in the wee small hours

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[8] In August 1962 it re-entered the Billboard album charts.[50]. 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He had also become more comfortable with improvising rhythmically within the confines of Riddle's arrangements. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, [56] Another critic called the album "...perhaps the definitive musical evocation of loneliness". dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); // FIXME: (temporary) - send ad requests only if PlusPopup is not shown [69] When Harry Nilsson's 1973 album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night was reissued in 1988, its title was updated to A Touch More Schmilsson in the Night and a new cover artwork was painted by Steve Russell, based on In the Wee Small Hours'. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; [26] "Ill Wind" features extended jazz solos by Harry Edison and Skeets Herfurt. "[19] Sinatra also carefully sequenced the songs, with input from Miller and Riddle, for the LP he personally referred to as "the Ava album. pbjs.que = pbjs.que || []; We both should've been plumbers, huh?"[9]. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, It was part of the Rodgers and Hart Broadway show Higher and Higher. [27] Sinatra recorded "It Never Entered My Mind" in 1947 for Columbia. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, [14], In the Wee Small Hours was recorded before stereophonic technology, but the fidelity of this monophonic album feels "warm" to modern ears. The recording uses a "low-key" coda, emphasizing strings and horns, and a brief guitar solo. 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Sinatra intended the album to be his first 12-inch LP,[41] but it was initially released as a two-volume set, each set containing eight songs, as a set of 2 ten-inch LPs (Capitol H-581 PT1 and PT2) and as a set of 2 45rpm EP sets, each of 2 discs. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, [25] Sinatra's next album, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, seems to follow up on this promise by depicting an individual who is "free to enjoy women again". params: { [Intro] | Cmaj7 C7 | Am C | Cmaj7 C | Dm7 G7 [Verse 1] Cmaj7 C7 Am/C C In the wee small hours of the morning Cmaj7 C Dm7 G7 While the whole wide world is fast asleep Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 You lie awake and think about the girl F#m7 B7 Em7 G7 and never ever think of counting sheep [Chorus] Cmaj7 C7 Am/C C … storage: { { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [300, 600] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); [30] Last Night was written for the movie Metropolitan (1935) but was cut from the final version, appearing only as an instrumental during the credits. 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In the United States the album was listed at number two at its peak and appeared on the charts for eighteen weeks. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); [15] The album was recorded in five sessions at KHJ Studios, Hollywood. First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery is located in the heart of downtown Key West, Florida. googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cdo_alc_pr', pl_p.split(",")); ga('set', 'dimension2', "entryex"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_dc", "english"); [70], In the Wee Small Hours' album cover appears in the 2001 Cameron Crowe film Vanilla Sky during the final scene when Tom Cruise's character David Aames jumps off a building and sees his life flashing by. "[9] It is assumed that this album's grouping of "love gone bad" songs, and Sinatra's poignant renderings, were a direct result of Sinatra's failing relationship with Gardner, to the point that these are called "Ava Songs". googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_ei", "wee-hours"); By the early 1950s, the singer saw his career in decline, his teen "bobby soxer" audience having lost interest in him as he entered his late 30s. [8] Sinatra was very tense during the recording of the album, reportedly breaking down and crying after the master take of "When Your Lover Has Gone". { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, [39] Yet the ending tone is not one of despair, but of hope and survival as made possible by cathartic reflection. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); Young asked record store clerk Bob Sherrick to "Let me hear something by my man, Frank." [17] "Dancing on the Ceiling" is among the songs recorded with only a small group. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, He held Riddle and the musicians in high esteem, so he talked with guitarist George Van Eps about the change, then discussed it separately with Riddle. Harry Edison (tpt); Mahlon Clark, Skeets Herfurt, Champ Webb, Babe Russin, Ted Nash (sax/wwd); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Eleanor Slatkin (via); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Paul Smith (eel); George Van Eps (g); Phil Stephens (b); Alvin Stoller (d). 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Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); [75], (February 17, 1955 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios 8–11:30 p.m.). var btScript = document.createElement('script'); [15], With the exception of the title track, the songs are from the Great American Songbook. [9] Rita Kirwan of Music magazine witnessed one of the sessions, and her account goes thus: Sinatra takes a gulp of the lukewarm coffee remaining in the cup most recently handed to him, and then he lifts the inevitable hat from his head a little, and plops it right back, almost as if he wanted to relieve the pressure from the hat band. enableSendAllBids: false Here's a sweet little design -- only 48 x 56 stitches in size -- that is just too cute. [8] The cover shows Sinatra on an eerie and deserted street awash in blue-tinged street lights, reflecting the album's themes of introspection, lost love, failed relationships, depression, and night life. