No One Cares
No One Cares | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||||
Released | July 20, 1959 | |||
Recorded | March 24, 25, 26, May 14, 1959 at Capitol Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz, classic pop | |||
Length | 50:38 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Dave Cavanaugh | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
No One Cares is a 1959 album by Frank Sinatra. It is generally seen as a "sequel" to Sinatra's 1957 album Where Are You? (also arranged by Gordon Jenkins), and was similar in theme and concept to Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (arranged by Nelson Riddle).[2]
No One Cares is considered by some to be the singer's darkest album – Sinatra himself purportedly referred to it as a collection of "suicide songs".[3]
History
No One Cares was released in 1959 in both stereo and mono versions, each containing 11 songs. A 12th song, "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)," was recorded at the sessions, but left unreleased until 14 years later. In 1990, that song was released in the 3-disc set, "The Capitol Years," but whereas the 1973 release included two carefully placed edits to correct a gaffe in the lyrics and a poorly played string passage, the 1990 track was presented raw, without these corrections.[4]
The 1991 CD reissue of the album is a new mix from the 3-track tapes. All other issues, including the release in the 1998 UK box set, use the original 1959 stereo mix.
Tracks 1 and 10, though arranged by Gordon Jenkins as part of the original concept, were conducted by Nelson Riddle (uncredited) in Jenkins' absence.[5] On CD, the final three bonus tracks had nothing to do with the original album, and are arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
Track listing
- "When No One Cares" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:42
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Larry Conley, Willard Robison) – 3:16
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:20
- "Where Do You Go?" (Arnold Sundgaard, Alec Wilder) – 2:34
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:16
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:34
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
- "Why Try to Change Me Now?" (Cy Coleman, Joseph Allan McCarthy) – 3:41
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:40
- "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) – 3:46
- "None But the Lonely Heart" (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Bill Westbrook) – 3:41
- Bonus tracks included on the CD reissue:
- "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:05
- "This Was My Love" (Jim Harbert) - 3:27
- "I Could Have Told You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Carl Sigman) - 3:18
- "You Forgot All the Words (While I Still Remember the Tune)" (Bernie Wayne, E.H. Jay) - 3:20
Personnel
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ No One Cares at AllMusic
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: No One Cares: Music". amazon.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "SH Forums - View Single Post - Sinatra / Capitol Sound Quality - "No One Cares" (1959 LP)". Stevehoffman.tv. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Frank Sinatra - Capitol". Steve-albin.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
External links
Ralph J. Gleason liner notes: http://www.johnbrown.tv/linernotes