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Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995)

Where the lyrics of Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert take you, and where it was really made.

The title does not refer to the concerts: it gives Sinatra's age at the time of release, not at the time of the performances.

Key places

Dallas recordings, October 1987 (1987)

Live show Dallas — Eleven tracks on the album were recorded in Dallas on 24 October 1987. The point is set at city level and does not mark a specific venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Detroit recordings, December 1988 (1988)

Live show Detroit — Three tracks on the album were recorded in Detroit in December 1988. The point is set at city level and does not mark a specific venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert is a live album by American singer Frank Sinatra
• Released in 1995 (14 November 1995)
• Compiles previously unreleased live recordings from his concerts between 1987 and 1988
• Fifteen tracks in total
• The title refers to Sinatra's age at the time of the album's release, not at the time of the performances
• The final track, "My Way", is an outtake from the 1993 album Duets
• Certified gold by the RIAA

Background

• The recordings come from concerts held in Dallas and Detroit
• Dallas recordings date from 24 October 1987; Detroit recordings from December 1988
• Credited personnel: Frank Sinatra (vocals), Bill Miller (conductor, piano), Tony Mottola (guitar), Irving Cottler (drums)

Recording

• Tracks 1–6, 9–11 and 13–14 were recorded in Dallas on October 24, 1987
• Tracks 7–8 and 12 were recorded in Detroit in December 1988
• Track 15, "My Way", is credited with Luciano Pavarotti
• "Soliloquy" runs 11:14 and is the longest track on the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants.
• Began singing professionally as a teenager with the Hoboken Four, winning Major Bowes Amateur Hour.
• Joined Harry James's band in 1939, then Tommy Dorsey's band, before going solo in 1942.

Career

• Signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a major star of the bobby-soxer era.
• Signed with Capitol Records in 1953; collaborated with arranger Nelson Riddle on albums such as In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Lovers!.
• Founded Reprise Records in 1960, releasing albums including September of My Years and the hit single "My Way".
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
• Estimated to have sold around 150 million records worldwide.
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
• Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 14 November 1995 as a live album by Frank Sinatra
• Compiles previously unreleased live recordings from his concerts between 1987 and 1988
• Fourteen tracks are concert recordings: eleven from Dallas on 24 October 1987, three from Detroit in December 1988
• Credited personnel: Frank Sinatra (vocals), Bill Miller (conductor, piano), Tony Mottola (guitar), Irving Cottler (drums)
• The title refers to Sinatra's age at the time of release, not at the time of the performances
• The final track, "My Way" with Luciano Pavarotti, is an outtake from the 1993 album Duets

Records

• Certified gold by the RIAA

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title is a reference to Sinatra's age at the time of the album's release, not at the time of the performances.
• The final track, "My Way", is an outtake from Duets, a 1993 album.
• Track 15, "My Way", is credited with Luciano Pavarotti.
• "Soliloquy", at 11:14, is the longest track on the album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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