Frank Sinatra – One More For The Road

Title: Frank Sinatra - One More For The Road
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974,  Oldies Hoboken, New Jersey 10/26
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Frank S (15' - 98')
Cultural Facts:

1. Capitol Raided the Vault After His Comeback: Sinatra had announced his retirement in 1971, then returned to performing in 1973. Capitol responded by assembling One More For The Road from his classic earlier recordings, giving the revived Sinatra audience another route into his 1950s catalog.
2. “One For My Baby” Started With Fred Astaire: Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer originally wrote the barroom lament for the 1943 Fred Astaire film The Sky's the Limit. Sinatra later made it one of his signature torch songs, recording it several times across nearly five decades.
3. “All The Way” Won an Oscar: Sinatra introduced “All The Way” in the 1957 film The Joker Is Wild. The Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became one of Sinatra's defining romantic standards.