Trilogy: Past Present Future

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Trilogy: Past Present Future
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1980
RecordedJuly 17 – December 18, 1979
New York City, Los Angeles, Hollywood
Genre
Length106:11
Label Reprise
3 FS 2330
Producer Sonny Burke
Frank Sinatra chronology
Sinatra–Jobim Sessions
(1974)
Trilogy: Past Present Future
(1980)
She Shot Me Down
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trilogy: Past Present Future (or simply Trilogy) is the fifty-fifth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in March 1980 through Reprise. The triple album included his last Top 40 hit: "Theme from New York, New York".

Contents

Album concept

Each of the album's three records was conceived as an individual work portraying a different time epoch, and each was arranged by one of Sinatra's major collaborators: Billy May (The Past), Don Costa (The Present), and Gordon Jenkins (The Future). Nelson Riddle also contributed the arrangement of "Something" for The Present.

For "The Past," Sinatra recorded standards for the first time since the early 1960s: "The Song Is You," "It Had to Be You," "All of You". "The Present" concentrates on pop hits like "Love Me Tender", "Something", "Song Sung Blue", "MacArthur Park", and "Just the Way You Are". Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review described "The Future" as "a mess", although it was also called "ambitious, experimental, and self-referential — more of a freeform suite than a set of songs". [1]

Reception

Trilogy: Past Present Future peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200.

At the Grammy Awards of 1981, Trilogy: Past Present Future was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and Sinatra's recording of "Theme from New York, New York" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.

On his WNEW-AM show, Jonathan Schwartz described the "Future" suite that forms the final part of this album as "narcissistic" and "a shocking embarrassment". [2] Sinatra rang to complain, and had Schwartz suspended from his job. [2]

Writing for Billboard in 2015, Bruce Handy said, "35 years after its March 1980 release, in this, the year of Sinatra’s 100th birthday, it remains one of the most ambitious, strange, brilliant and bloated albums of his or any other artist’s body of work." [3]

Track listing

"The Past"

Arranged by Billy May

Side One:

  1. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:39
  2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:50
  3. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:13
  4. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:53
  5. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:50

Side Two:

  1. (6) "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) – 3:32
  2. (7) "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:21
  3. (8) "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 1:42
  4. (9) "More Than You Know" (Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) – 3:22
  5. (10) "They All Laughed" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:49

"The Present"

Arranged by Don Costa, except "Something" arranged by Nelson Riddle

Side Three:

  1. (11) "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" (Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) – 4:07
  2. (12) "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) – 3:26
  3. (13) "Something" (George Harrison) – 4:42
  4. (14) "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:45
  5. (15) "Theme from New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:26

Side Four:

  1. (16) "Summer Me, Winter Me" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:02
  2. (17) "Song Sung Blue" (Neil Diamond) – 2:47
  3. (18) "For the Good Times" with Eileen Farrell (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:41
  4. (19) "Love Me Tender" (Vera Matson, Elvis Presley) – 3:34
  5. (20) "That's What God Looks Like to Me" (Lois Irwin, Lan O’Kun) – 2:55

"The Future"

All songs written, arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins

Side Five:

  1. "What Time Does the Next Miracle Leave?" – 10:44
    • Soprano solo by Diana Lee
    • Narration by Jerry Whitman
  2. "World War None!" – 4:27
  3. "The Future" – 4:05
    • Alto solo by Beverly Jenkins

Side Six:

  1. (4) "The Future" (Continued): "I've Been There!" – 3:33
  2. (5) "The Future" (Conclusion): "Song Without Words" – 6:00
    • Soprano solo by Loulie Jean Norman
    • Alto solo by Beverly Jenkins
  3. (6) "Finale: Before the Music Ends" – 9:46

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 62

Complete Personnel

THE PAST & THE PRESENT

Tracks 1, 2, 6, 10:

18-September-1979 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Western Recorders (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

John Audino, Chuck Findley, Robert Findley, Charles Turner (tpt); Dick Nash, Lloyd Ulyate, Bill Watrous (tbn); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, Robert Steen, John Lowe (sax/wwd); David Frisina, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Marshall Sosson, Norman Carr, Stanley Plummer, Marvin Limonick, Mary Lundquist (vln); Allan Harshman, Pamela Goldsmith (via); Douglas Davis, Raymond Kelley (vie); Verlye Mills (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico, Mike Rubin (b); Irving Cottler (d). Dale Anderson (perc); Sue Allen, Dick Bolks, Gene Merlino, Mike Redman (voe [I]).

