Frank Sinatra September Of My Years CD

1998 reissue for the album considered to be one of the lounge singer's greatest triumphs of the 60s, capturing how Sinatra was at the time of his 50th birthday. Originally released in 1965 & a Grammy Winner for album of the year. 13 tracks. Reprise/Warner.

Personnel includes: Frank Sinatra (vocals); Gordon Jenkins (conductor).
Includes liner notes by Stan Cornyn.
Digitally remastered by Keith Blake.
Personnel: Frank Sinatra (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Stan Cornyn.
Recording information: 04/13/1965-05/27/1965.
Arranger: Gordon Jenkins.
September of My Years is one of Frank Sinatra's triumphs of the '60s, an album that consolidated his strengths while moving him into new territory, primarily in terms of tone. More than the double-disc set A Man and His Music -- which was released a year after this album -- September of My Years captures how Sinatra was at the time of his 50th birthday. Gordon Jenkins' rich, stately, and melancholy arrangements give the album an appropriate reflective atmosphere. Most of the songs are new or relatively recent numbers; every cut fits into a loose theme of aging, reflection, and regret. Sinatra, however, doesn't seem stuck in his ways -- though the songs are rooted in traditional pop, they touch on folk and contemporary pop. As such, the album offered a perfect summary, as well as suggesting future routes for the singer. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
This 1965 collection of autumnal compositions, arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins, shows Sinatra looking back on his life and marveling quietly over his loves and losses. The mood is one of reflection and introspection. Even though he would go on recording for decades to come, Sinatra was at a point in his life where he had enough history behind him for 19 men, and his experiences come out in the heartfelt renderings of the songs here.
While SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS is best known for the wry, bittersweet "It Was A Very Good Year," there's much more to this album. The title song is an evocative summing up of the excesses and naivete of youth, leading up to the hard-earned wisdom of middle age. Kurt Weill's haunting "September Song" finds Sinatra making fine use of his storytelling abilities in service of an older man's cautionary tale. Upon this album's release, it was obvious that Sinatra still had many very good years to come.

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Mojo (Publisher) (2/01, p.105) - "...A deeply emotional journey, heightened by the dark, sophisticated string arrangements provided by Gordon Jenkins..."