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, [9], Writing for The New Yorker, Andy Friedman credits In the Wee Small Hours with changing the purpose of an LP from a mere collection of singles into an art form capable of high literature. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, [70], Canadian melogaze band Vision Eternel also based the cover artwork of their 2020 concept extended play For Farewell Of Nostalgia on In the Wee Small Hours', this one features an illustration by American painter Michael Koelsch. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, googletag.enableServices(); Look it up now! pbjs.setConfig(pbjsCfg); In 1951, he went so far as to attempt suicide, according to one author. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, It also names the album the 322nd most acclaimed album of all time. Am Am7 For as now, you miss her most. [1][2], Sinatra had been developing the idea of an album with a consistent theme since 1946 with his first album, The Voice. King, B.B. Frank Sinatra with Rhythm Section Conducted by Bill Miler. In the Wee Small Hours is the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra.It was released in April 1955 by Capitol and produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by Nelson Riddle.All the songs on the album deal with themes such as loneliness, introspection, lost love, failed relationships, depression, and night life. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, [23] "Glad to Be Unhappy" was a forgotten song until Sinatra brought it into popular consciousness. var mapping_btmslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50], 'fluid']).build(); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, Nelson Riddle (arr). [57], Jazz historian Scott Yanow described the album as "Sinatra often mourning lost love and sounding a bit desolate but ultimately hopeful. ga('send', 'pageview'); Add wee hours to one of your lists below, or create a new one. "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, It was also issued as four four–song 45-rpm EP discs sold in cardboard sleeves with the same cover as the LPs, not in paper covers like 45-rpm singles. [54] Acclaimed Music, a website which aggregates musical accolades, names ...Hours the 3rd most acclaimed album of the 1950s (...Swingin' Lovers! { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; The session was rescheduled for the following night, and Van Eps felt it "was perfect. 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[34] Riddle brings a rich arrangement to the harmonically simple song, which assists the mood presented in the album. userIds: [{ Since its release, In the Wee Small Hours has been regarded as one of Sinatra's best, often ranked with Songs for Swingin' Lovers! iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, The film was successful and his performance was acclaimed, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[7] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. }); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_t", "time"); [25] It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for 18 weeks, the longest time Sinatra had held a spot in the top-ten at the time, and also his highest charting album since Songs by Sinatra. Van Eps commented, "Frank was loaded with things like that. [12] In the midst of these personal disturbances, Sinatra began selecting songs for a new album. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, 'max': 36, [10], Riddle credited Sinatra's loss of Gardner with his ability to sing the type of songs contained in this album. var pbMobileHrSlots = [ iasLog("criterion : cdo_t = time"); [25] The album was released in April 1955. The sessions were recorded in Studio C, located downstairs, which was a smaller studio designed to record small ensembles. at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. For the "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode, see. After he and Barbato divorced in October 1951, he married Gardner ten days later. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, He waves to the night janitor now straightening up the studio, and says: "Jeez, what crazy working hours we got. "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=&v1=&v2=&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", type: "html5", { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, Young left the record shop muttering to himself that he had to record it himself on his next session. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, [38], Themes of loss and love's bittersweet relationship to loss pervade the album. [11] The failure of this relationship did not shatter Sinatra but instead caused him to sing more emotionally. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, [28][29], Recorded nearly a year before all other selections,[30] "Last Night When We Were Young" was difficult, according to Riddle, because about thirty takes were used. if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) [21], "Deep in a Dream" is identified by critic Will Friedwald as an example of Sinatra's ability to interpret songs in that the song could easily be delivered as "detached" or "hysterical", but Sinatra finds the perfect balance. {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, 'increment': 1, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); }; [73] Ogham Waite and The Amphibian Jazz Band's 2011 live album Live at the Gilman House features a cover art painted by Darrell Tutchton that is based on In the Wee Small Hours'. [13], Charles Granata opines that this album of ballads best defines Sinatra and the era in which it was recorded. }] It received immediate critical acclaim on its release. These sessions took place on February 8, 16, and 17, and April 1 and 4, and would start at 8:00 P.M., continuing to past midnight. Although the arrangements were Riddle's, there was no need for a conductor, so pianist Bill Miller managed from his instrument.[17]. 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