Track 3:

17-July-1979 (Tuesday)- Hollywood. Western Recorders (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

John Audino, Chuck Findley, Uan Rasey, Charles Turner (tpt); Dick Nash, Lloyd Ulyate, Charles Loper, Jim Self (tbn); Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, Henry Sigismonti (fr-h); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Gene Cipriano, Jules Jacob, John Lowe (wwd); David Frisina, Paul Shure, James Getzoff, Harry Bluestone, Marshall Sosson, Stanley Plummer, Marvin Limonick, Israel Baker, Nathan Ross, Joe Stepansky, Robert Sushel, Mary Lundquist, Sheldon Sanov, Ronald Folsom, Norman Carr, Dorothy Wade, Harris Goldman, David Turner (vln); David Schwartz, Allan Harshman, Linn Subotnick, Archie Levin, Pamela Goldsmith, Janet Lakatos (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Douglas Davis, Frederick Seykora, Raymond Kelley, Marie Fera, Mary Lane (vlc); Verlye Mills (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (el-b); Mike Rubin, Peter Mercurio (b); Irving Cottler (d); Larry Bunker (perc). Sue Allen, Dick Bolks, Gene Merlino, Mike Redman (voe [l]).

Track 4:

18-July-1979 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Western Recorders (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

John Audino, Chuck Findley, Uan Rasey, Charles Turner (tpt); Dick Nash, Lloyd Ulyate, Charles Loper (tbn); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, Henry Sigismonti (fr-h); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Gene Cipriano, Jules Jacob, John Lowe (wwd); David Frisina, Glenn Dicterow, Paul Shure, James Getzoff, Marshall Sosson, Stanley Plummer, Marvin Limonick, Israel Baker, Nathan Ross, Joe Stepansky, Robert Sushel, Mary Lundquist, Sheldon Sanov, Ronald Folsom, Norman Carr, Dorothy Wade, Harris Goldman, David Turner (vln); David Schwartz, Allan Harshman, Linn Subotnick, Archie Levin, Pamela Goldsmith, Janet Lakatos (vla); Eleanor Slatkin, Douglas Davis, Frederick Seykora, Raymond Kelley, Marie Fera, Mary Lane (vlc); Verlye Mills (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (el-b); Mike Rubin, Peter Mercurio (b); Irving Cottler (d); Larry Bunker (perc). (David Frisina, Vincent Falcone and Irving Cottier did overdubs.)

Tracks 5, 15:

19-September-1979 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Western Recorders (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

John Audino, Chuck Findley, Charles Turner, Johnny Best (tpt); Dick Nash,Charles Loper, Lloyd Ulyate (tbn); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, Gene Cipriano, John Lowe (sax/wwd); David Frisina, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Marshall Sosson, Marvin Limonick, Joe Stepansky, Harris Goldman, Sheldon Sanov, Judith Aller-Talvi, Daniel Shindaryov, Rochelle Abramson, Jennifer Small (vln); Allan Harshman, Pamela Goldsmith, Archie Levin, Barbara Simons (via); Douglas Davis, Raymond Kelley, Ronald Cooper, Mary Lane (vlc); Verlye Mills (harp); Vincent Falcone, Pete Jolly (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico, Mike Rubin (b); Irving Cottler (d); Dale Anderson (perc). Billy May, Don Costa (arr).

Tracks 7, 8, 9:

17-September-1979 (Monday) - Hollywood. Western Recorders (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

John Audino, Chuck Findley, Uan Rasey, Charles Turner (tpt); Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, William Booth, Jim Self (tbn); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, Gene Cipriano, John Lowe (wwd); David Frisina, Israel Baker, Harris Goldman, James Getzoff, Glenn Dicterow, Marvin Limonick, Joe Stepansky, Sheldon Sanov, Norman Carr, Robert Sushel, Mary Lundquist, David Turner (vln); Pamela Goldsmith, Louis Kievman, Archie Levin, Linn Subotnick (vla); Douglas Davis, Raymond Kelley, Christine Ermacoff, Mary Lane (vlc); Verlye Mills (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico, John Hornschuch (b); Irving Cottler (d); Sue Allen, Dick Bolks, Bill Brown, Kathy Brown, Vangie Carmichael, Peggy Clark, Alan Copeland, Alan Davies, Walt Harrah, Ronald Hicklin, Tom Kenny, Karen Kenton, Gene Merlino, Julie Miller, Lewis Morford, Loulie Jean Norman, Mike Redman, Terry Stilwell, Robert Tebow, Jackie Ward, Jim Wheeler, Linda Wheeler, Jerry Whitman, Dave Wilson (voe [1]).

