Breaking slightly from his pattern of a swing album following the release of ballads set,
Frank Sinatra
followed
No One Cares
with
Nice 'N' Easy
, a breezy collection of mid-tempo numbers arranged by
Nelson Riddle
. Not only is it the lightest set that he recorded for
Capitol
, it is the one with the loosest theme.
Sinatra
selected a collection of songs he had sang early in his career, having
Riddle
rearrange the tunes with warm, cheery textures. Unlike his previous ballads albums,
doesn't have a touch of brooding sorrow -- it rolls along steadily, charming everyone in its path. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine