Nancy Sinatra

Editorial Reviews
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The late-'60s collaborations between Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood yielded plenty of brilliant songs and, lest we forget, the kitsch warhorse "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Now, with the help of artists that were inspired by those seminal recordings, we get Nancy Sinatra. Here, the diva is paired up with a handful of contemporary songwriters and musicians, including Morrissey, Calexico, Pete Yorn, Thurston Moore, Jon Spencer, and others. The tunes vary stylistically with each track, but Sinatra herself sounds as good as ever. Calexico's "Burnin' Down the Spark" sounds like it was lifted from a Sergio Leone spaghetti western; Jon Spencer's "Ain't No Easy Way" is a bluesy honky tonk duet; and "Two Shots of Happy" (penned by U2's Bono and the Edge) is a Kurt Weil-inspired ballad. The two tracks from Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley are even better: "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" and "Baby's Coming Back to Me" harken back to the grand pop drama of those original Hazlewood recordings. All told, a fun and welcomed comeback. --Jason Verlinde

The Advocate
"...Nancy Sinatra collaborates with Morrissey on a smokin'-hot new album...and is mesmerizing."

Nancy Sinatra

Tracks:

These Boots Are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra
Summer Wine - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Things - Dean Martin, Nancy Sinatra
Did You Ever? - Nancy Sinatra
Friday's Child - Nancy Sinatra
You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra
Elusive Dreams - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Storybook Children - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra
Somethin' Stupid - Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra
Jackson - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Sand - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Sundown, Sundown - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
I've Been Down for So Long (It Looks Like up to Me) - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
Tony Rome - Nancy Sinatra
How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? - Nancy Sinatra
Lady Bird - Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra
So Long, Babe - Nancy Sinatra

Customer Reviews:

"SINGING WITH NANCY".......2006-08-22

World Stars: "NANCY SINATRA Greatest Hits" with tracks of duets with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood is a collection of pure Nancy Sinatra magic!

I have all of these tracks scattered throughout other cd's and albums . . . but this collection brings together so many great pairings of Nancy with Lee Hazlewood . . . plus that marvelous recording of the Bobby Darin song "THINGS" with a voice one wants to always remember - Dean Martin and then "SOMETHING STUPID" with nancy's dad, Frank!

Too bad none of Nancy's work with mmmmmmmMel Tillis are included. :(

nancy was and is a great solo artist and performer, but she has a miraculous ability to interact and inter-play with whoever is sharing the limelight with her in any song performance . . . and one can "see" her smile and laugh and giggle as she plays with and off her song partner. Nancy doesn't just "sing" but she becomes present in the song . . . she becomes "the song" . . . there is "theater" in her delivery but you can sense her realness and honesty as well.

This is a great collection of Nancy Sinatra tracks . . . and even if you own these tracks on other albums or collections, it is worthwhile to also have THIS one (and as a bonus you get the cover art of the photo of Nancy in the company of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Lee Hazlewood -- nancy keeps great company!) ha! :)

Thank You Ms Nancy Sinatra for being a major part of the musical soundtrack of our lives . . . and for STILL making MORE music even now! :)

