That's Life (Frank Sinatra album)

That's Life
Cover art by Bill George
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released	November 18, 1966 (LP)
Recorded	April 14, 1965 ("Tell Her") October 18, 1966 ("That's Life") November 17–18, 1966 (2–7, 9–10) [1]
Genre	Traditional pop vocal jazz
Length	25:36
Label	Reprise F 1020
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Frank Sinatra chronology
Sinatra at the Sands (1966) That's Life (1966) Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967)
Singles from That's Life
"That's Life" Released: 1966

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

That's Life is a 1966 album by Frank Sinatra, supported by a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Ernie Freeman. ^[1] The album is notable for its title song, "That's Life", which proved to be a top five hit for Sinatra at a time when rock music dominated the music charts. That's Life was released on CD in October 1986.

Track listing

1. "That's Life" (Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon) – 3:07
2. "I Will Wait for You" (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Demy) – 2:16
3. "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (From Doctor Zhivago ) (Paul Francis Webster, Maurice Jarre) – 2:19
4. "Sand and Sea" (Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Vidalin, Mack David) – 2:29
5. "What Now My Love" (Bécaud, Carl Sigman, Pierre Delanoë) – 2:32
6. "Winchester Cathedral" (Geoff Stephens) – 2:38
7. "Give Her Love" (Jim Harbert) – 2:14
8. "Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Gil Ward, Charles Watkins) – 2:42
9. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:34
10. "You're Gonna Hear from Me" (André Previn, Dory Previn) – 2:51

Notes

• Jacques Demy is also known as Jean Louis Demy ^[3]
• Jim Harbert is also known as James Harbert ^[4]
• Dean Kay is also known as Dean Kay Thompson ^[5]
• The orchestra on "Tell Her (...Each Day)" features 10 violins ^[6]
• The orchestra on "That's Life" features 12 violins ^[5]
• The orchestra on tracks 2–7 and 9+10 features 8 violins ^{[7] [8]}

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Vocalists

• Frank Sinatra – lead vocals (all tracks)
• Betty Allan – background vocals (8) ^[6]
• Betty Jean Baker – background vocals (1, 8)
• Ella Halloran – background vocals (8)
• Jack Halloran – background vocals (8)
• Gwenn Johnson – background vocals (1) ^[5]
• Bill Kanady – background vocals (8)
• Loulie Jean Norman – background vocals (8)
• Thurl Ravenscroft – background vocals (8)
• Paul Sandberg – background vocals (8)
• Jackie Ward – background vocals (1)

Leaders

• Ernie Freeman – arranger (all tracks), conductor (1–7, 9–10), ^{[7] [8]} piano (8) ^[6]
• Gordon Jenkins – conductor (8) ^[1]
• Donnie Lanier – conductor (1, 3, 5–8) ^{[5] [10]}

String section

• Chuck Berghofer – string bass (3, 5–8) ^[10]
• Norman Botnick – viola (1) ^[5]
• Ray Brown – string bass (1)
• Joseph DiFiore – viola (1)
• Joseph DiTullio – cello (1)
• Jesse Ehrlich – cello (2–10)
• Anne Goodman – cello (8) ^[6]
• Elizabeth Greenschpoon – cello (2–7, 9–10) ^{[7] [8]}
• Harry Hyams – viola (2, 4, 8–10) ^{[3] [11]}
• Armand Kaproff – cello (1)
• Louis Kievman – viola (2–7, 9–10)
• Don Bagley – string bass (2, 4, 9–10)
• Alex Neiman – viola (1, 3, 5–8)
• Kurt Reher – cello (1)
• Emmet Sargeant – cello (8)
• Joseph Saxon – cello (8)
• Frederick Seykora – cello (1)
• Abraham Weiss – viola (1)

Horn section

• Louis Blackburn – trombone (all tracks)
• Bud Brisbois – trumpet (2, 4, 9–10) ^{[7] [8] [11]}
• Robert Bryant – trumpet (8) ^[6]
• Pete Carpenter – trombone (8)
• Roy Caton – trumpet (8)
• Buddy Collette – saxophone, woodwinds (1–2, 4, 9–10) ^{[5] [3]}
• Chuck Gentry – saxophone, woodwinds (2–7, 9–10)
• Bill Green – saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5–7) ^[10]
• Dick Hyde – trombone (1–7, 9–10)
• Plas Johnson – saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5–7)
• Andreas Kostelas – saxophone, woodwinds (2–7, 9–10)
• Cappy Lewis – trumpet (1–7, 9–10)
• Lew McCreary – trombone (1, 3, 5–7)
• Jay Migliori – saxophone, woodwinds (2, 4, 9–10)
• Ollie Mitchell – trumpet (1, 3, 5–7)
• Al Porcino – trumpet (2–7, 9–10)
• Willie Schwartz – saxophone, woodwinds (1–2, 4–7, 9–10)
• Ken Shroyer – bass trombone (2, 4, 9–10)
• Tony Terran – trumpet (all tracks)
• David Wells – trombone (2–7, 9–10)

Rhythm section

• Hal Blaine – drums (1–2, 4, 8–10) ^{[5] [3] [11]}
• Eddie Brackett Jr. – drums (3, 5–7), ^[10] percussion (8, additional on 1) ^{[5] [6]}
• Russell Bridges – piano (8)
• Dennis Budimir – guitar (8)
• Frank Capp – percussion (8)
• Al Casey – acoustic guitar (1)
• Victor Feldman – percussion (2, 4, 9–10) ^{[7] [8]}
• Bobby Gibbons – guitar (2, 4, 9–10)
• John Gray – guitar (8)
• Larry Knechtel – Fender bass (1)
• Michael Melvoin – organ (1–7, 9–10)
• Bill Miller – piano (all tracks)
• Louis Morell – guitar (2–7, 9–10, acoustic on 1)
• Bill Pitman – guitar (8)
• Ray Pohlman – electric guitar (1)
• Emil Richards – percussion (3, 5–8)
• Tommy Tedesco – guitar (3, 5–7)

References

1. Albin, Steve. "Frank...The Reprise Years". Jazz Discography. 20 March 2016. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/reprise.php
2. That's Life at AllMusic
3. Sinatra, Frank. "I Will Wait For You". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/I%20Will%20Wait%20For%20You
4. Sinatra, Frank. "Give Her Love". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Give%20Her%20Love
5. Sinatra, Frank. "That's Life". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/That's%20Life
6. Sinatra, Frank. "Tell Her...Each Day". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Tell%20Her%20You%20Love%20Her%20Each%20Day
7. Sinatra, Frank. "The Impossible Dream". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20Impossible%20Dream
8. Sinatra, Frank. "You're Gonna Hear from Me". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/You're%20Gonna%20Hear%20from%20Me
9. "British album certifications – Frank Sinatra – Thats Life". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 10, 2022.
10. Sinatra, Frank. "Somewhere My Love". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somewhere%20My%20Love
11. Sinatra, Frank. "Sand and Sea". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Sand%20and%20Sea