Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain
General information
Artist
Arranger
Release date(s)
Recorded
London - June 12–14, 1962
Record Label
Track information
Discs
1
Total tracks
11
Length
37:21
Reception
Chronology
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Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain is a 1962 Reprise album by Frank Sinatra. It is Sinatra's thirty-fifth studio album.
The tracks of the album all originated in Great Britain. In addition to originating in Britain, Sinatra recorded this album in Britain, however, these recordings were only released in Britain as an LP. This was Sinatra's only studio album recorded outside the United States.[3]
Track listing[]
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 3:34
- "We'll Gather Lilacs in the Spring" (Ivor Novello) – 3:15
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:07
- "Now Is the Hour" (Maewa Kaihan, Clemnet Scott, Dorothy Stewart) – 2:51
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 3:21
- "Roses of Picardy" (Frederic E. Weatherly, Hayden Wood) – 3:01
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 3:54
- "A Garden in the Rain" (James Dyrenforth, Carroll Gibbons) – 3:24
- "London by Night" (Carroll Coates) – 3:20
- "We'll Meet Again" (Hughie Charles, Ross Parker) – 3:44
- "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" (Nöel Coward) – 3:16
Reception[]
Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain was given below average reviews from publications such as Allmusic. Allmusic claims that the arragnements of the album "are more interesting than the actual songs" and "Sinatra was simply not in good shape for the sessions."[2]
Personnel[]
Hughie Charles | Composer |
Robert Farnon | Arranger, Conductor |
Alan Freeman | Producer |
Benny Green | Liner Notes |
Lee Herschberg | Digital Mastering, Mastering, Remixing |
James Isaacs | Liner Notes |
Maewa Kaihan | Composer |
Maewa Kaihau | Composer |
Ross Parker | Composer |
Clement Scott | Composer |
Merle Shore | Art Direction |
Frank Sinatra | Vocals |
Dorothy Stewart | Composer |
Frederick Edward Weatherly | Composer |