Frank Sinatra's 'In the Wee Small Hours'

Frank Sinatra‘s ‘In the Wee Small Hours’ is his ninth studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on March 1, 1954, February 8 & March 4, 1955 and released in April 1955 By Capitol.

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1 . I Get Along Without You Very Well

2 . Can’t We Be Friends (w/ Ella Fitzgerald)

3 . When Your Lover Has Gone

4 . Last Night When We Were Young (1958)

Frank Sinatra – In the Wee Small Hours

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Track Listing : 1.In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) – 03:00 . 2.Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 03:30 . 3.Glad To Be Unhappy (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 02:35 . 4.I Get Along Without You Very Well (Hoagy Carmichael) – 03:42 . 5.Deep In A Dream (Eddie Delange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 02:49 . 6.I See Your Face Before Me (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 03:24 . 7.Can’T We Be Friends? (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 02:48 . 8.When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan) – 03:10 . 9.What Is This Thing Called Love? (Cole Porter) – 02:35 . 10.Last Night When We Were Young (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 03:17 . 11.I’Ll Be Around (Alec Wilder) – 02:59 . 12.Ill Wind (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 03:46 . 13.It Never Entered My Mind (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 02:42 . 14.Dancing On The Ceiling (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 02:57 . 15.I’Ll Never Be The Same (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 03:05 . 16.This Love Of Mine (Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr., Frank Sinatra) – 03:33

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Musicians : Frank Sinatra – Vocals . Nelson Riddle – Conductor . Victor Bay – Violin . Alexander Beller – Violin . Harry Bluestone – Violin . Nathan Ross – Violin . Mischa Russell – Violin . Paul Shure – Violin . Felix Slatkin – Violin . Marshall Sosson – Violin . James Arkatov – Cello . Cy Bernard – Cello . Armand Kaproff – Cello . Ray Kramer – Cello . Edgar Lustgarten – Cello . Kurt Reher – Cello . Joseph Saxon – Cello . Eleanor Slatkin – Cello . Arthur Gleghorn – Flute . Luella Howard – Flute . Jules Kinsler – Flute . George Poole – Flute . John Cave – French Horn . Vincent Derosa – French Horn . Joseph Eger – French Horn . Richard Perissi – French Horn . Bill Miller – Piano . George Van Eps – 7-String Guitar . Phil Stephens – Bass . Lou Singer – Drums . Kathryn Julye – Harp . Peanuts Hucko – Clarinet

Production : Produced By Voyle Gilmore . Nelson Riddle . John Palladino – Engineer

Arrangements : Nelson Riddle

Package : William Claxton – Photography . Tommy Steele – Art Direction . Pete Welding – Liner Notes

Recorded On March 1, 1954, February 8 & March 4, 1955 At Khj Studios, Hollywood.

Released In April 1955 By Capitol.

(Source Frank Sinatra – In the Wee Small Hours | The Official Frank Sinatra Website)

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The Cinch review
Each song—and more accurately each performance—seems to be casting light from a different angle upon the same man’s heart, even as his moods change and his unsettled spirit struggles on. […]

The Wall Street Journal
The Best Album Sinatra MadeIt contains 16 songs, each one about loss and loneliness. It lasts for 50 minutes. Sometimes — in the wee small hours — it can be almost unbearable to listen to. No one, not even Frank Sinatra, ever made a better record. […]

the escapist
Sonically, In the Wee Small Hours is superb. A feeling of midnight is carried through the record with lazy horns and sleepy bells chiming almost reluctantly across a dreamy sound scape. […]

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