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Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain (1962)

Where the lyrics of Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain take you, and where it was really made.

Sinatra recorded a whole album of British songs in London in 1962, but it was not released in the United States until a compact disc in the early 1990s.

Key places

Recorded at CTS Studios in London (1962)

Recording site CTS Studios — Sinatra recorded the album in London in June 1962 at CTS Studios, at its original Bayswater location. He spent three nights there working on the tracks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain: 28th studio album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1962
• Released on LP in Great Britain only
• A collection of all British material
• Sinatra's only UK studio album
• Produced by Alan A. Freeman

Background

• Recorded toward the end of a long tour that raised money for children's charities, which began in April 1962
• The tour included performances in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Rome, Athens and Milan
• Sinatra first visited the UK in summer 1950, when he topped the bill at the London Palladium, and enjoyed playing in Britain
• His 1953 UK tour included venues from the Tooting Granada to Blackpool Opera House, when his star had been fading
• At the time of this recording he owned the Reprise record label and no longer recorded for Capitol

Recording

• Arranged by Robert Farnon, who also conducted
• Recorded in London in June 1962 at CTS Studios, at its original Bayswater location
• Engineered by Eric Tomlinson, a renowned recording and film industry dubbing engineer who later recorded soundtracks for dozens of feature films
• Tomlinson's later credits include Oliver! (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and the original Star Wars trilogy
• Sinatra spent three nights at the studio working on the tracks
• Sinatra was tired after touring and had a sore throat, and was apparently not very happy with his voice

Cover

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Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants.
• Began singing professionally as a teenager with the Hoboken Four, winning Major Bowes Amateur Hour.
• Joined Harry James's band in 1939, then Tommy Dorsey's band, before going solo in 1942.

Career

• Signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a major star of the bobby-soxer era.
• Signed with Capitol Records in 1953; collaborated with arranger Nelson Riddle on albums such as In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Lovers!.
• Founded Reprise Records in 1960, releasing albums including September of My Years and the hit single "My Way".
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
• Estimated to have sold around 150 million records worldwide.
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
• Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released on LP in Great Britain only
• Not released in the United States at the time
• Sinatra's only UK studio album, with ten songs on the original release, all British material

Records

• A US release came only in the early 1990s, on compact disc
• The original release contains ten tracks, including songs such as The Very Thought of You, We'll Gather Lilacs in the Spring, If I Had You and We'll Meet Again
• All tracks were later made available on The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
• The album was produced by Alan A. Freeman and arranged by Robert Farnon, who also conducted
• Its rarity came from its British-only LP release, which kept it out of the US market for decades

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Sinatra was tired after touring and had a sore throat, and was apparently not very happy with his voice.
• The album is his only UK studio album; three other radio performances were recorded and later released.
• It was recorded at CTS Studios, the only studio album he recorded outside the United States.
• Engineer Eric Tomlinson later recorded the soundtracks for dozens of feature films.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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