Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
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Artist: Frank SinatraEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-05-26
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- The September Of My Years
- How Old Am I?
- Don't Wait Too Long
- It Gets Lonely Early
- This Is All I Ask
- Last Night When We Were Young
- The Man In The Looking Glass
- It Was A Very Good Year
- When The Wind Was Green
- Hello, Young Lovers
- I See It Now
- Once Upon A Time
- September Song
Music reviews of September of My Years
Music Review: Frank's Shining Hour.
Rating: 5 Stars
While most people will argue that "In The Wee Small Hours" or "Only The Lonely"are his best works, I myself firmly believe that Frank Sinatra never created a finer album than 1965's "September Of My Years". Never on a record have I heard more focused and emotionally involved in the material at hand. His voice is in pristen condition, his phrasing clear as water, his breath control excellent.
Frank's deep emotional as well as professional involvement in this work was more than likely due to the personal connection he felt with the the material. Frank was nearing 50 at the time he recorded this album, and like most men, both anticipated and dreaded it. The songs on "September Of My Years" deal with an aging lothario whose leaves are turning, a man who's seen it all and done it all, who's loved and lost and loved again. Sounds like someone you know, ha?
The album begins with its bittersweet Cahn / Van Huesen title track, a bristling reflection on lost youth with a haunting Gordon Jenkins arrangement. Frank's vocals on this one are equally effective. Every time he begins a verse with "As a maaaaaaaan...", a chill runs down your spine.
We then transverse to "How Old Am I", in which the aging lothario of the album's theme reflects on his many affairs to his latest and hopefully greatest affair and apologizes for not quite being up to his prime. This isn't exactly a standout, but a solid track that holds up well against the rest of the album.
The dramatic "Don't Wait Too Long" is next. This one features Frank pleading with his newfound love nor to waste a single minute of whatever time they have left together for his song is "nearly sung". One can't help but think Frank was singing about Mia Farrow in this song. It is an hauntingly beautiful track with a lovely piano break.
A tolling bell and eerie strings kick off "It Gets Lonely Early", which features Frank making great use of his lower register. This moody, dark ballad is one of the standouts on the album.
Next comes one of the most beautiful songs in the Sinatra catalogue, and the world. "This Is All I Ask" defines the entire album. From the timeless opening "As I approach the prime of my life, I find I have the time of my life" to the closing chords, this song is done beautifully from start to finish. My favorite track on the album.
"Last Night When We Were Young" is done in its definitive version here (much better than the 195 version). Frank sings the song perfectly, and Gordon Jenkins' arrangement is timeless. What a great song.
"The Man In The Looking Glass" is filled with humorously self-deprecating lyrics, all delivered shamelessly as only Frank can. The opening verse of the song alone makes this one a keeper.
Next comes the one song from this album that everyone knows, and really, what is left to say about "It Was A Very Good Year". Gordon Jenkins' arrangement is lovely, and Franks paints a picture of lost youth and melancholy nostalgia as only he can, interpreting each line flawlessly, his voice pouring sweet and clear.
"When The Wind Was Green" is moody and dark, with an edge to Frank's voice not normally heard. The next track is an absolute classic, as Frank delivers the standout rendition of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic "Hello Young Lovers". His voice is pure and reassuring, and the arrangement is magical. The bridge of the song is especially enchanting.
Ava Gardner no doubt is brought to mind in the context of this track, as one reviewer pointed out.
"I See It Now" and "Once Upon A Time" have Frank reflecting once more of a dear departed old flame, longing and regret ever prsent. Beautiful performances from Frank aid these tracks.
The closing "September Song" is given a tense, dramatic, desparate rendition, building to a devastating climax and ending this masterpiece on a high note.
"September Of My Years" is by far Frank's finest achievement in the studio, and is an album no music fan should be without.
Description of September of My Years
Nearly a half-century after its initial release, Concord Records ushers in the bittersweet season of autumn with a digitally remastered version of Sinatra's September of My Years.In the spring of 1965, Sinatra huddled with his arranger and friend, Gordon Jenkins, to record September of My Years, a collection of 13 songs from an iconic balladeer taking stock in a life well lived and recommitting himself to making the best of the years ahead. It was an album that spawned such classics as "This Is All I Ask," "Once Upon a Time" and of course, "It Was a Very Good Year." Four Grammys® and 45 years later, the 1965 album is considered one of the finest recordings of his career.
In addition to the 13 songs from the original recording, the reissue also features two bonus tracks -- a live version of "This Is All I Ask" and an alternate version of "How Old Am I?," which was released as a single in 1968. The packaging also includes extensive new liner notes, an engaging mix of first-hand historical record and personal reflections penned by music journalist Stan Cornyn, who won a Grammy Award® for his liner notes to the original recording.
In the decades since the original release of September of My Years, an entire generation has come of age and is now making its own peace with the insidious nature of time. Sinatra's songs speak as much to them as they do to listeners of a previous era.
"There's something about him and his voice that resonates with people, and it continues to move people throughout the years and the generations" says reissue producer Charles Pignone. "I don't know what that X factor is. It's something that means different things to different people. It's probably better that nobody knows what it is. It's a great honor to Frank Sinatra that we still talk about this music so many years after it was recorded. We see how quickly things change in this world, and yet he's still relevant. People still want to hear Frank Sinatra."
From the evocative cover painting to the impeccably chosen songs within, this 1965 album harkens back to Sinatra's great Capitol-era concept albums like In the Wee Small Hours and Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. The theme revolves around a man approaching his 50s, looking back with a mixture of nostalgia, regret, and uncertainty; given Sinatra's age at the time (he was 49 when this was recorded) and the way he invests himself in the material, it's impossible to interpret the record as anything but autobiographical. Wistful numbers such as "Don't Wait Too Long," "It Was a Very Good Year," "September Song," and the title track all hit the emotional bull's-eye, but everything here is excellent. Unquestionably his finest Reprise-era achievement. --Dan Epstein
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