In the Wee Small Hours
In the Wee Small Hours | ||||
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Length | 48:41 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||
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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. The album's songs deal with themes such as introspection, melancholy, lost love, failed relationships, depression and night life. The cover artwork reflects these themes, portraying Sinatra alone at night on an eerie and deserted city street awash in blue-tinged street lights.
In the Wee Small Hours has been called one of the first concept albums.[1][2]
Sinatra had been developing the idea of an album with a consistent theme since 1946 with his first album, The Voice. He would successfully continue releasing "concept" albums with later releases such as Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, Where Are You?, Only the Lonely and No One Cares.[3]
In the Wee Small Hours was issued as two 10-inch LP discs, and also as one
The album was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, where it stayed for 18 weeks, becoming Sinatra's highest-charting album since Songs by Sinatra in 1947. The success of the album helped popularize the viability of the 12-inch LP in popular music, and the 10-inch format fell into obsolescence by the end of the 1950s. In 1970 it was re-issued as a ten track album under the name What Is This Thing Called Love?.
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Background
By the early 1950s, the singer saw his career in decline, his teen "
Against the wishes of his colleagues, on March 14, 1953, vice president of
Relationship troubles
By the time he recorded In the Wee Small Hours, Sinatra witnessed the end of several relationships. He and his first wife, Nancy Barbato, separated on Valentine's Day 1950. While still married, he began a relationship with Ava Gardner. After he and Barbato divorced in October 1951, he married Gardner ten days later. But they were both jealous of the other's extramarital affairs. The relationship deteriorated during the recording of Songs for Young Lovers.[10]
Gardner left Sinatra two months after the release of From Here to Eternity, divorcing in 1957. She said, "We don't have the ability to live together like any normal married couple."[11] 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".[12]
Riddle credited Sinatra's loss of Gardner with his ability to sing the type of songs contained in this album.[13] The failure of this relationship did not shatter Sinatra but instead caused him to sing more emotionally.[14] In the midst of these personal disturbances, Sinatra began selecting songs for a new album. He would rehearse each one of them reiteratively at home with Bill Miller, his pianist.[15]
Recording
The album was designed as a concept album. Albums from the time period tended to be little more than collections of singles, but Sinatra developed a distinction between songs intended as singles for radio airplay and for jukeboxes, and those songs he intended to package together in an album. His sessions intended for album release tend to be more serious, artistically.[16]
In the Wee Small Hours was recorded before stereophonic technology, but the fidelity of this monophonic album feels "warm" to modern ears.[17] The album was recorded in five sessions at KHJ Studios, Hollywood. 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. The sessions were recorded in Studio C, located downstairs, which was a smaller studio designed to record small ensembles.[18] The first four songs recorded specifically for this album ("Can't We Be Friends", "Dancing on the Ceiling", "Glad to Be Unhappy", "I'll Be Around") were not recorded with any brass or strings, but were sparsely arranged. Although the arrangements were Riddle's, there was no need for a conductor, so pianist Bill Miller managed from his instrument.[19]
Set against his then-current relationship troubles, Sinatra set out to record "angst-ridden" songs involving lost love.[10] 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".[11] 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. The studio empties fast; just music stands and chairs remain. Sinatra flops onto one of the chairs, crosses his legs, and hums a fragment of one of the songs he's been recording. He waves to the night janitor now straightening up the studio, and says: "Jeez, what crazy working hours we got. We both should've been plumbers, huh?"[11]
Nelson Riddle commented on Sinatra's work ethic and its effect on Riddle's arrangements and the studio orchestra:
You have to be right on mettle all the time. The man, himself, somehow draws everything out of you, and he has the same effect on the boys in the band. They know he means business, so they pull everything out."[20]
Sinatra was meticulous about the quality of the sessions for In the Wee Small Hours. Guitarist George Van Eps recalls that Sinatra stopped a session after only singing a few notes because he felt his voice did not have "the right sound" at the time. The session was rescheduled for the following night, and Van Eps felt it "was perfect."[21] Sinatra also carefully sequenced the songs, with input from Miller and Riddle, for the LP he personally referred to as "the Ava album."[15][19]
Sinatra's voice was maturing at this point, and he had matured musically regarding intonation and vocal shading. He had also become more comfortable with improvising rhythmically within the confines of Riddle's arrangements.[22] Slight technical imperfections by Sinatra have been found in this recording, but the overall emotional effect compensates completely, so that the listener attributes any shortcomings to the sincere human expressions of the singer.[17]
Songs
With the exception of the title track, the songs are from the Great American Songbook.[17] "Can't We Be Friends?" opens with a set of chords on minimalist guitar.[17] Sinatra's interpretation runs from placid to profligate.[19] "Dancing on the Ceiling" is among the songs recorded with only a small group. It is a rarity among Riddle arrangements; he rarely created scores for small jazz ensembles.[23]
"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.[24] The song was considered for inclusion in Trilogy: Past Present Future but did not make the final cut.[25] "Glad to Be Unhappy" was a forgotten song until Sinatra brought it into popular consciousness.[26] In this album it receives small-group jazz treatment.[23]
