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Albums by Frank Sinatra
ALBUMStrangers In the Night (Expanded Edition)Frank Sinatra
ALBUMSinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise RecordingsFrank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
ALBUMCyclesFrank Sinatra
ALBUMA Man and His MusicFrank Sinatra
ALBUML.A. Is My LadyFrank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and Orchestra
ALBUMShe Shot Me DownFrank Sinatra
ALBUMTrilogy: Past, Present & FutureFrank Sinatra
ALBUMSome Nice Things I've MissedFrank Sinatra
ALBUMOl' Blue Eyes Is BackFrank Sinatra
ALBUMSinatra & CompanyFrank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra's Popular Music Videos
My Way (Live)
Frank Sinatra
The Story Behind A Voice On Air (Digital Video)
Frank Sinatra
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Frank Sinatra & Seal
You Make Me Feel So Young (Live At Royal Festival Hall / 1962)
Frank Sinatra
Lush Life (Lyric Video / Mono / Session Takes / May 29, 1958)
Frank Sinatra
Jingle Bells
Frank Sinatra
Mistletoe And Holly
Frank Sinatra
At Long Last Love (Frank Sinatra With All God’s Children)
Frank Sinatra
My Way (with Frank Sinatra) [Live]
Paul Anka
Fly Me To The Moon (Live At The Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO/1965)
Frank Sinatra
Artist Playlists
Frank Sinatra Christmas Essentials
How did Frank sing Christmas classics? His way.
Frank Sinatra Essentials
Experience the singular thrill of Ol' Blue Eyes with this career retrospective.
Frank Sinatra: Love Songs
Resistance is futile. Fall for Frank all over again.
Frank Sinatra: Best of the Capitol Years
Ol' Blue Eyes grows up.
The Sinatra Sound: Nelson Riddle Arrangements
Through swinging hits and somber moods, he mirrors the singer's depth and nuance.
Frank Sinatra: Live
You've now got the best seat in the house to hear the magic that is Frank onstage.
Frank Sinatra: Best of the Reprise Years
Sounds from the September of his years.
Frank Sinatra: The Irving Berlin Songbook
The partnership that produced the perfect torch song.
Frank Sinatra: Torch Songs
Take a second to really savor that voice.
Frank Sinatra: The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook
Highlighting the wit and poignancy within the most exquisite American love songs.
Artist Biography
Born in Hoboken, NJ, in 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra exercised an almost unparalleled sway on 20th-century popular music. Before there was Elvis or Madonna, he mastered the art of morphing his persona and his music, and in the process remained an iconic force for five decades. From 1942 (when he went solo after stints with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey) until his death in 1998, Sinatra adapted his approach to changing tastes yet always interpreted every song he tackled with phrasing that personalized and enhanced the meaning of the lyrics. His early, vulnerable crooning style elevated him to superstardom, arguably turning him into the first teen idol, with screaming bobby-soxers hanging on his every romantic turn of phrase, mixing tenderness and feminine vulnerability. He made the most of the post-WWII years by radiating a rugged insouciance—filling out his once-slender frame, using booze as a stage prop, and heightening his sexuality—that resonated with a newly affluent audience. By 1953 he completed the first of several reinventions, trading in youthful silkiness for introspection, an ambivalent delivery that afforded different interpretations to different listeners, and a darker timbre on a series of albums made with arranger Nelson Riddle. Toggling between celebrating urbane hedonism, rhapsodizing romantic desire, and meditating on loneliness, he exploited the new LP format—and pioneered the concept album with In the Wee Small Hours in 1955. In 1960 he launched his own label, Reprise, and began projecting a high-roller image aligned with Las Vegas high life. Even as he cut back on recording in the 1970s, he still scored hits such as the nostalgic “Theme from New York, New York” in 1980, and his influence remains profound, whether in the music of a disciple like Michael Bublé or in the business acumen of JAY Z.
Hometown
Hoboken, NJ, United States
Genre
Pop