frank sinatra sings for only the lonely

Frank Sinatra recalled a love that used to be with the orchestrated introspection of this masterwork of melancholy. He had originally intended to work with Gordon Jenkins, who had done the arrangements for 'Where Are You?';  but, since he was unavailable, he went to work with Nelson Riddle.  Riddle did the arrangements; but was unable to conduct on the sessions for the album and Felix Slatkin was brought in to do so.  The recordings were done at Capitol Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with producer Voyle Gilmore. 

'Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely' features Frank Sinatra on vocals; Nelson Riddle as arranger; Felix Slatkin as conductor; Bill Miller on piano; and Gus Bivona on alto saxophone.  The album was conceived and recorded as Sinatra's divorce from Ava Gardner was complete.  At the same time, Riddle's mother and daughter had both recently died.  Riddle considered:   "If I can attach events like that to music... perhaps 'Only the Lonely' was the result."

'Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely' went to number one on the Billboard pop album chart.  It was nominated for the Album of the Year and won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover (painted by Nicholas Volpe).  In later years, Sinatra remarked at a party that this was his favorite of all of his albums.  





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"Only the Lonely" 



"Angel Eyes"



"What's New?" 



"It's a Lonesome Old Town" 




"Willow Weep for Me" 






"Blues in the Night" 






"Ebb Tide"



"Spring is Here"



"Gone with the Wind" 







"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"










full album:




"Only the Lonely" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:10
"Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 3:46
"What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 5:13
"It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco) – 4:18
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 4:49
"Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 5:45
"Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:44
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:00
"Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 3:18
"Spring is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:47
"Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 5:15
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Arlen, Mercer) – 4:23











bonus tracks

"Sleep Warm" (Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith, Alan Bergman) – 2:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eCnsbz3uO4





"Where or When" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:25