more than you'll ever know" emphasizes the idea that Sinatra's love is so vast and deep that it cannot be fully comprehended or expressed. This feeling of endless, limitless love is captured in the lines "Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you're gonna be mine". The song's message is simple but powerful- that the singer's love is all-consuming and everlasting, and that no one else could ever match it.
Line by Line Meaning
More than the greatest love the world has known,
The love I have for you is beyond any love that the world has ever known.
This is the love I give to you alone,
I am giving all of my love to you, and only you.
More than the simple words I try to say,
I cannot fully express my love for you with mere words.
I only live to love you more each day.
My purpose in life is to love you more with each passing day.
More than you'll ever know, my arms long to hold you so,
I yearn to hold you in my arms more than you can possibly imagine.
My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,
You have complete control over my life, whether I am awake or asleep, happy or sad.
Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you're gonna be mine.
My love for you will last longer than eternity itself, and you will always be mine.
I know I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,
I have never truly lived until I met you, and my heart is certain of that.
No one else could love you more.
No one else could possibly love you as much as I do.
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Written by: Marcello Ciorciolini, Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell, Riziero Ortolani
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