Tracks 11, 14, 16:

20-August-1979 (Monday)- New York. Warner Bros. recording session - Columbia Recording Studio (rhythm: from 7 to 11 P.M.; orchestra: from 8 to 11 P.M.).

Bob Alexander, Sonny Russo, Johnny Messner (tbn); Paul Faulise (b-tbn); James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson, Tony Miranda, Joseph De Angel is (fr-h); Richard Centalonza, Phil Bodner, Sidney Cooper, Harvey Estrin, Wally Kane, Mel Rodnon, Walter Levinsky, Sol Schlinger (wwd); Joe Malin, Peter Buonconsiglio, Marvin Morgenstern, Regis Iandiorio, George Wozniak, Max Cahn, Max Hollander, Harold Kohon, Richard Sortomme, Martha Caplin, Carmel Malin, Sanford Allen, Fred Buldrini, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Peter Dimitriades, Harry Glickman (vln); Michael Spivakowsky, LaMar Alsop, Diann Jezurski, Julien Barber, Rose Tillotson, Richard Maximoff, Seymour Berman (via); Jesse Levy, Alan Shulman, Kermit Moore, Julius Ehrenwerth, Richard Bock, Melissa Meell (vlc); Margaret Ross (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Vinnie Bell, Jack Cavari, Jay Berliner (g); Dick Romoff, Homer Mensch, Frank Bruno (b); Russell George (F-b); Jimmie Young (d); Ted Sommer, David Carey (perc).

Tracks 12, 17:

22-August-1979 (Wednesday) - New York. Warner Bros. recording session - Columbia Recording Studios (rhythm: from 7 to 11 P.M.; orchestra: from 8 to 11 P.M.; vocal group: from 8 to 10 P.M.).

John Frosk, Joe Ferrante, Mel Davis, Dick Perry (tpt); Bob Alexander, Sonny Russo, Johnny Messner (tbn); Paul Faulise (b-tbn); Phil Bodner, Al Klink, Sidney Cooper, Sol Schlinger, William Slapin (wwd); Joe Malin, Harry Glickman, Matthew Raimondi, Fred Buldrini, Max Cahn, Carmel Malin, Richard Sortomme, Max Hollander, Sanford Allen, Marvin Morgenstern, Leo Kahn, Harold Kohon, George Wozniak, Peter Buonconsiglio, Anahid Ajemian, Lewis Eley (vln); Michael Spivakowsky, LaMar Alsop, Julien Barber, Michael Bloom, Seymour Berman, Richard Maximoff (vla); Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab, Alan Shulman, Julius Ehrenwerth (vlc); Margaret Ross (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Vinnie Bell, Jack Cavari, Jay Berliner (g); Russell George, George Duvivier (b); Jimmie Young (d); Ted Sommer (perc); Marlene VerPlanck, June Magruder, Adrian Albert, Rosemary Jun, Fran Carroll, Maretha Stewart, Ellie Geffert, Hilda Harris, Jerry Graff, Bernie Knee, Ron Marshall, Frank Gari, Marty Nelson, Tony Wells, Steve Clayton, Chuck Magruder (voe [1]).

Track 13 (Something):

3-December-1979 (Monday) - Burbank. Burbank Studios (from 8 to 11 P.M.).

Paul Shure, Glenn Dicterow, Nathan Ross, Nathan Kaproff, Marvin Limonick, Norman Carr, William Hymanson, Joe Stepansky, Harris Goldman, Mary Lundquist, Robert Sushel, Anatol Kaminsky, Ross Shub, Dorothy Wade, Judith Aller-Talvi, Ilkka Talvi, Bernard Kundell, William Hybel, Kathleen Lenski, John Sambuco, Ezra Kliger, Ronald Folsom, Joseph Goodman, Thelma Beach, Jerome Webster, Miwako Watanabe, David Turner, Erica Sharp, Debbie Grossman, Yoko Matsuda, Ron Clark, Isabelle Daskoff (vln); David Schwartz, Allan Harshman, Pamela Goldsmith, James Dunham, Louis Kievman, Denyse Buffum, Barbara Simons, Archie Levin, Leeana Sherman, Alan De Veritch, Barbara Thomason, Patricia Mathews (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Ray Kramer, Robert Martin, Marie Fera, Barbara Badgley, Harry Shlutz, Gloria Strassner, Carolisa Lindberg, David Speltz, Igor Horoshevsky, Paula Hochhalter, Nils Oliver (vlc); Mike Rubin, Peter Mercurio, Chuck Domanico, John Hornschuch, Arni Egilsson, Gene Cherico (b); Catherine Gotthoffer (harp); Al Viola (g); Irving Cottler (d). Nelson Riddle (arr).

