Cycles is a 1968 studio album of Frank Sinatra. It is Sinatra's fifty-fifth studio album.
The album was arranged and conducted by Don Costa.
Track listing[]
- "Rain in My Heart" (Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike) – 3:20
- "From Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 2:55
- "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 5:00
- "Pretty Colors" (Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor) – 2:35
- "Cycles" (Gayle Caldwell) – 3:07
- "Wandering" (Caldwell) – 2:45
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:55
- "Moody River" (Gary D. Bruce) – 2:33
- "My Way of Life" (Bert Kaempfert, Herb Rehbein, Carl Sigman) – 3:05
- "Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford) – 3:25
Singles[]
Three songs featured in Cycles were released as singles. The title track and "My Way of Life" were released together in 1968. In 1969, Sinatra's rendition of "Rain in My Heart" was released as the third and final single, featuring the song "Star!."[1]
Reception[]
Allmusic gave Cycles a low score of two out of five stars mostly because of its "material associated with folk-rock." In addition, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic claims that "some of the material isn't well-suited for Sinatra" or that "there simply isn't enough variety to sustain interest."[2]
Cycles peaked on the Billboard 200 charts of 1969 at #18. The singles of Cycles did well on the Adult Contemporary charts, having the title track peat at #2 with the other two singles, "My Way of Life" and "Rain in My Heart," peaking at #3 respectively. However, on the Billboard 200 charts, the title track made its way to #23, leaving "My Way of Life" at #64 and "Rain in My Heart" at #62.[3]
Personnel[]
| Gayle Caldwell | Composer |
| Judith Caldwell | Composer |
| Don Costa | Arranger, Producer |
| Al Giorgoni | Composer |
| Hal Halverstadt | Liner Notes |
| Lee Herschberg | Engineer |
| Frank Laico | Engineer |
| Bill Miller | Conductor |
| Victoria Pike | Composer |
| Teddy Randazzo | Composer |
| Frank Sinatra | Vocals |
| Chip Taylor | Composer |
| Ed Thrasher | Art Direction, Photography |
| Bill Tole | Trombone |