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Music : In the Wee Small HoursIn association with Amazon.comby: Frank Sinatra  List Price: $17.98 Amazon.com's Price: $10.97 You Save: $7.01 (39%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724349475526 Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: May 26, 1998 Studio: Capitol Sales Rank: 1305 MPN: 94755 Disc 1:
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Amazon.com essential recording: The first of many artistic milestones in the long and illustrious collaboration of Frank Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle that began at Capitol Records, In the Wee Small Hours is a first in other notable ways, as well: it was the pair's first 12-inch LP; their first album devoted entirely to ballads; the first "concept album," a program of songs designed to be heard in a particular sequence that sustains a mood and suggests a story; the introduction of Sinatra's definitive "saloon singer" persona; and the first flowering of Sinatra's mature artistic sensibility. Oh, and it's a masterpiece, too. The cover portrait suggests the mood of late-night desolation almost as effectively as the music, with Sinatra in the corner, smoking a solitary cigarette on deserted street illuminated only by the a foggy, blue-green glow of lamplight. Loneliness, thy name is Frank! They say that memories of Ava Gardner caused him to break down after finishing this aching version of "When Your Lover Has Gone." Riddle's clarinet theme for "What Is this Thing Called Love?" is as haunting as Cole Porter's melody itself. And if there's a more devastating evocation of solitude than "It Never Entered My Mind"... well it must be on Only the Lonely. With songs like "I'll Be Around" and "Dancing on the Ceiling" to suggest at least the hope of hope, Wee Small Hours may flirt with despair, but never succumbs to it. It's the kind of comforting company that misery likes best. --Jim Emerson Average Rating:
 Rating: - Never cared for him before, but now I love the manAside from a couple "best of" compilations, I never really cared much for Sinatra. I preferred Dean Martin and thought that even Sinatra's hits were OK at best. Then I heard this album, and now I understand why people went crazy for this man. I listened to this on my drive to work, and the sadness stuck with me for the remainder of my shift. This is a masterpiece which should be heard by all music fans, and it does a great job of getting you to want to hear more of what Sinatra has to offer. ... Read More Rating: - In The Wee Small HoursIf this was the only number on the CD it would be more than well worth it. He's at his absolute best. Rating:  - Fantastic album!!Great music, great composer, great singer! This album is certainly one of the best in his career! Blue, melancholic, his music lead us to a calm and peaceful world, where his melody touches our hearts and souls! Frank Sinatra rocks =) Rating: - Frank At His Most Personal And Passionate."In The Wee Small Hours" is an album whose brilliance is hard to encompass in words. It was recorded at a deeply troubling time in his personal life, having split from the love of his life, Ava Gardner. Rather than drown his sorrow in booze and cigs, Frank decided to put his pain to good artistic use. He got together with arranger and musical blood brother Nelson Riddle and slected a list of songs dealing with heartbreak and lost love that allowed Frank to let him unleash his true feelings rather ... Read More Rating: - Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out The story of this album is well known, Frank Sinatra was in a relationship with actress Ava Gardner that didn't work out and when they broke up he was very depressed and decided to make an album that reflected his sentiments. "In the Wee Small Hours" that's the time you miss her most of all!. And it's quite interesting that a playboy like Frank would come up with such a deep, self reflective and sentimental album while many of his most famous efforts were swing albums about late night hookups, travelling ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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