Tracks 18, 19, 20:

21-August-1979 (Tuesday)- New York. Warner Bros. recording session - Columbia Recording Studios (rhythm: from 7 to 11 P.M.; orchestra: from 8 to 11 P.M.; vocal group: from 8 to 10 P.M.).

Warren Covington, Bob Alexander, Johnny Messner (tbn); Paul Faulise (b-tbn); Joseph De Angelis, Tony Miranda, James Buffington (fr-h); Phil Bodner, Sol Schlinger, Sidney Cooper, Mel Rodnon, Al Klink (wwd); Joe Malin, Richard Sortomme, Peter Buonconsiglio, George Wozniak, Leo Kahn, Martha Caplin, Fred Buldrini, Carmel Malin, Max Cahn, Matthew Raimondi, Harry Glickman, Anahid Ajemian, Harold Kohon, Sanford Allen, Lewis Eley, Max Hollander (vln); Michael Spivakowsky, Diann Jezurski, LaMar Alsop, Julien Barber, Michael Bloom, Richard Maximoff (vla); Jesse Levy, Melissa Meell, Alan Shulman, Kermit Moore (vlc); Margaret Ross (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Vinnie Bell, Jay Berliner, Jack Cavari (g); Frank Bruno, Homer Mensch (b); Russell George (F-b); Jimmie Young (d); Ted Sommer (perc); Marlene VerPlanck, June Magruder, Adrian Albert, Rosemary Jun, Fran Carroll, Maretha Stewart, Ellie Geffert, Mary Sue Berry, Jerry Graff, Bernie Knee, Ron Marshall, Frank Gari, Marty Nelson, Tony Wells, Steve Clayton, Chuck Magruder (voe [l]); Eileen Farrell (voe [2]).


THE FUTURE

Track 1 (What Time Does The Next Miracle Leave?):

17-December-1979 (Monday)- Los Angeles. Shrine Auditorium (1 session: 2 to 5 P.M.).

Boyde Hood, Walter Johnson, Nelson Hatt, David Searfoss (tpt); Dick Noel, William Booth, Bruce Paulson, Tom Shepard, Donald Waldrop (tbn); Gale Robinson, Alan Robinson, James Atkinson, Marilyn Robinson, Gene Sherry (horn); James Walker, Susan Fries, Geraldine Rotella, Harry Klee, Kathleen Robinson-Baker, David Sherr, Jon Kip (wwd); Donald Ashworth, Gary Gray, Willie Schwartz, Wayne Songer, Merritt Buxbaum (sax); Jack Marsh, Patricia Kindel, Fowler Friedlander, Kenneth Munday (bsn); Harry Bluestone, Harris Goldman, Alex Murray, Joseph Livoti, Ross Shub, Robert Lezin, Spiro Stamos, John Sambuco, Reginald Hill, Diana Brodick, Lya Stern, Thomas Buffum, David Turner, Arkady Shindelman, John Santulis, Bobby Bruce, Robert Sushel, John Wittenberg, Sandra Seymour, Niki Magee, Hyung-Sun Paik, Davida Johnson, Tibor Zelig, Anthony Doria, Sid Page, Rhonni Hallman, Carl LaMagna, Terence Glenny, Blanche Belnick, Gwenn Heller, Walter Edelstein, Robert Lipsett (vln); David Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Archie Levin, Sven Reher, Leeana Sherman, Bryana Sherman, Patricia Mathews, Barbara Thomason, Mark Kovacs, Cynthia Kovaks, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello (via): Nils Oliver, Peter Rejto, Ernest Ehrhardt, Igor Horoshevsky, Carolisa Lindberg, Edwin Beach, Todd Hemmenway, George Koutzen, Nancy Koutzen, Julianna Buffum, Hadassa Newman, Linda Sanfilippo (vie); John Homschuch, Jim Hackman, David Young, Edward Mears, Ray Siegel, Robert Stone, Robert Daugherty, Stephens La Fever, Frank Granato, Gene Cherico (b); Lou Anne Neill (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Irving Cottler (d); Carl Rigoli (perc/harp); Alexander Lepak, Peter Limonick (perc); Diana Lee (soprano solo - [I]); Loulie Jean Norman, Beverly Jenkins (soloists); Mixed chorus (Jerry Whitman, dir): Jacqueline Allen, Sue Allen, Betty Jane Baker, Billie Barnum, Kathy Brown, Dick Bolks, Clark Burroughs, Amick Byram, Al Capps, Vangie Carmichael, Peggy Clark, Bill Cole, Allan Davies, Jan Gassman, Mitch Gordon, Christine Grant, Jim Haas, Steve Haas, Sandie Hall, Gordon Harkness, Walter Harrah, Errol Home, Nancy Adams Huddleston, Marilyn Jackson, Gary Jones, Jon Joyce, Thomas Kenny, Karen Kenton, Larry Kenton, Douglas Laurence, Lynn Mann, Gilda Maiken, Suzie McCune, Gene Merlino, Jay Meyer, G. G. Prosper, Thurl Ravenscroft, Mike Redman, Darice Richman, Julia Rinker, Terry Stilwell, Robert Stevens, Jacquie Sullivan, Robert Tebow, Linda Wheeler, Ann White.

