Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra album)

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Strangers In The Night
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released	1966
Recorded	April 11–May 16, 1966, Hollywood
Genre	Classic pop
Length	27:10
Label	Reprise Records
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Frank Sinatra chronology
Moonlight Sinatra (1966)	Strangers In The Night (1966)	Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie (1966)

Strangers In The Night is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1966.

The album marked Sinatra's return to #1 on the pop album charts in the mid-1960s, and it consolidated the comeback he started in 1966. Combining pop hits with show tunes and standards, the album creates a balance between big band and pop instrumentation. The single "Strangers in the Night" also reached #1 on the pop single charts, while "Summer Wind" would slowly become a classic, used for television commercials and mood-setting entrances by the 2000s.

Sinatra garnered three Grammy Awards for his efforts, including the Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Strangers in the Night", as well as Best Male Vocal Performance for the same song.

This is the final album Sinatra performed with long-time arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra.

Strangers in the Night has been certified platinum for 1 million copies sold in the U.S. It is the only "regular" Sinatra album to achieve this mark (the others to do so have been greatest hits/compilation albums, Christmas albums, or the end-of-career "Duets" albums).

[edit] Track listing

1. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) – 2:25
2. "Summer Wind" (Heinz Meier, Hans Bradtke, Johnny Mercer) – 2:53
3. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 3:57
4. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 3:07
5. "You're Driving Me Crazy!" (Walter Donaldson) – 2:15
6. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:17
7. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:30
8. "Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 2:14
9. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:08
10. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:24

[edit] Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - Vocals
• Nelson Riddle - Arranger, Conductor
• The Nelson Riddle Orchestra