“A Swingin’ Affair” was intended to be a continuation of the formula utilized on “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers”, and it succeeded brilliantly.

It may not be quite as perfect as its predecessor, but song for song, you could scramble the tracks and hardly notice, such was the quality of each album. Of course, Sinatra is the star, standing front and center, but Nelson Riddle proved himself to be the secret ingredient that guaranteed success. Riddle’s arrangements are something to behold, and this pair of albums essentially proves that he understood Sinatra and wrote accompaniment that served as the blueprint for others to follow or attempt to beat. No one did.

Featured songs :

Night and Day

I Wish I Were in Love Again 

I Got Plenty o' Nuttin

I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Stars Fell on Alabama 

No One Ever Tells You 

I Won't Dance 

The Lonesome Road 

At Long Last Love" (Porter)  – 2:23

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 

From This Moment On 

If I Had You 

Oh! Look at Me Now 

The Lady Is a Tramp 

May 1957 - Billboard Charted #2