That's Life (Frank Sinatra album)

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 in a time when rock music dominated the music charts.

That's Life
Cover art by Bill George
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released	November 18, 1966 (LP) May 1, 1998 (CD)
Recorded	October 18, 1966 (“That’s Life”) November 17–18, 1966 (2-7, 9-10) April 14, 1965 (“Tell Her”)[1]
Genre	Traditional pop vocal jazz
Length	25:36
Label	Reprise FS 1020
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Frank Sinatra chronology
Sinatra at the Sands (1966) That's Life (1966) Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
Singles from That's Life
"That's Life" Released: 1966

The album was released on CD two weeks before Sinatra died at age 82.

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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

• Dean Kay is also known as Dean Kay Thompson[2]
• The Orchestra on “That’s Life” includes 12 Violins[2]
• Jacques Demy is also known as Jean Louis Demy[3]
• The Orchestra on Tracks 2-7 and 9-10 includes 8 Violins[4][5]
• Jim Harbert is also known as James Harbert[6]
• The Orchestra on “Tell Her (...Each Day)” includes 10 Violins[7]

Personnel

Vocalists

• Frank Sinatra - lead vocals (All Tracks)
• Betty Allan - background vocals (8)[7]
• Betty Jean Baker - background vocals (1, 8)
• Ella Halloran - background vocals (8)
• Jack Halloran - background vocals (8)
• Gwenn Johnson - background vocals (1)[2]
• 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),[4][5] piano (8)[7]
• Gordon Jenkins - conductor (8)[1]
• Donnie Lanier - conductor (1, 3, 5-8)[2][8]

String Section

• Chuck Berghofer - string bass (3, 5-8)[8]
• Norman Botnick - viola (1)[2]
• Ray Brown - string bass (1)
• Joseph DiFiore - viola (1)
• Joseph DiTullio - cello (1)
• Jesse Ehrlich - cello (2-10)
• Anne Goodman - cello (8)[7]
• Elizabeth Greenschpoon - cello (2-7, 9-10)[4][5]
• Harry Hyams - viola (2, 4, 8-10)[3][9]
• Armand Kaproff - cello (1)
• Louis Kievman - viola (2-7, 9-10)
• Donald Langley - 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)[4][5][9]
• Robert Bryant - trumpet (8)[7]
• Pete Carpenter - trombone (8)
• Roy Caton - trumpet (8)
• Buddy Collette - saxophone, woodwinds (1-2, 4, 9-10)[2][3]
• Chuck Gentry - saxophone, woodwinds (2-7, 9-10)
• Bill Green - saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5-7)[8]
• 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)
• Oliver 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)
• Anthony Terran - trumpet (All Tracks)
• David Wells - trombone (2-7, 9-10)

Other Instrumentalists

• Hal Blaine - drums (1-2, 4, 8-10)[2][3][9]
• Eddie Brackett Jr. - drums (3, 5-7),[8] percussion (8, additional on 1)[2][7]
• Russell Bridges - piano (8)
• Dennis Budimir - guitar (8)
• Frank Capp - percussion (8)
• Alvin Casey - acoustic guitar (1)
• Gary Coleman - vibes (1)
• Victor Feldman - percussion (2, 4, 9-10)[4][5]
• Bobby Gibbons - guitar (2, 4, 9-10)
• John Gray - guitar (8)
• Lawrence Knechtel - Fender bass (1)
• Michael Melvoin - Organ played by (1-7, 9-10)
• Bill Miller - piano (All Tracks)
• Louis Morell - guitar (2-7, 9-10, acoustic on 1)
• Bill Pittman - 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. Sinatra, Frank. “That’s Life”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/That’s%20Life
3. Sinatra, Frank. “I Will Wait For You”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/I%20Will%20Wait%20For%20You
4. Sinatra, Frank. “The Impossible Dream”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20Impossible%20Dream
5. Sinatra, Frank. “You’re Gonna Hear from Me”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/You’re%20Gonna%20Hear%20from%20Me
6. Sinatra, Frank. “Give Her Love”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Give%20Her%20Love
7. Sinatra, Frank. “Tell Her...Each Day”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Tell%20Her%20You%20Love%20Her%20Each%20Day
8. Sinatra, Frank. “Somewhere My Love”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somewhere%20My%20Love
9. Sinatra, Frank. “Sand and Sea”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Sand%20and%20Sea