Nancy & Lee

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Nancy & Lee
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1968 [1]
Genre
Length35:36 (original)
42:09 (reissue)
Label Reprise (original)
Light in the Attic (reissue)
Producer Lee Hazlewood
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood chronology
Nancy & Lee
(1968)
Nancy & Lee Again
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [4]

Nancy & Lee is a collaborative studio album by American singers Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, released on Reprise Records in March 1968. [5] Arranged and conducted by Billy Strange, the album was produced by Lee Hazlewood. [5] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart. [6] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 87 on their "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list. [7]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 3:23
2."Elusive Dreams" Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill 3:12
3."Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman" Tom T. Hall 2:35
4."Summer Wine" Lee Hazlewood 3:39
5."Storybook Children" Chip Taylor, Billy Vera 3:10
6."Sundown, Sundown"Hazlewood2:35
7."Jackson" Billy Edd Wheeler, Gaby Rodgers 2:46
8."Some Velvet Morning"Hazlewood3:45
9."Sand"Hazlewood3:41
10."Lady Bird"Hazlewood3:00
11."I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up to Me)"Hazlewood2:49

2022 reissue

On May 20, 2022, Light in the Attic Records with the participation of Sinatra, released the first official reissue of Nancy & Lee. The remastered album was released in multiple formats including vinyl LP, CD, cassette, 8-track tape, and digital, and includes two bonus tracks from the album recording sessions.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Tired of Waiting for You" Ray Davies 3:37
13."Love Is Strange" Bo Diddley (writing as Ethel Smith)3:19

Charts

Chart performance for Nancy & Lee
ChartPeak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 17
US Billboard 200 [6] 13

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References

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  5. 1 2 Nancy & Lee (vinyl edition liner notes). Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood. Reprise Records. 1968.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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