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 at a time when rock music dominated the music charts. That's Life was released on CD in October 1986.

That's Life
Cover art by Bill George
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 1966 (LP)
October 6, 1986 (CD)
RecordedOctober 18, 1966 ("That's Life")
November 17–18, 1966 (2–7, 9–10)
April 14, 1965 ("Tell Her")[1]
Genre
Length25:36
LabelReprise
F 1020
ProducerJimmy 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
  1. "That's Life"
    Released: 1966
Professional ratings
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Track listing

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  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[2]
  • Jim Harbert is also known as James Harbert[3]
  • Dean Kay is also known as Dean Kay Thompson[4]
  • The orchestra on “Tell Her (...Each Day)” features 10 violins[5]
  • The orchestra on “That’s Life” features 12 violins[4]
  • The orchestra on tracks 2–7 and 9+10 features 8 violins[6][7]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Vocalists

Leaders

String section

  • Chuck Berghofer – string bass (3, 5–8)[9]
  • Norman Botnick – viola (1)[4]
  • Ray Brown – string bass (1)
  • Joseph DiFiore – viola (1)
  • Joseph DiTullio – cello (1)
  • Jesse Ehrlich – cello (2–10)
  • Anne Goodman – cello (8)[5]
  • Elizabeth Greenschpoon – cello (2–7, 9–10)[6][7]
  • Harry Hyams – viola (2, 4, 8–10)[2][10]
  • 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

Rhythm section

References

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