It’s hard to imagine now, but Frank Sinatra was one of pop’s original teen heartthrobs (not that the “talents” in the Backstreet Boys or ‘N Sync should hold their breath!), a slender young crooner with a sweet delivery and a demeanor that hadn’t yet been toughened by hard knocks, a broken heart, and helping close a few too many saloons. This album not only collects 15...
His 1971 album for Reprise long deleted in the US but available as a mid-price import. Features the same content as the out-of-print US pressing; ‘Bein’ Green’, ‘Close To You’, ‘Don’t Ever Go Away’, ‘Drinking Water’, ‘I Will Drink The Wine’, ‘Lady Day’, ‘Leaving On A Jet Plane’, ‘My Sweet Lady’,...
As the ’60s drew to a close, Sinatra became increasingly amenable to recording songs from the contemporary pop and rock canon. Whether he was responding to commercial pressures, or just trying to prove that he could still be hip in the Age of Aquarius, remains the subject of much debate; in any case, My Way is probably the best of his late-’60s pop efforts. For one thing, it includes the title...