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Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)

Where the lyrics of Sinatra's Sinatra take you, and where it was really made.

Most of this 1963 album re-records songs Sinatra had already released, and it was built to test whether a new label could repeat the hit-collection success his old labels had found.

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Album story

Overview

• Sinatra's Sinatra: album by American singer Frank Sinatra
• Released in 1963 on Reprise Records
• Ten of the twelve tracks are re-recorded versions of songs Sinatra had previously released
• "Pocketful of Miracles" and "Call Me Irresponsible" were first-time recordings for Sinatra
• Arranged and conducted by frequent collaborator Nelson Riddle

Background

• Sinatra's two previous labels, Columbia Records and Capitol Records, had both issued successful collections of his hits
• The album was new label Reprise Records' attempt to duplicate that success
• Some earlier songs were offered in stereophonic sound, a recording technology that by 1963 was growing rapidly
• Italian Wikipedia notes that by the time of release Sinatra judged the moment right to present some of his hits again

Recording

• Personnel: Frank Sinatra on vocals; Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor
• Track listing includes "I've Got You Under My Skin", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Witchcraft", "Young at Heart", "All the Way" and "Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)"
• Some songs, such as "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)", were recorded again with new arrangements by Riddle

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

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

• Italian Wikipedia: because some songs were recorded again, the album cannot be considered a compilation
• Re-recorded songs were given new arrangements by Nelson Riddle
• The same source says Sinatra apparently judged the time ripe to present some of his hits again at release
• Tracks include "I've Got You Under My Skin", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" and "Witchcraft"
• Reprise's plan was to offer earlier songs in stereo, continuing the success of earlier hit collections from Columbia and Capitol

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Sinatra's previous labels, Columbia and Capitol, had both released hit collections before this album
• Italian Wikipedia says that Nancy and some other songs were recorded again with new arrangements by Nelson Riddle
• "Pocketful of Miracles" and "Call Me Irresponsible" were Sinatra's first recordings of those songs
• Reprise used stereo versions of earlier songs to try to repeat the hit-collection success
• Italian Wikipedia says Sinatra felt the time was right to present some of his hits again

Sources: it.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

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