''That's Life'' is a 1966 album by

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, supported by a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by

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. The album is notable for its title song, " That's Life", which proved to be a top five hit for Sinatra at a time when

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dominated the music charts. ''That's Life'' was released on CD in October 1986.

Track listing

#" That's Life" ( Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon) – 3:07 #" I Will Wait for You" (

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) – 2:16 #" Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (From '' Doctor Zhivago'') (

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, Maurice Jarre) – 2:19 #"Sand and Sea" (

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, Maurice Vidalin,

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) – 2:29 #" What Now My Love" (Bécaud,

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) – 2:38 #"Give Her Love" (Jim Harbert) – 2:14 #"Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Gil Ward, Charles Watkins) – 2:42 #"

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" ( Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:34 #" You're Gonna Hear from Me" (

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) – 2:51 ;Notes *Jacques Demy is also known as Jean Louis DemySinatra, Frank. "I Will Wait For You". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/I%20Will%20Wait%20For%20You *Jim Harbert is also known as James HarbertSinatra, Frank. "Give Her Love". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Give%20Her%20Love *Dean Kay is also known as Dean Kay ThompsonSinatra, Frank. "That's Life". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/That's%20Life *The orchestra on "Tell Her (...Each Day)" features 10 violinsSinatra, Frank. "Tell Her...Each Day". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Tell%20Her%20You%20Love%20Her%20Each%20Day *The orchestra on "That's Life" features 12 violins *The orchestra on tracks 2–7 and 9+10 features 8 violinsSinatra, Frank. "The Impossible Dream". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20Impossible%20DreamSinatra, Frank. "You're Gonna Hear from Me". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/You're%20Gonna%20Hear%20from%20Me

Certifications

Personnel

Vocalists *

– lead vocals (all tracks) *Betty Allan – background vocals (8) * Betty Jean Baker – background vocals (1, 8) *Ella Halloran – background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (8) *Gwenn Johnson – background vocals (1) *Bill Kanady – background vocals (8) * Loulie Jean Norman – background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (8) *Paul Sandberg – background vocals (8) * Jackie Ward – background vocals (1) Leaders *

–

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(all tracks),

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(1–7, 9–10), piano (8) * Gordon Jenkins – conductor (8) *

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– conductor (1, 3, 5–8)Sinatra, Frank. "Somewhere My Love". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somewhere%20My%20Love String section *

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– string bass (3, 5–8) *Norman Botnick – viola (1) * Ray Brown – string bass (1) *Joseph DiFiore – viola (1) *Joseph DiTullio – cello (1) *Jesse Ehrlich – cello (2–10) *Anne Goodman – cello (8) *Elizabeth Greenschpoon – cello (2–7, 9–10) *Harry Hyams – viola (2, 4, 8–10)Sinatra, Frank. "Sand and Sea". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Sand%20and%20Sea *Armand Kaproff – cello (1) *Louis Kievman – viola (2–7, 9–10) *

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– string bass (2, 4, 9–10) *Alex Neiman – viola (1, 3, 5–8) *Kurt Reher – cello (1) *Emmet Sargeant – cello (8) *Joseph Saxon – cello (8) *Frederick Seykora – cello (1) *Abraham Weiss – viola (1) Horn section *Louis Blackburn – trombone (all tracks) *

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– trumpet (2, 4, 9–10) * Robert Bryant – trumpet (8) *

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– trombone (8) * Roy Caton – trumpet (8) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds (1–2, 4, 9–10) * Chuck Gentry – saxophone, woodwinds (2–7, 9–10) * Bill Green – saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5–7) * Dick Hyde – trombone (1–7, 9–10) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5–7) *Andreas Kostelas – saxophone, woodwinds (2–7, 9–10) *Cappy Lewis – trumpet (1–7, 9–10) *Lew McCreary – trombone (1, 3, 5–7) * Jay Migliori – saxophone, woodwinds (2, 4, 9–10) * Ollie Mitchell – trumpet (1, 3, 5–7) * Al Porcino – trumpet (2–7, 9–10) *Willie Schwartz – saxophone, woodwinds (1–2, 4–7, 9–10) *Ken Shroyer –

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(2, 4, 9–10) * Tony Terran – trumpet (all tracks) *David Wells – trombone (2–7, 9–10) Rhythm section *

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– drums (1–2, 4, 8–10) *Eddie Brackett Jr. – drums (3, 5–7), percussion (8, additional on 1) * Russell Bridges – piano (8) *

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– guitar (8) * Frank Capp – percussion (8) * Al Casey – acoustic guitar (1) *

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– percussion (2, 4, 9–10) *Bobby Gibbons – guitar (2, 4, 9–10) *John Gray – guitar (8) *

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– Fender bass (1) * Michael Melvoin – organ (1–7, 9–10) * Bill Miller – piano (all tracks) *Louis Morell – guitar (2–7, 9–10, acoustic on 1) *

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– guitar (8) *

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– electric guitar (1) *

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– percussion (3, 5–8) *

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– guitar (3, 5–7)

References

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