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Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

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:

  1. Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
  3. What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. It’s a Lonesome Old Town – Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  6. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  7. Blues in the Night – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
  8. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  9. Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
  10. Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  11. Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  12. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road} – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer

Stevie Wonder: Stevie At The Beach

In June 23, 1964, “Tamla” label released “Stevie at the Beach”, the fourth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded 1963 – 1964, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, Michigan, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Hal Davis, Marc Gordon and Dorsey Burnette.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, bongos, drums
  • Various Los Angeles session musicians – instrumentation
  • Uncredited – background singers

Track listing:

  1. Castles in the Sand – Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Mary O’Brien, Frank Wilson
  2. Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
  3. Sad Boy – Dorsey Burnette, Gerald Nelson
  4. Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
  5. The Beachcomber – Arthur Wright
  6. Castles in the Sand – Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Mary O’Brien, Frank Wilson
  7. Happy Street – George Everette Hemric, Jule Styne
  8. The Party at the Beach House – Frank Wilson
  9. Hey Harmonica Man – Marty Cooper, Lou Josie
  10. Beachstomp – Hal Davis, Frank Wilson
  11. Beyond the Sea – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence

Bonnie “Prince” Billy: The Letting Go

On September 19, 2006, “Drag City” label released “The Letting Go”, the twelve Will Oldham (released under his moniker Bonnie “Prince” Billy) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson.

Personnel:

  • Dawn McCarthy– vocals
  • Emmett Kelly– guitar
  • Paul Oldham – bass
  • Jim White– drums
  • Valgeir Sigurdsson– recording, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Love Comes to Me
  2. Strange Form of Life
  3. Wai
  4. Cursed Sleep
  5. No Bad News
  6. Cold & wet
  7. Big Friday
  8. Lay and Love
  9. The Seedling
  10. Then the Letting Go
  11. God’s Small Song
  12. I Called You Back
  13. Ebb Tide (bonus on some versions)