This has always been one of my three favorite ballads, just absolutely captures the loneliness Frank tried (and brilliantly succeeded) conveying to his audience. The version with Jenkins from “Where Are You?” sends me every time
Likewise with me and I find that album to be one of his best of what I call his "emo" era since he gives off that feeling of uneasy loneliness that not many people have conveyed as well as he did. The majority of the opinion by consensus say that his 1955 album 'In The Wee Small Hours' is his best, but I'd argue that 'Where Are You?', 'Only The Lonely', and 'No One Cares' rank slightly above since he mastered his storytelling through the idea of a concept album by then. What's your personal list of the four I mentioned from top to bottom?
@@TheSinatraCollectionWhile I agree that those albums are certainly brilliant, I think In The Wee Small Hours reigns supreme. Not only are the arrangements sublime, but I believe the song selection to be nearly perfect when compared against those other albums, which each have a song or two I’m not crazy for. However, Only The Lonely comes close for me. While I love Gordon Jenkins, those Nelson Riddle arrangements can’t be topped in my estimation.
@@TheSinatraCollectionOf the four sad albums from the 50’s, I rank them from my most to least favorite (but still amazing): Where Are You? Sings For Only The Lonely No One Cares In The Wee Small Hours While “Small Hours” and “No One Cares” are amazing, you can feel Jenkins and Riddle bring their best on the other two. For me, personally, you haven’t lived until you’ve felt what “Where Are You” portrays.
Fine rendition of an excellent song. His version, almost a decade later with Gordon Jenkins, shows how much his singing and interpretations had improved…
I think the life experiences he had faced during this period and the combination with his now developed more mature tone and outlook on life is what made the Gordon Jenkins version so poignant, along with Gordon's brilliant orchestration and arrangement. It's always nice to see where he started though with these songs which is why I posted the 2 earliest versions of him performing this song that exist.
Such a heartbreaking song, yet so beautiful, thanks for uploading.
I definitely agree, thanks for listening!
Beautiful. Can't stop listening to it.
Neither can I, it's such a pretty version.
This has always been one of my three favorite ballads, just absolutely captures the loneliness Frank tried (and brilliantly succeeded) conveying to his audience. The version with Jenkins from “Where Are You?” sends me every time
Likewise with me and I find that album to be one of his best of what I call his "emo" era since he gives off that feeling of uneasy loneliness that not many people have conveyed as well as he did. The majority of the opinion by consensus say that his 1955 album 'In The Wee Small Hours' is his best, but I'd argue that 'Where Are You?', 'Only The Lonely', and 'No One Cares' rank slightly above since he mastered his storytelling through the idea of a concept album by then. What's your personal list of the four I mentioned from top to bottom?
@@TheSinatraCollectionWhile I agree that those albums are certainly brilliant, I think In The Wee Small Hours reigns supreme. Not only are the arrangements sublime, but I believe the song selection to be nearly perfect when compared against those other albums, which each have a song or two I’m not crazy for. However, Only The Lonely comes close for me. While I love Gordon Jenkins, those Nelson Riddle arrangements can’t be topped in my estimation.
@@TheSinatraCollectionOf the four sad albums from the 50’s, I rank them from my most to least favorite (but still amazing):
Where Are You?
Sings For Only The Lonely
No One Cares
In The Wee Small Hours
While “Small Hours” and “No One Cares” are amazing, you can feel Jenkins and Riddle bring their best on the other two.
For me, personally, you haven’t lived until you’ve felt what “Where Are You” portrays.
Fine rendition of an excellent song. His version, almost a decade later with Gordon Jenkins, shows how much his singing and interpretations had improved…
I think the life experiences he had faced during this period and the combination with his now developed more mature tone and outlook on life is what made the Gordon Jenkins version so poignant, along with Gordon's brilliant orchestration and arrangement. It's always nice to see where he started though with these songs which is why I posted the 2 earliest versions of him performing this song that exist.
@@TheSinatraCollection agree and..Much appreciated too.
Un Poème enveloppé avec la voix de Frank... Merci.🎉
Muchas gracias por estas canciones. Desde España. A Sinatra aún no se le ha acercado nadie. Fue, es y será el más grande de todos.
Beautiful song 🎶
Do you have any recordings of Sinatra singing Where Are You or I’m A Fool To Want You?