''Sinatra's Sinatra'' is an album by American singer

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

, released in 1963. Ten of the album's twelve tracks are re-recorded versions of songs that Sinatra had previously released, with "Pocketful of Miracles" and "Call Me Irresponsible" being first-time recordings for Sinatra. Sinatra's two previous record labels,

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

and

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

, had both successfully issued collections of Sinatra's hits; this album was the attempt of his new label,

Reprise Records Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Green Day, En ...

, to duplicate this success by offering some earlier songs in

stereophonic sound Stereophonic sound, commonly shortened to stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configurat ...

, which by 1963 was an exploding recording technology. The album was arranged and conducted by frequent Sinatra collaborator

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including ...

Track listing

#" I've Got You Under My Skin" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...

) – 3:26 #"

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a 1955 popular music, popular song composed by David Mann (songwriter), David Mann, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was introduced as the title track of Frank Sinatra's 1955 album ''In the Wee Small Hou ...

" ( David Mann,

Bob Hilliard Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", " In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", " Any Day Now", " Dear Hearts and Gentl ...

) – 2:43 #" The Second Time Around" (

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premie ...

Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...

) – 3:03 #"

Nancy (With the Laughing Face) "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers, called, originally, "Bessie (With The Laughing Face)". It was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1944. Many, perhaps most, people� ...

" (

Phil Silvers Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity w ...

, Van Heusen) – 3:37 #"

Witchcraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...

" (

Cy Coleman Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Life and career Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, to Ashkenazi, Eastern European Jewish parents, an ...

Carolyn Leigh Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983) was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and " The Best Is Yet to Come". W ...

) – 2:37 #" Young at Heart" (Leigh, Johnny Richards) – 2:54 #" All the Way" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 3:27 #"(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" (Leigh, Phil Springer) – 2:19 #"Pocketful of Miracles" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:37 #" Oh! What it Seemed to Be" (

Bennie Benjamin Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin (November 4, 1907 – May 2, 1989) was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote " I Don't Want To Set The World On ...

George David Weiss George David Weiss (April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010) was an American songwriter and arranger, who was a president of the Songwriters Guild of America. He is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Biography Weiss was born in a Jewish f ...

Frankie Carle Frankie Carle (born Francis Nunzio Carlone, March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001) was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard" for his piano skills. " Su ...

) – 3:27 #" Call Me Irresponsible" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 3:12 #" Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)" (Paul Mann, Stephan Weiss, Ruth Lowe) – 3:12

Complete personnel

- vocals *

- arranger, conductor Tracks 1, 5, 8, 10, 12: 30-April-1963 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. United Recording (from 8 to 11 P.M.). Shorty Sherock, Irving Bush, Mickey Mangano, Kenneth Benike (tpt); Dick Nash, Tommy Pederson, Lew McCreary (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee, Buddy Collette (sax/fl/a-fl/clt); Joe Koch (sax/b-clt/clt); Champ Webb (sax/oboe/fl/clt/b-clt); Erno Neufeld, Victor Arno, Paul Shure, Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Joe Stepansky, Jacques Gasselin, Israel Baker, Joachim Chassman, Alex Beller, Lou Raderman, James Getzoff (vln); Paul Robyn, Virginia Majewski, Allan Harshman, Alex Neiman (via); Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin, Ray Kramer, Nino Rosso (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Bob Bain (g); Joe Comfort (b); Irving Cottler (d);

Emil Richards Emil Richards (born Emilio Joseph Radocchia; September 2, 1932 – December 13, 2019) was an American vibraphonist and percussionist. Biography Musician Richards began playing the xylophone aged six. In High School, he performed with the ...

(perc). Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7: 29-April-1963 (Monday) - Hollywood. United Recording (from 8 to 11 P.M.). Shorty Sherock, Don Fagerquist, Irving Bush, Mickey Mangano (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Dick Noel, Ed Kusby (tbn); Ken Shroyer (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, James Decker (fr-h); Willie Schwartz (alt/fl/cit); Harry Klee (sax/fl/cit); Plas Johnson (sax/fl/cit); Champ Webb (oboe/clt); Joe Koch (cit/ b-clt); Emo Neufeld, Anatol Kaminsky, Israel Baker, Gerald Vinci, James Getzoff, Victor Amo, Paul Shure, Jacques Gasselin, Nathan Ross, Alex Beller, Joe Stepansky, Alex Murray (vln); Paul Robyn, Virginia Majewski, Allan Harshman, Stanley Harris (via); Edgar Lustgarten, Ray Kramer, Nino Rosso, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p);

Al Viola Alfred Viola (June 16, 1919 – February 21, 2007) was an American jazz guitarist who worked with Frank Sinatra for 25 years. He played the mandolin on the soundtrack of the film ''The Godfather''. Biography Viola grew up in an Italian famil ...

(g); Eddie Gilbert (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). Track 9: 22-November-1961 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist, Al Porcino, Robert Bryant (tpt); Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Frank Rosolino (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, Richard Perissi, John Cave (fr-h); Bud Shank, Abe Most, Justin Gordon (sax/fl); Russell Cheever, Arthur Smith (sax/clt); Jack Marsh (sax/bsn); Jules Jacob (oboe); Bill Usselton (b-clt); Emo Neufeld, Felix Slatkin, Gerald Vinci, Anatol Kaminsky, Joe Stepansky, Herman Clebanoff, Nathan Ross, Israel Baker, Amerigo Marino, Paul Shure, James Getzoff, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Victor Amo, Daniel Karpilowsky (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn, Allan Harshman, Virginia Majewski, Robert Ostrowsky, Stanley Harris (via); Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin, Armand Kaproff, Justin DiTullio (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Eddie Gilbert, Ralph Pena (b); John Markham (d); Emil Richards (perc/tymp); a vocal group Don Costa, Nelson Riddle (arr). Track 11: 21-January-1963 (Monday) - Hollywood. United Recording (from 9 P.M. to 12 P.M.). Shorty Sherock, Cappy Lewis, Don Fagerquist, George Seaberg (tpt); Dick Noel, Tom Shepard, Dick Nash (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, John Cave (fr-h); Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee (sax/fl/cit); Gene Cipriano (sax/fl); Plas Johnson (sax/clt); Joe Koch (sax/b-clt); Felix Slatkin, Emo Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci, Paul Shure, Israel Baker, Victor Amo, Jacques Gasselin, Victor Bay, Alex Beller (vln); Paul Robyn, Stanley Harris, Allan Harshman (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Kurt Reher, Ray Kramer (vlc); Aida Dagort (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Joe Comfort (b);

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

(d); Emil Richards (tymp).

References

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