{"product_id":"frank-sinatra-in-the-wee-small-hours","title":"Frank Sinatra – In The Wee Small Hours","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Sinatra – In The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most celebrated albums in Frank Sinatra's extraordinary catalogue and a defining record in the history of the \u003c\/span\u003econcept album. Originally released by Capitol Records in 1955, the album captures Sinatra at the height of his artistic transformation, combining intimate vocals, sophisticated orchestration and a carefully constructed collection of songs centred around loneliness, lost love and late-night melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eRecorded with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle, \u003cem\u003eIn The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/em\u003e marked an important stage in the extraordinary creative partnership between Sinatra and Riddle. The pair helped establish the sophisticated Capitol sound that defined Sinatra's most acclaimed period during the 1950s and early 1960s. The Library of Congress identifies the Sinatra\/Riddle years from 1953–1962 as a particularly important period in the singer's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe album's mood is established immediately by the title track, In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, with Sinatra delivering a quietly devastating performance over Riddle's restrained orchestration. Rather than simply assembling a selection of popular standards, the album creates a consistent emotional atmosphere, moving through songs of heartbreak, solitude, regret and unrequited love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHighlights include the beautifully understated Mood Indigo, the bittersweet Glad To Be Unhappy, and I Get Along Without You Very Well, while Deep In A Dream and I See Your Face Before Me showcase Sinatra's extraordinary ability to communicate vulnerability through subtle phrasing rather than theatrical delivery. Can't We Be Friends and When Your Lover Has Gone continue the intimate, reflective mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSide B features a superb sequence of standards including What Is This Thing Called Love, Last Night When We Were Young, I'll Be Around and the haunting Ill Wind. Sinatra's interpretation of It Never Entered My Mind is another standout, followed by Dancing On The Ceiling, I'll Never Be The Same and the deeply personal closing track This Love Of Mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of Sinatra's essential albums and an important milestone in the development of the modern album as an artistic format. It followed the breakthrough of his Capitol period and helped establish the mature, introspective style that would become synonymous with his greatest recordings. Sinatra's 1950s Capitol catalogue, including \u003cem\u003eIn The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSongs For Young Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSongs For Swingin' Lovers!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnly The Lonely\u003c\/em\u003e, remains central to his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAn essential record for collectors of Frank Sinatra vinyl, vocal jazz and classic 1950s popular music, \u003cem\u003eIn The Wee Small Hours\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly recommended for fans of Nelson Riddle, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett\u003cspan\u003e. 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