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Strangers in the Night (1966)

Where the lyrics of Strangers in the Night take you, and where it was really made.

Sinatra's return to number one on the pop album charts also produced the last album he recorded with arranger Nelson Riddle.

Key places

Recorded in Hollywood (1966)

Recording site Hollywood (Los Angeles) — Sinatra recorded the album in Hollywood, Los Angeles, between April 11 and May 16, 1966. The place is confirmed only at district level, so the exact studio building is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Strangers in the Night: 1966 studio album by Frank Sinatra
• Combines pop hits with show tunes and standards
• Bridges classic jazz-oriented big band with contemporary pop
• Title track reached number one on the pop single charts
• 'Summer Wind' is one of Sinatra's best-known songs

Background

• Marked Sinatra's return to number one on the pop album charts in the mid-1960s
• Consolidated the comeback he initiated in 1965
• Final album Sinatra performed with long-time arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra
• Riddle was Sinatra's long-time arranger and conductor

Recording

• Recorded April 11 to May 16, 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles
• Vocals: Frank Sinatra; orchestra: The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
• Artie Kane played Hammond B3 organ
• Bill Miller played piano on all tracks
• Chuck Berghofer played bass on track 1; Ralph Pena played bass on tracks 2 to 10
• Irving Cottler played drums on tracks 2 to 10; Hal Blaine played drums on track 1

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

• Sinatra's return to number one on the pop album charts in the mid-1960s
• Fifth and final album to reach number one on the US Pop Albums Chart
• Title track reached number one on the pop single charts
• 'Summer Wind' has appeared in many films and television programs since release

Records

• 1967 Grammy Awards: two Grammys for the album
• Record of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance for the title track
• Ernie Freeman's arrangement of the title track won Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
• Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• US certification: platinum for one million copies sold
• Aside from Christmas output, the only Sinatra solo studio album to reach this certification to date

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• This is the final album Sinatra made with Nelson Riddle and his orchestra.
• Ernie Freeman's arrangement of the title track won a Grammy in 1967.
• Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg's engineering earned a Grammy for the album.
• Sinatra also won Album of the Year at the 1967 Grammys for A Man and His Music.
• 'Summer Wind' has made numerous film and television appearances since its release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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