"I Get Along Without You Very Well" is an "exquisitely ironic" piece written by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics based on a poem by Jane Brown Thompson. Although Sinatra's relationship with Gardner ended badly, author James Kaplan suggests this song set the album's mood of "capitulation, not retaliation".[19] "I See Your Face Before Me" was Nelson Riddle's favorite and was the first song he arranged: he created a setting for it while at Ridgefield High School.[27] The arrangement for "I'll Be Around" is a musical pun in that the celesta plays a circular riff.[23] "I'll Never Be the Same" uses a "wind chime" motif, which came from Riddle's appreciation of French impressionist music. He uses this same mini-theme briefly in "It Never Entered My Mind" and in "Gone With the Wind" from the 1958 album Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely.[28] "Ill Wind" features extended jazz solos by Harry Edison and Skeets Herfurt.[24]
The title track came about by happenstance. Composers Bob Hilliard and David Mann were in New York City to visit a publisher. They spotted Sinatra and Riddle and decided to show them their new composition "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." Sinatra liked the song and wanted to use it immediately.[29] Sinatra recorded "It Never Entered My Mind" in 1947 for Columbia. It was part of the Rodgers and Hart Broadway show Higher and Higher. Ironically, this song, which was a long-time resident in Sinatra's repertoire, was cut from the film version, Sinatra's cinematic debut.[30][31]
Recorded nearly a year before all other selections,[32] "Last Night When We Were Young" was difficult, according to Riddle, because about thirty takes were used. The recording uses a "low-key" coda, emphasizing strings and horns, and a brief guitar solo. Sinatra was involved in the production and felt that the guitar solo needed to be slowed considerably. 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. Van Eps commented, "Frank was loaded with things like that."[33] The finale is a "cataclysmic climax."[17] Sinatra recorded the song with an arrangement by Gordon Jenkins for the album September of My Years (1965).[32] Last Night was written for the movie Metropolitan (1935) but was cut from the final version, appearing only as an instrumental during the credits.[32] The song includes advanced harmonic progressions and a juxtaposition of chromaticism and octave leaps.[32]
In addition to "Ill Wind", "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington is the purest jazz song on the album.[24] A motif developed by Riddle became the descending riff in Sinatra's hit "Witchcraft".[34] Sinatra would include a blues-based selection such as this on each of his "downbeat" albums.[35]
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Artwork
The cover artwork is designed to set the mood for the music.[10] It shows Sinatra alone after dark 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.[1][2] It is significant that Sinatra is depicted alone, as loneliness during the "Wee Small Hours" is a theme of the album.[38] Rather than at a rakish angle, Sinatra's snap-brim fedora hat is pushed back, suggesting resignation and openness.[39] The artwork is reminiscent of film noir poster art and hardboiled/pulp fiction book covers.[40]
Themes
Themes of loss and love's bittersweet relationship to loss pervade the album.
Releases
Sinatra intended the album to be his first 12-inch LP,
In 1992, the label reissued the CD with all 16 tracks.[45] In 1998 the album was remastered using 20-bit technology[46][47] under Larry Walsh's supervision at Capitol Recording Studios.[48] Since 1998, recognizing Sinatra's enduring worldwide popularity, In the Wee Small Hours has been reissued several times on vinyl, compact disc, and digital download.[49][50][51]
Reception
Popular reception
The album was popular on its release. In the United States the album was listed at number two at its peak and appeared on the charts for eighteen weeks.[10] In August 1962 it re-entered the Billboard album charts.[52]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [55] |
Since its release, In the Wee Small Hours has been regarded as one of Sinatra's best, often ranked with Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956) and Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1958). It is also considered by many to be one of the best vocal jazz releases of all time. It received immediate critical acclaim on its release.[56]
In 2000, it was voted number 359 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[57] Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented in AllMusic that the album had an authentic melancholy mood, and is "one of Sinatra's most jazz-oriented performances".[58] Another critic called the album "...perhaps the definitive musical evocation of loneliness".[11] Jazz historian Scott Yanow described the album as "Sinatra often mourning lost love and sounding a bit desolate but ultimately hopeful."[59] 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.[60]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Amazon.com
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10 Best Albums by Decade (50s)[citation needed] | 1999 | 3 |
Gear | The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century[citation needed] | 1999 | |
Blender | The 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time[citation needed] | 2002 | 54 |
Rolling Stone
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The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[5][61][6] | 2003 | 100 |
2012 | 101 | ||
2020 | 282 | ||
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[8] | 2005 | |
Time
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The All-TIME 100 Albums[62] | 2006 | |
Mojo | 100 Records That Changed the World[citation needed] | 2007 | 11 |
Platendraaier | Top 30 Albums of the 50s[63] | 2016 | 7 |
Legacy
The album marks a turning point for Sinatra, the beginning of Sinatra's "mature" singing style, carrying with it both depth of emotive expression and willingness to experiment rhythmically.[44] Sinatra's relationship with Gardner had previously largely been unaccepted by the general public. John Rockwell believes it was this album, because of the genuine emotional palette on display, that changed the perception of the "validity" of the ill-fated romance.[15]
Charles Granata opines that this album of ballads best defines Sinatra and the era in which it was recorded.[29] Based largely on Sinatra's reputation, this album helped change the "tough guy" image, allowing for a larger range of acceptable emotional responses from men, which might previously have been perceived as for wimps.[64] Directly before Sinatra's funeral service, songs from "the Ava album" were played by a trio led by Bill Miller.[65]
The title track, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", has been recorded by a number of artists following Sinatra's version, including
In his autobiography,
Cover artwork
In the Wee Small Hours' cover artwork has been subject to many interpretations and homages over the years.