Tracks 2, 4, 6:

18-December-1979 (Tuesday) - Los Angeles. Shrine Auditorium (from 2 to 5 P.M.).

Boyde Hood, Nelson Hatt, Robert Findley, Walter Johnson (tpt); Dick Noel, William Booth, Dominick Gravine, Tom Shepard (tbn); Edmond Walter (tuba); Brian O'Connor, Alan Robinson, Aubrey Bouck, Robin Graham, Ronn Kaufmann (fr-h); Susan Fries, Lisa Edelstein, Harry Klee, Geraldine Rotella, Kathleen Robinson-Barker, Joan Elardo, Robert Steen, Phillip Ayling, Hugo Raimondi, Willie Schwartz, Wayne Songer, David Atkins, Lloyd Hildebrand, Ronald Jannelli, Patricia Kindel, Fowler Friedlander (wwd); Harry Bluestone, Harris Goldman, John Wittenberg, Jerome Reisler, Robert Lezin, Reginald Hill, David Turner, Henry Roth, Arkady Shindelman, Gwenn Heller, Sandra Seymour, Robert Lipsett, Jerome Webster, Niki Magee, Tibor Zelig, Anthony Doria, William Hymanson, Davida Johnson, Hyung-Sun Paik, John Santulis, Carl LaMagna, David Newman, Pamela Tompkins, Sid Page, Ron Clark, Franklin Foster, Ralph Silverman, Rhonni Hallman, Doris Carr, Barbara Porter, Terence Glenny, Walter Edelstein (vln); Barbara Simons, Archie Levin, Leeana Sherman, Renita Koven, Patricia Mathews, Barbara Thomason, Margot MacLaine, Mark Kovacs, Cynthia Kovacs, Leonard Selic, Bryana Sherman, James Ross (via); Nils Oliver, Todd Hemmenway, Carolisa Lindberg, Paula Hochalter, Nancy Koutzen, Edwin Beach, Hadassa Newman, Julianna Buffum, Victor Sazer, Alexander Reisman, Linda Sanfilippo, Margaret Guilbeau (vlc); John Homschuch, Jim Hackman, David Young, Robert Stone, Robert Dougherty, Morty Corb, Morton Klanfer, James Atlas, Don Baldwin, Gene Cherico (b); Lou Anne Neill, Alan Estes, Carl Rigoli, Eric Remsen (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Irving Cottler (d); Mixed chorus (Jerry Whitman, dir): Jacqueline Allen, Sue Allen, Betty Jane Baker, Billie Barnum, Kathy Brown, Dick Balks, Clark Burroughs, Amick Byram, AI Capps, Vangie Carmichael, Peggy Clark, Bill Cole, Allan Davies, Jan Gassman, Mitch Gordon, Christine Grant, Jim Haas, Steve Haas, Sandie Hall, Gordon Harkness, Walter Harrah, Errol Home, Nancy Adams Huddleston, Marilyn Jackson, Gary Jones, Jon Joyce, Thomas Kenny, Karen Kenton, Larry Kenton, Douglas Laurence, Lynn Mann, Gilda Maiken, Suzie McCune, Gene Merlino, Jay Meyer, G. G. Prosper, Thurl Ravenscroft, Mike Redman, Darice Richman, Julia Rinker, Terry Stilwell, Robert Stevens, Jacquie Sullivan, Robert Tebow, Linda Wheeler, Ann White.

