I've Got a Crush on You
This is the young, fragile-sounding Sinatra in a collection of 14 ballads recorded during his 1943-52 tenure at Columbia. He sounds at times still under the spell ofBing Crosby, as on the striking title cut, which comes closest to capturing the drama of his laterCapitolclassics. The track selection also includes sweet versions of "Embraceable You," "I'm Glad There Is You," and "Why Try to Change Me Now"--some of the best ways to hear the Voice's work from this era.--Rickey Wright