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America, I Hear You Singing (1964)

Where the lyrics of America, I Hear You Singing take you, and where it was really made.

This patriotic album by Sinatra and Crosby was recorded as a tribute to the assassinated president John F. Kennedy.

Key places

Recording city of the album (1964)

Recording site Los Angeles — The album is listed with a recording location in Los Angeles. The point marks the city only, not a specific studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• America, I Hear You Singing: 1964 album by American singers Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
• Backed by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians
• Collection of patriotic songs
• Recorded and released in 1964, listed as April 1964

Background

• Recorded as a tribute to the assassinated president John F. Kennedy
• Sinatra and Crosby collaborated again on the album 12 Songs of Christmas, released later the same year
• Nancy Sinatra said the album reflected her father's deepest beliefs
• Nancy Sinatra wrote that her father is open and honest about his feelings for the nation
• An abridged version was reissued as This Land Is Your Land (H 30931) on Columbia's budget label Harmony in 1971
• The album received its first CD release in 2010
• Sinatra's tracks were included on the 1995 box set The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings

Recording

• All tracks feature Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
• Credited personnel: Frank Sinatra on vocals, Bing Crosby on vocals, Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians on vocals

Sources: en.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

• Variety: called it an impressive gathering of top names for a patriotic paean in a swinging format
• Variety: said Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, singly and in tandem, deliver a fine collection of flag-wavers
• Variety: noted the backing of Fred Waring's orchestra and chorus
• Variety: a critic at the magazine liked the album

Reappraisal

• 1971: abridged reissue as This Land Is Your Land (H 30931) on Columbia's budget label Harmony
• 1995: Sinatra's tracks included in the box set The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
• 2010: first CD release of the album

Records

• Billboard Top LPs chart debut in the issue of May 30, 1964, at No. 130
• Still on the chart seven weeks later, at No. 125

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Recorded as a tribute to the assassinated president John F. Kennedy
• Sinatra and Crosby recorded 12 Songs of Christmas later the same year
• Harmony, Columbia's budget label, released the abridged This Land Is Your Land (H 30931) in 1971
• Sinatra's tracks appeared on the 1995 box set The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
• Nancy Sinatra said the album showed her father's deep love and respect for the U.S.A.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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