better than her critics say she is.......2006-07-25

For starters, some say Nancy has an average voice; but her voice sounds perfectly adequate, no reason to disparage it. I'd rather listen to Nancy Sinatra any day of the year than, say, Karen Carpenter.
And all the songs on this album are worth listening to, there is a nice variety that makes it one of her finest-- if not her best. however I like variety and some like continuity, as in an album of all Country tracks, for instance.
Some think 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' is a novelty song from the bootsy days of 1966, but Nancy sings it well and that's what counts. C'mon, it is not a bad song at all, clever how the lyrics go: "...you keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'; you keep losin' when you oughta not bet..."
The Nancy Sinatra-Dean Martin duet is historically fascinating.
Somethin' Stupid is another duet you have to be hard-hearted to dislike, Nancy holds up well next to her father at the microphone.
Sugar Town is so good it's a wonder it only charted to #5; it really should have stayed at #1 for months and that is no hype. Funny, 'Hey Jude' by the Fab Four was far less interesting a song (though admittedly a very good performance) but 'Hey Jude' made it so big on the charts because of it being a Beatle song (to digress, by 1968 anything the Beatles did sold bigtime no matter what it was).
It's hypercritical to say this is an album built on white go go boots; Lee's songwriting skills; father Frank; and all the rest of the carping. Frank's voice was so good, just his presence to begin with makes 'Somethin' Stupid' work. And the song itself isn't bad at all... it was never meant to be a work of high art.
It's a decent work of folk art, and when you criticize a song like Somethin' Stupid too much you may as well criticize all lighthearted pop music.
Nancy was and is far more than goo boots and her connections, she could sing, she chose some good songs. After all, it was her choice of songs to sing as much as any agent's choice. I like Nancy and her boots much more than Jacko and his white glove.
Actually, I don't own this album, because I have other albums of Nancy's containing many of these tracks. HOWEVER, if I'd thought about it I would have purchased this instead because it has the tracks I want. Whoever chose the songs and decided the running order together knew what they were doing.
They are some songs here that I don't care for much, but the variety is what matters, it sounds trite yet this is like a box of mixed deluxe chocolate candies, variety being what I value above continuity. Not that having tracks flow together is undesirable--nevertheless it is the quality of each song that counts.

nancy sinatra's greatest hits.......2006-04-29

i orginally ordered the CD because I really loved "Something Stupid." I wore out the 45. When the CD came, I found that I liked all the music, and I especially liked Lee Hazelwood. I was impressed that he wrote most of Nancy's songs, and his voice was kind of rough, like Kris Kristofferson. At any rate, I really like the CD and am so happy that I could obtain it.

Finally, most of the Nancy and Lee songs.......2006-03-23

I had the 8-Track and cassette of the 'Nancy and Lee' album. Never could find a CD version. But at last, here are all the great songs from that album and all of Nancy's hit singles as well. Also, a fine duet with Dean Martin doing 'Things'. Thank goodness for import versions of this old material. All selections have been digitally remastered and sound great. Also, all are original versions, no remakes.

Nancy Sinatra-Greatest Hits.......2005-08-22

Lost my music but found a great CD with all her hits and other singer too.

Average customer rating:

Sparkling trash
Boots by Nancy Somatra
MORE RAW ANIMAL SEXUALITY IN A TWINKLE OF HER EYE
Nancy Boots
Jenny C Riley (sp)

Boots
Nancy Sinatra
Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc.
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ASIN: B000003GYH
Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

As Tears Go By
Day Tripper
I Move Around
It Ain't Me Babe
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
In My Room
Lies
So Long, Babe
Flowers On The Wall
If He'd Love Me
Run For Your Life
The City Never Sleeps At Night
Leave My Dog Alone
In Our Time
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Mono Single Ver)

Album Description

1995 reissue on Sundazed of her 1966 debut for Reprise with four single sides as bonus tracks: the B-sides 'The City Never Sleeps At Night' & 'Leave My Dog Alone', the A-side 'In Our Time' and 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'' (Mono Single Version). 'Boots', which reached #5 in the U.S., alsofeatures the #1 smash 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'' & the chart hit 'So Long, Babe'. Also featured here is the original cover art. 15 tracks total. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Sparkling trash.......2006-12-25

Here's a special piece of the Sixties - starting with the delicious ridiculous cover shot. Yeh, the tunes sound just like NS looks. Not every track works - there's obvious haste and filler - but the ones that do click are about the best kitten-with-a-whip kitsch ever made. Highlights include the bossa nova take on "As Tears Go By," a gender-bending "Run For Your Life," a pouting, jaunty "Flowers On The Wall," the 'you've come a long way, baby' folk-rock anthem-wannabe "In Our Time," the eternally outre title track ... and, best of all, the drop-dead hepest Fab cover of all time, "Day Tripper," overstuffed with Herb Alpert brass, bachelor pad bongos, Bacharach/007 'girly' backing vocals, 'boots' stalking bass, slamming drums and jangle guitar - plus NS really leanin' into it. Ice hot, babycakes!

Boots by Nancy Somatra.......2006-07-10

I bought this for our grand daughter who did a dance routine to it. She is seven years old and really enjoyed the CD. This also brought back memories for us.

