Album
Cycles
1968 · Jazz, Pop
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Cycles is a Pop album by Frank Sinatra, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 65 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
By 1968, Frank Sinatra dared to make his first pop-rock album. Though orchestrated by Don Costa, who’d excelled on the 1962 landmark <i>Sinatra & Strings</i>, the arrangements here center more on drums, electric bass, electric guitars, and harpsichord than the lush, romantic strings that most listeners expected. The setting is fascinating, even when the songs seem oddly suited for a man of Sinatra’s generation. Jimmy Webb’s “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and John Hartford’s “Gentle on My Mind,” both hits for Glen Campbell, work well, along with Gayle Caldwell’s title track and “Wandering.” A version of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” evokes a variety of opinions.
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Tracklist
- 1Rain In My Heart3:21
- 2From Both Sides, Now2:55
- 3Little Green Apples4:59
- 4Pretty Colors2:34
- 5Cycles3:10
- 6Wandering2:46
- 7By the Time I Get to Phoenix3:54
- 8Moody River2:34
- 9My Way of Life3:07
- 10Gentle On My Mind3:21
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Traditional Pop
- warm
- melancholic
- smoky
Released just before Christmas 1968, there was a 10-month gap between this album and Francis A. & Edward K., which was the longest period in Sinatra's Reprise years in which he did not commercially record music.
The title song was released as a single, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the album peaked at #18 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Recorded July 24–November 14, 1968, New York City and Hollywood.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill MillerCONDUCTOR
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 65 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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