Strangers in the Night is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra . The release of the album in May 1966 was marked by the return of Sinatra to the first place in the pop charts [1] [2] . The album went platinum for over a million copies sold in the United States.
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| Frank Sinatra Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | May 1966 ( LP ) October 1990 ( CD ) | ||||||
| Recorded by | April 11 - May 16, 1966 ( Hollywood ) | ||||||
| Genre | Traditional pop music vocal jazz | ||||||
| Duration | 27:10 | ||||||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | ||||||
| Language of songs | English | ||||||
| Label | Reprise records | ||||||
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In March 1967, Frank Sinatra won two Grammy awards for this album in the Best Record of the Year and Best Male Vocal Pop performances [3] . The album was the last with the arranger Nelson Riddle and his orchestra.
The single " Strangers in the Night " throughout the week occupied the 1st place in the list of best songs [4] . The song “ Summer Wind ” was also popular and later used in television commercials in the 2000s.
In January 2010, the album was reissued - it contained three additional bonus tracks [5] .
Members
- Frank Sinatra - vocals
- Nelson Riddle - arrangement , conductor
- Glen Campbell [6] - Guitar
- Avo Uvezyan - songwriter
- Nelson Riddle Orchestra
- Ernie Freeman (1 track arrangement)
Song List
| No | Title | Duration |
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| one. | " Strangers in the Night " ( Bert Kempfert / Charles Singleton / Eddie Snyder ) | 2:25 |
| 2 | Summer Wind ( Heinz Mayer / Hans Bradtke / Johnny Mercer ) | 2:53 |
| 3 | "All or Nothing at All" ( Arthur Altman / Jack Lawrence ) | Three to four |
| four. | “Call Me” ( Tony Hatch ) | 3:07 |
| five. | "You're Driving Me Crazy" ( Walter Donaldson ) | 2:15 |
| 6 | "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" ( Alan Jay Lerner / Barton Lane ) | 3:17 |
| 7 | My Baby Just Cares for Me ( Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn ) | Half past two |
| eight. | "Downtown" ( Tony Hatch ) | 2:14 |
| 9. | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" ( Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn ) | 2:08 |
| ten. | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" ( Richard Rogers / Lorenz Hart ) | 2:24 |
| Bonus tracks included in 2010 | |||||||||
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| eleven. | " Strangers in the Night " (Live concert in Tokyo, April 18, 1985) | 2:14 | |||||||
| 12. | “All or Nothing at All” (Live concert in Tokyo, April 18, 1985) | 3:40 | |||||||
| 13. | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | 2:17 | |||||||
Notes
- ↑ The Hot 100 - 1966. (English) . Billboard . The appeal date is April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Frank Sinatra. (eng.) Rolling stone The appeal date is April 10, 2015.
- ↑ 9th Annual Grammy Awards. (eng.) grammy.com . The appeal date is April 10, 2015.
- ↑ US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd July, 1966. (English) . The Weekly Top 40 . The appeal date is April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night 'album gets deluxe reissue on Concord. (English) (inaccessible link) . altsounds.com . The appeal date is April 10, 2015. Archived April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Glen Campbell's Long Goodbye. (eng.) Rolling stone The appeal date is April 10, 2015.
Links
- Strangers in the Night at discogs.com (English)