Min Yeob Kim
Professor Dana Polan
Recitation Section 006
Expressive Culture: Film
November 15, 2017
Sinatra’s major turning point in his singing career
After enjoying a tremendous popularity as a teenage idol, Sinatra’s career as a singer was continually declining as his fans, consisting of most of the teenage girls, begin to abandon him by the early 1950s. Many issues were surrounding Sinatra that has destructed Sinatra’s reputation, such as his affair with Ava Gardner that has led him divorcing with his first wife Nancy Barbato, and his connection with the mafia. Many people might have thought that his career as a singer is over. However, his singing career took a new turn over with the release of the album, which shows the persona entirely
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It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard where it stayed for 18 weeks. Without a doubt, this is the album that is perfect for those nights when you cannot sleep due to sadness, loneliness, and despair. According to Charles L. Granata, In the Wee Small Hours was “the first concept album to make a single persuasive statement.” Rather than a mix and match of the songs, the songs in the album were written for this album, presenting the emphasis on producing records and regarding them as art. Consequently, it revolutionized the music industry perhaps more than any other album. It includes sixteen songs that were inspired by Sinatra’s circumstance at the time, dealing with the theme of sadness, lost-love, despair, and loneliness. At the time the album was recorded, he was having severe trouble with his second wife, Ava Gardner, who Sinatra married in 1951. They were divorced two years after this album was released. So, the central theme of all of the songs on the album is his reflection of melancholic loneliness due to his failure of the relationship with Ava …show more content…
With the release of this album, his singing career had a turning point. Consisting of sixteen songs, the total length of the album is about fifteen minutes. This album is one of the most critical records in popular music history as it was the very first LP recording released in the 12-inch format. Granata says “it was issued on two 10 inch disc (eight songs each); shortly thereafter, they were combined to create one 12-inch album, and from that point on, 12-inches were the rule.” The recording took place at the Capitol Records Studio building in Hollywood, California, arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, who has already arranged two albums – Swing Easy and Songs For Young
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