Cycles (Frank Sinatra album)

Cycles
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released	November 1968 (LP) May 1999 (CD)
Recorded	July 24 – November 14, 1968, New York City and Hollywood
Genre	Classic pop, easy listening
Length	32:40
Label	Reprise FS 1027
Producer	Don Costa
Frank Sinatra chronology
The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas (1968)The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas1968 Cycles (1968) My Way (1969)My Way1969

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Cycles is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1968.

Released just before Christmas in 1968, there was a ten-month gap between this album and the release of Francis A. & Edward K., which was the longest period in Sinatra's Reprise years in which he did not commercially record music (barring his contributions to The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas).

Sinatra sang a variety of folk-rock oriented songs, including Judy Collins' "Both Sides Now" (written by Joni Mitchell) and the Glen Campbell hits "Gentle on My Mind" (written by John Hartford) and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (written by Jimmy Webb). The title song was released as a single, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart, while the album peaked at #18 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

1. "Rain in My Heart" (Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike) – 3:20
2. "From Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 2:55
3. "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 5:00
4. "Pretty Colors" (Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor) – 2:35
5. "Cycles" (Gayle Caldwell) – 3:07
6. "Wandering" (Caldwell) – 2:45
7. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:55
8. "Moody River" (Gary D. Bruce) – 2:33
9. "My Way of Life" (Bert Kaempfert, Herb Rehbein, Carl Sigman) – 3:05
10. "Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford) – 3:25

Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - Vocals
• Don Costa - Producer, Arranger, Composer
• Bill Miller - Conductor

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