The Voice of Frank Sinatra is the first
studio album by
American singer Frank Sinatra, released on
Columbia Records, catalogue C-112, March 4,
1946. It was first issued as a set of four
78 rpm records totaling eight songs, the individual discs having been previously released as singles, consisting of catalog #s 36762, 36919, 36921, and 37089. The album went to #1 on the fledgling
Billboard chart. It stayed at the top for seven weeks in 1946, spending a total of eighteen weeks on the charts. The album chart consisted of just a Top Five until August 1948. The cover depicted to the right is that of the original 78 rpm release cover, also used on the
compact disc reissue.