Tracks 3, 5:

17-December-1979 (Monday) - Los Angeles. Shrine Auditorium (2 session: from 7:00 to 10:15 P.M.).

William Booth, Bruce Paulson, Tom Shepard, Donald Waldrop (tbn); Gale Robinson, Alan Robinson, James Atkinson, Marilyn Robinson, Gene Sherry (horn); James Walker, Susan Fries, Geraldine Rotella, Harry Klee, Arnold Koblentz, David Sherr, Jon Kip (wwd); Donald Ashworth, Gary Gray, Willie Schwartz, Wayne Songer, Merritt Buxbaum (sax); Jack Marsh, Patricia Kindel, Fowler Friedlander, Kenneth Munday (bsn); Harry Bluestone, Harris Goldman, Alex Murray, Joseph Livoti, Ross Shub, Robert Lezin, Spiro Stamos, John Sambuco, Joe Stepansky, Diana Brodick, Lya Stem, Thomas ·Buffum, David Turner, Arkady Shindelman, John Santulis, Bobby Bruce, Robert Sushel, John Wittenberg, Sandra Seymour, Niki Magee, Hyung-Sun Paik, Davida Johnson, Tibor Zelig, Anthony Doria, Sid Page, Rhonni Hallman, Carl LaMagna, Terence Glenny, Blanche Belnick, Gwenn Heller, Walter Edelstein, Mary Lundquist (vln); Janet Lakatos, Denyse Buffum, Archie Levin, Sven Reher, Leeana Sherman, Bryana Sherman, Patricia Mathews, Barbara Thomason, Mark Kovacs, Cynthia Kovaks, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello (via); Nils Oliver, Peter Rejto, Ernest Ehrhardt, Igor Horoshevsky, Carolisa Lindberg, Edwin Beach, Todd Hemmenway, George Koutzen, Nancy Koutzen, Julianna Buffum, Hadassa Newman, Linda Sanfilippo (vlc); John Homschuch, Jim Hackman, David Young, Edward Mears, Ray Siegel, Robert Stone, Robert Daugherty, Stephens La Fever, Frank Granato, Gene Cherico (b); Lou Anne Neill (harp); Vincent Falcone (p); Al Viola (g); Irving Cottler (d); Carl Rigoli (perc/harp); Alexander Lepak, Peter Limonick (perc); Diana Lee (soprano solo); Loulie Jean Norman, Beverly Jenkins (soloists); Mixed chorus (Jerry Whitman, dir): Jacqueline Allen, Sue Allen, Betty Jane Baker, Billie Barnum, Kathy Brown, Dick Bolks, Clark Burroughs, Amick Byram, Al Capps, Vangie Carmichael, Peggy Clark, Bill Cole, Allan Davies, Jan Gassman, Mitch Gordon, Christine Grant, Jim Haas, Steve Haas, Sandie Hall, Gordon Harkness, Walter Harrah, Errol Home, Nancy Adams Huddleston, Marilyn Jackson, Gary Jones, Jon Joyce, Thomas Kenny, Karen Kenton, Larry Kenton, Douglas Laurence, Lynn Mann, Gilda Maiken, Suzie McCune, Gene Merlino, Jay Meyer, G. G. Prosper, Thurl Ravenscroft, Mike Redman, Darice Richman, Julia Rinker, Terry Stilwell, Robert Stevens, Jacquie Sullivan, Robert Tebow, Linda Wheeler, Ann White. [5]

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L.A. Is My Lady is the fifty-seventh and final solo studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1984 and produced by Quincy Jones. While the album was Sinatra's last, he recorded five further songs, only four of which have been officially released.

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 Frankie and Jonathan – New York Times
  3. Handy, Bruce The Inside Story Behind the Making of Frank Sinatra's Ambitious and Wacky 1980 Three-Disc Album, 'Trilogy' Billboard. October 12, 2015
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 275,276. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography. ISBN   978-0274963768.