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In the Wee Small Hours
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
In the Wee Small Hours · In the early 1950s, Frank Sinatra's career seemed to have passed its peak. After his comeback at Capitol and an Oscar for From Here to Eternity, he recorded this album in 1955, while his marriage to Ava Gardner was falling apart. Nelson Riddle wrote the arrangements and Voyle Gilmore produced. The sessions in Hollywood began at eight in the evening and ran past midnight. He chose the songs carefully and decided the running order himself.
The songs deal with melancholy, lost love and nightlife, which is why the album is sometimes called one of the first concept albums. Much of the accompaniment is sparse, without brass or strings. Dancing on the Ceiling and Glad to Be Unhappy were given a small jazz line-up, and Mood Indigo and Ill Wind are the most jazz-flavoured pieces. The record reached number two on the Billboard 200 and helped to make the 12-inch LP popular in pop music.
Listening
Track list
- 1In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning2:59Apple Music ↗
- 2Mood Indigo3:30Apple Music ↗
- 3Glad To Be Unhappy2:35Apple Music ↗
- 4I Get Along Without You Very Well3:40Apple Music ↗
- 5Deep In a Dream2:46Apple Music ↗
- 6I See Your Face Before Me3:21Apple Music ↗
- 7Can't We Be Friends?2:45Apple Music ↗
- 8When Your Lover Has Gone3:08Apple Music ↗
- 9What Is This Thing Called Love2:32Apple Music ↗
- 10Last Night When We Were Young3:15Apple Music ↗
- 11I'll Be Around2:57Apple Music ↗
- 12Ill Wind3:44Apple Music ↗
- 13It Never Entered My Mind2:39Apple Music ↗
- 14Dancing On the Ceiling2:55Apple Music ↗
- 15I'll Never Be the Same3:02Apple Music ↗
- 16This Love of Mine3:33Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