Andy Williams' 1959 album Lonely Street features Williams posing for the cover art of his album in a similar fashion as Sinatra did for In the Wee Small Hours; the release also features a recording of Williams performing "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning".[70] Tom Waits has named In the Wee Small Hours one of his favourite albums.[71] His second album, The Heart of Saturday Night, released in 1974, features a cover artwork painted by Lynn Lascaro that is based on In the Wee Small Hours'.[72] 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'.[73][74]
The New Bomb Turks' 1993 split 7-inch vinyl with Sinister Six features a black and white photo manipulation of In the Wee Small Hours' original album artwork.[73] Subsonics' 1993 album Good Violence features a new interpretation of In the Wee Small Hours' cover art, painted by band members Buffi Aguero and Ronald Skutt, but with Sinatra holding a syringe instead of a cigarette.[73]
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.[75] Kurt Elling's 2007 album Nightmoves' cover art features Elling posing for a photograph with the same pose as Sinatra did on In the Wee Small Hours; the release also features a recording of Elling performing "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning".[76] 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'.[73]
Canadian-American
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Can't We Be Friends?" | Paul James and Kay Swift | 2:48 |
8. | "When Your Lover Has Gone" | Einar Aaron Swan | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "What Is This Thing Called Love?" | Cole Porter | 2:35 |
10. | "Last Night When We Were Young" | Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg | 3:17 |
11. | "I'll Be Around" | Alec Wilder | 2:59 |
12. | "Ill Wind" | Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler | 3:46 |
13. | "It Never Entered My Mind" | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | 2:42 |
14. | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | 2:57 |
15. | "I'll Never Be the Same" | Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli | 3:05 |
16. | "This Love of Mine" | Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr. and Frank Sinatra | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Writing | Length |
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17. | "Three Coins in the Fountain" | Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn | 3:08 |
18. | "Young at Heart" | Johnny Richards and Carolyn Leigh | 2:55 |
Complete personnel
- Frank Sinatra – vocals
- Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor[81]
- Voyle Gilmore – producer[81]
- John Palladino – audio engineer[82]
Tracks | Recording | Personnel |
Tracks 1, 4, 8, 16: | February 17, 1955 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios 8–11:30 p.m. | Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell, Emo Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Alex Beller, Victor Bay, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Nathan Ross, David Frisina (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin, Stanley Harris (va); Eleanor Slatkin, Kurt Reher, Edgar Lustgarten, Ray Kramer (vlc); Kathryn Julye (hp); Bill Miller (p), George Van Eps (g); Mike Rubin, Morty Corb (b); Lou Singer (d). |
Tracks 2, 6, 9, 12: | (February 16, 1955 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios 8–11:30 p.m.) | 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 (va); Kathryn Julye (hp); Bill Miller (p); Paul Smith (vlc); George Van Eps (g); Phil Stephens (b); Alvin Stoller (d). |
Tracks 3, 7, 11, 14 | (February 8, 1955 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios 8:30 p.m. – 12 m.) | Frank Sinatra with Rhythm Section Conducted by Bill Miler
Bill Miller (p); Paul Smith (vlc); George Van Eps (g); Phil Stephens (b); Alvin Stoller (d). Nelson Riddle (arr). |
Tracks 5, 13, 15: | (March 4, 1955 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios) | John Cave, Vincent DeRosa, Joseph Eger, Richard Perissi (hn); Arthur Gleghorn, Louella Howard, Jules Kinsler, George Poole (fl); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson, Nathan Ross, Victor Bay, Alex Beller (vln); Eleanor Slatkin, Cy Bernard, Edgar Lustgarten, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Joseph Saxon, Kurt Reher, James Arkatov (vlc); Kathryn Julye (hp); Bill Miller (p); George Van Eps (g); Phil Stephens (b); Lou Singer (d). |
Track 10: | (March 1, 1954 - Capitol recording session KHJ Studios 8 p.m. – 12 m) | Joe Howard, Tommy Pederson (tbn); John Graas, John Cave (hn); Harry Klee, James Williamson, Champ Webb, Mahlon Clark, Mort Friedman, Bart Caldarell (sax/wwd); Alex Beller, Victor Bay, Walter Edelstein, Nathan Ross, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Mischa Russell, Harry Bluestone, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Nero, George Kast (vln); Paul Robyn, Maxine Johnson, Stanley Harris (va); Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin, Edgar Lustgarten (vlc); Kathryn Julye, Ann Mason Stockton (hp); Bill Miller (p); Bobby Gibbons (g); Joe Comfort, Eddie Gilbert (b); Frank Carlson (d). |
See also
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