Softly, as I Leave You (album)

This album was Sinatra's first tentative attempt to come to terms with rock and roll music. Arranged by Ernie Freeman, "Softly, as I Leave You", "Then Suddenly Love" and "Available" are definitely stabs at incorporating rock and roll into Sinatra's middle-of-the-road pop sound, featuring drum kits, backing vocals and keyboards.

The rest of the album is pieced together with leftovers from various early-'60s sessions, from many different arrangers and conductors, giving the album a rather uneven finish.

The title track was the first of at least four attempts to mimic the chart success of Dean Martin's #1 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody", using a driving beat, heavy strings and choral tracks. Sinatra, arranger Ernie Freeman and producer Jimmy Bowen would incorporate the same sound to songs like "When Somebody Loves You", "Tell Her You Love Her (Each Day)" and "Somewhere in Your Heart" with only minor chart success.

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Track listing

"Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 2:58
"Here's to the Losers" (Robert Wells, Jack Segal) – 3:05
"Dear Heart" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Henry Mancini) – 2:43
"Come Blow Your Horn" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:07
"Love Isn't Just for the Young" (Bernard Knee) – 2:57
"I Can't Believe I'm Losing You" (Don Costa, Phil Zeller) – 2:43
"Pass Me By" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 2:25
"Softly, as I Leave You" (Hal Shaper, Antonio DeVito, Giorgio Calabrese) – 2:50
"Then Suddenly Love" (Ray Alfred, Paul Vance) – 2:15
"Available" (Cahn, Ned Wynn, L.B. Marks) – 2:47
"Talk to Me Baby" (Robert E. Dolan, Mercer) – 3:00
"The Look of Love" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:43

Personnel

Frank Sinatra - vocals
Neal Hefti - conductor
Nelson Riddle - arranger, conductor
Marty Paich - arranger
Ernie Freeman - arranger
Billy May - arranger

Frank Sinatra

Studio albums

Columbia	The Voice of Frank Sinatra Songs by Sinatra Christmas Songs by Sinatra Frankly Sentimental Dedicated to You Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra

Capitol	Songs for Young Lovers Swing Easy! In the Wee Small Hours Songs for Swingin' Lovers! Close to You A Swingin' Affair! Where Are You? A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra Come Fly with Me Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Come Dance with Me! No One Cares Nice 'n' Easy Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! Come Swing with Me! Point of No Return Duets Duets II

Reprise	Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Sinatra Swings I Remember Tommy Sinatra and Strings Sinatra and Swingin' Brass All Alone Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First The Concert Sinatra Sinatra's Sinatra Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners America, I Hear You Singing It Might as Well Be Swing 12 Songs of Christmas Softly, as I Leave You September of My Years My Kind of Broadway A Man and His Music Moonlight Sinatra Strangers in the Night That's Life Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim The World We Knew Francis A. & Edward K. The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas Cycles My Way A Man Alone Watertown Sinatra & Company Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back Some Nice Things I've Missed Trilogy: Past Present Future She Shot Me Down

Qwest	L.A. Is My Lady

Live albums

Compilations

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Other albums

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Tribute albums

Tribute films

Videography

Concert tours

Together Again Tour (1988)
The Diamond Jubilee World Tour (1990-1991)

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