On September 8, 1958, “Capitol” label released “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely”, the fifteenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded May – June 1958, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh. “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely” won the “Grammy Award for Best Album Cover”.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Nelson Riddle – conductor, arrangements
- Felix Slatkin – conductor
- Nick Volpe – cover art
- Sammy Cahn And James Van Heusen – liner notes
Track listing:
- Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
- Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
- What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
- It’s a Lonesome Old Town – Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
- Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
- Blues in the Night – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
- Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
- Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
- Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
- One for My Baby (and One More for the Road} – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
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