LOVE ISN’T JUST FOR THE YOUNG
FRANK SINATRA
SONGWRITER: BERNARD KNEE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU SINATRA
LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS
GENRE: SWING
YEAR: 1965
Francis Albert Sinatra (/sɪˈnɑːtrə/;
December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor who was one
of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is
one of the best-selling
music artists of all time, having sold more than
150 million records worldwide.
Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New
Jersey, Sinatra was greatly influenced by the
intimate easy listening vocal style of Bing Crosby and began his musical career in the swing era with
bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra
found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers".
He released his debut album, The Voice of
Frank Sinatra, in 1946. But by the early
1950s, his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he
became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack.
His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of the film From Here to
Eternity, with his performance subsequently earning
him an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra subsequently released several
critically lauded albums, some of which are retrospectively noted as being
among the first "concept albums",
including In the Wee Small Hours(1955), Songs for
Swingin' Lovers!(1956), Come Fly with Me(1958), Only the Lonely(1958), No One Cares(1959),
and Nice 'n' Easy(1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own
record label, Reprise Records, and
released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective álbum
September of
My Years and starred in the Emmy-winning television
special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music.
After releasing Sinatra at
the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel
and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early
1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with
Tom Jobim, the
album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim.
It was followed by 1968's Francis A.
& Edward K. with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first
time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later. He
recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and
released "New York, New
York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a
home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until
shortly before his death in 1998.
Sinatra
forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After
winning an Academy Award for From Here to
Eternity, he starred in The Man with
the Golden Arm (1955), and in The
Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in
various musicals such as On the Town(1949),
Guys and
Dolls(1955), High Society(1956),
and Pal Joey(1957),
winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he
frequently played detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967).
Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe
Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On
television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television
throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics
from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman,
John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Sinatra
was investigated by the FBI for his alleged relationship with the Mafia.
While
Sinatra never learned how to read music, he worked very hard from a young age
to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for
his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live
with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol'
Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was
often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He
later married Mia Farrow in 1966
and Barbara Marx in 1976.
Sinatra had several
violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or
work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was
honored at the Kennedy Center
Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985,
and the Congressional
Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the
recipient of eleven Grammy Awards,
including the Grammy
Trustees Award, Grammy Legend
Award and the Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award. He was collectively
included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. After Sinatra's death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and
he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Love isn't just for
the young,It's for all who may wish upon a star,
Love isn't just for the young,
For true love doesn't ask how old you are.
Doesn't matter if you're twenty or ninety two,
You only need a heart to share,
Then of course you need someone who feels like you,
And who answers every dream and prayer.
Love isn't just for the young,
Never fear, let the whole world know it's spring.
For love isn't just for the young,
And there's, oh, so much joy that it can bring.
Yes, the gold may have turned to silver,
But if you still have songs left unsung,
Just remember that love is for everyone,
Love isn't just for the young.
(musical interlude)
But if you still have songs left unsung,
Just remember that love is for everyone,
Love isn't just for the young.
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