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Concord
Music presents the
reissue release of Frank Sinatra’s My Way
40th Anniversary Edition and the new release
of Live At The Meadowlands on May 5
Frank Sinatra Enterprises announced an
agreement today with the Concord Music Group
to release select titles from Sinatra’s
Reprise Records catalog, including an
unreleased live recording.
The
agreement commences on May 5 with the first
two titles: My Way 40th Anniversary Edition,
which includes two previously unreleased
tracks and the never-before-available Live
At The Meadowlands, the legendary 1986 live
album that spotlights Sinatra back in his
New Jersey stomping grounds, wooing a
sold-out crowd.
Produced by Don Costa and Sonny Burke, My
Way was released in March 1969 and features
a varied collection of contemporary pop
songs, including Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs.
Robinson,” The Beatles’ “Yesterday,” Ray
Charles’ “Hallelujah I Love Her So,” and the
iconic title track, “My Way,” which would
become his career theme song.
The song occupies a special place in popular
music, influencing generations of musicians,
from Elvis Presley to the Sex Pistols, both
of whom conspicuously recorded their own
versions.
Famous Sinatraphile Bono, who contributes
the My Way 40th Anniversary Edition liner
notes, wrote of the song, “..[it’s] a boast
– more kiss-off than send-off – embodying
all the machismo a man can muster about the
mistakes he’s made on the way from here to
everywhere.”
Also included are two unreleased tracks:
Stevie Wonder’s classic “For Once In My
Life, recorded on August 13, 1969 for the
Sinatra television special, and a live
version of “My Way,” recorded on October 24,
1987, at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
Live
At The Meadowlands, recorded March 14, 1986,
features 18 previously unreleased tracks.
For this now-legendary hometown show,
Sinatra showcased songs from every phase of
his stellar career, mixing standbys such as
“One For My Baby,” “You Make Me Feel So
Young,” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
with late-period classics such as “L.A. Is
My Lady” and “Theme From New York, New
York.”
The long-anticipated release of Live At The
Meadowlands holds special significance among
Sinatra fans as it’s one of the most
sought-after and hard-to-find concert
recordings of his career. Hank Cattaneo,
Sinatra’s long time production manager and
confidante, wrote the set’s liner notes.
My Way 40th Anniversary Edition Track
Listing
1.
Watch What Happens
2.
Didn’t We
3.
Hallelujah I Love Her So
4.
Yesterday
5.
All My Tomorrows
6.
My Way
7.
A Day In The Life Of A Fool
8.
For Once In My Life
9.
If You Go Away
10.
Mrs. Robinson
Bonus Tracks:
11.
For Once In My Life (Rehearsal, NBC
Studio 2/Burbank, August 13, 1969)
12.
My Way (Live, Reunion Arena/Dallas,
TX, October 24, 1987)
Live At The Meadowlands Arena Track Listing
1.
Overture
2.
“Without A Song”
3.
“Where Or When”
4.
“For Once In My Life”
5.
“Nice ’N’ Easy”
6.
“My Heart Stood Still”
7.
“Change Partners”
8.
“It Was A Very Good Year”
9.
“You Make Me Feel So Young”
10.
“The Gal That Got Away”
11.
“Theme From New York, New York”
12.
Monologue
13.
“Come Rain Or Come Shine”
14.
“Bewitched”
15.
“Moonlight In Vermont”
16.
“L.A. Is My Lady”
17.
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
18.
“Someone To Watch Over Me”
19.
“One For My Baby”
20.
“Mack The Knife”
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