L.A. Is My Lady
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| Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Recorded | April 13 - April 17, 1984 New York City |
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| Genre | Classic pop | |
| Length | 36:35 | |
| Label | Qwest / Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |
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| Frank Sinatra chronology | ||
| She Shot Me Down (1981) |
L.A. Is My Lady (1984) |
Duets (1993) |
L.A. Is My Lady is a 1984 album by the American singer Frank Sinatra.
The album came after a Sinatra/Lena Horne project - instigated by Quincy Jones - was abandoned after Horne developed vocal problems and Sinatra, committed to other engagements, couldn't wait to record.
This was Sinatra's final studio album of the 1980s and arguably the last true original album he recorded. Under the direction of arranger/producer Jones, the album incorporated more synthesizers and slick production techniques than any previous Sinatra album.
The album was characterized by the many legendary musicians who played on the sessions, among them bassist Ray Brown, pianist Bob James, trombonist Urbie Green, drummer Steve Gadd, guitarist George Benson, percussionist Lionel Hampton, trumpeters Joe Newman and Randy Brecker, saxophonists Frank Foster and Michael Brecker, all under the direction of producer/arranger Quincy Jones.
Despite its title, the album was ironically recorded in New York City.
[edit] Track listing
- "L.A. Is My Lady" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Quincy Jones, Peggy Lipton Jones) – 3:12
- "The Best of Everything" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 2:45
- "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 3:49
- "Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) – 3:44
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 2:39
- "Mack the Knife" (Mark Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:50
- "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman) – 3:03
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:38
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 2:36
- "A Hundred Years from Today" (Joe Young, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:04
- "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 3:15
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals
- Quincy Jones - Arranger, Conductor
