Strangers in the Night [LP]

by Frank Sinatra

Overview

Strangers in the Night marked Frank Sinatra's return to the top of the pop charts in the mid-'60s, and it consolidated the comeback he started in 1965. Although he later claimed he disliked the title track, the album was an inventive, rich effort from Sinatra, one that established him as a still-viable star to a wide, mainstream audience without losing the core of his sound. Combining pop hits ("Downtown," "On a Clear Day [You Can See Forever]," "Call Me") with show tunes and standards, the album creates a delicate but comfortable balance between big band and pop instrumentation. Using strings, horns, and an organ, Nelson Riddle constructed an easy, deceptively swinging sound that appealed to both Sinatra's dedicated fans and pop radio. And Sinatra's singing is relaxed, confident, and surprisingly jazzy, as he plays with the melody of "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and delivers a knockout punch with the assured, breathtaking "Summer Wind." Although he would not record another album with Riddle again, Sinatra would expand the approach of Strangers in the Night for the rest of the decade. [Strangers in the Night was re-released on LP in 2015.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2015
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602537861309
Rank:	59368

Tracks

1. Strangers in the Night
2. Summer Wind
3. All or Nothing at All
4. Call Me
5. You're Driving Me Crazy!
6. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
7. My Baby Just Cares for Me
8. Downtown
9. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
10. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist
Nelson Riddle   Guest Artist
Ernie Freeman   Conductor

Technical Credits

Jack Lawrence   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Charles Singleton   Composer
Eddie Brackett   Engineer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Jimmy Bowen   Producer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
Sonny Burke   Producer
Eddie Snyder   Composer
Ernie Freeman   Arranger
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Avo Uvezian   Composer
Arthur Altman   Composer
Hans Bradtke   Composer
Charlie Singleton   Composer,Composer
Henry Mayer   Composer
Tony Hatch   Composer
Frederick Loewe   Composer