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Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (1973)

Where the lyrics of Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back take you, and where it was really made.

Sinatra came back from a brief retirement with this album, and genuine first pressings hid an extra photo of him inside the cover.

Key places

Recorded at Samuel Goldwyn Studio (1973)

Recording site Samuel Goldwyn Studio — The album's recording location is listed as Samuel Goldwyn Studio in West Hollywood, California. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back is a 1973 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra
• Released in October 1973 amid a whirlwind of publicity
• The album marks Sinatra's return from a brief retirement
• It contains nine tracks
• The album was a commercial success

Background

• The album was Sinatra's first release after a brief retirement
• The album was accompanied by a television special, Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra
• The television special reunited Sinatra with Gene Kelly
• The album earned gold status
• It peaked just outside the top ten on the UK and Billboard album charts

Recording

• Frank Sinatra provides the vocals
• Gordon Jenkins and Don Costa are credited as arranger and conductor
• The recording location is listed as Samuel Goldwyn Studio in West Hollywood, California

Cover

• Genuine first pressings of the LP came with a bonus photo of Sinatra inside the cover

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

• The album marked Sinatra's return from a brief retirement
• It was released amid a whirlwind of publicity
• It was accompanied by a television special, Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra, which reunited Sinatra with Gene Kelly
• The nine-track album includes songs by Joe Raposo, Kris Kristofferson and Stephen Sondheim, among others
• Gordon Jenkins and Don Costa are credited as arrangers and conductors
• Sinatra is the only credited vocalist on the album

Records

• The album was a commercial success and earned gold status
• It peaked just outside the top ten on the UK album chart and on the Billboard album chart
• Genuine first pressings of the LP included a bonus photo of Sinatra inside the cover
• Released in October 1973

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Genuine first pressings of the LP included a bonus photo of Sinatra inside the cover
• The album came out alongside the television special Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra, which reunited him with Gene Kelly
• "Send In the Clowns" comes from the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music
• "Dream Away" comes from the MGM film The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
• The title echoes several other works, including Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back by Brent Spiner (1991) and Ol' Brown Ears Is Back by Jim Henson (1993)

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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