MORE RAW ANIMAL SEXUALITY IN A TWINKLE OF HER EYE.......2006-04-03

There are times I honestly envy people younger than myself. This is not one of them. You can have your Witless Spears and Christina Uglulara. This is the real thing. Nancy Sinatra may just appear like some girl trading off her Daddy's fame; but there was more raw, animal sexuality in a twinkle of her eye than Madonna and all her wanna-be's put together. Yeah, back in the sixties I knew what sex was and I had crushes on several girls in high school; but it was Nancy Sinatra that awoken the lustful sexual hunger in me. I will never forget it. Nancy strutting toward the camera in her mini-skirt and go-go boots with several girl dancers behind her and she sang in a smoky knowing voice that made me want her more the more she pushed me away.

I also don't want to hear any more of this B.S. about how Yoko Ono opened up rock `n' roll for other women. Nancy Sinatra knew more about rock than Ms. Lennon ever would know and showed other women how it was done while Yoko was still a pampered co-ed at Sarah Lawrence. Joni Mitchell, Melanie and an all female band called Fanny all should be considered female rock pioneers long before Ono ever comes up. But at the top of the list should be Nancy Sinatra along few others.

Admittedly, Nancy's his first album, BOOTS, doesn't appear all that promising-basically a lot of covers and several songs by an unknown by the name of Lee Hazelwood. But it was Lee Hazelwood that was the catalyst that brought out the warrior princess in Ms. Sinatra. First, he told her to drop her voice from her school-choir soprano to whisky tinged alto that ignited rivers of testosterone. While most of the covers were well known in their time, even with these Nancy made them interesting all over again. But it was the Hazelwood songs that gave Nancy the musky scent of mystery that she would be remembered for. They positively haunted me as I made my way through my school day up into the last moments of sleepy consciousness.

Later, Nancy would record an album called SUGAR in which she appeared in an amber-wheat field in pink bikini with her left thumb hooked in the side pulling her bottom down just so to be still decent enough and yet more than a little suggestive. That album sold millions just on the basis of that photograph alone. But Nancy was no bimbo and only a fool would say so. Years later, a more mature Nancy Sinatra would do a nude layout for Playboy magazine that caused quite a bit of notoriety. One can only imagine what it would have done to all us young boys and men if she had done a similar layout in the late sixties.

These days, many would discount Ms. Sinatra's career for her open sex appeal. But it was all apart of the package that was Nancy. Her voice dripped in carnal desire-it was inescapable. Many women rockers would later practically give you a guidebook to their sex lives. But, much like Hitchcock who made you think you saw more than you actually did, Nancy let you feel you had "known" her better than you really had. I am happy this music is finally available to us again.

Nancy Boots.......2005-10-25

Great CD, sounds even better than the LP I can remember as a teenager.

Jenny C Riley (sp).......2005-01-20

Its as good as you remember...Now you might read another five star review and get the straight dope.I have to admit it some of these people really know their stuff.It was the summer of 196? that my grandfather Oscar T purchased the Nancy Sinatra album and it may have been the only album he ever bought because this was the only album he ever played that summer and for the life of me I could not find an alternative, granted I did not look real hard .This I believe was the same summer Oscar T purchased an electric hedge trimmer with 2- 25' yellow extension cords. A typical day consisted of fishing in his pond, run errands and listen to Paul Harvey on the radio and then back home for a little "boots a walkin'" then chores. I would watch in fascination while he would trim the hedge, not much on TV back then.As fate would have it I inherited the hedge trimmers and extension cords, but not the album. The extension cords were yellow as I mentioned, I was doing laundry today I counted the repairs with black electrical tape where the cord had been damaged or severed by the hedge trimmers, I counted 7 which works out to one repair every 7.142857 etc. feet. I judged it safe nevertheless and trimmed my hedges for a couple of years with the same set up.Until,my neighbor came over and schooled me on the proper way to hold the trimmers so I "would not cut off my fingers", well I tried this and could never get used to the safe style and thus ended my hedge trimming efforts for a couple of years. Finally I realized the bushes were not going to trim themselves and so I decided the abandoned estate look was in, this worked for a while. Finally I tore out the bushes in the front of my house and replanted plants that required little maintenance. This left my side yard bushes, I was so afraid I would cut my fingers off, I went to Lowes and bought a nice pair of scissor style hedge trimmers, I happened upon a friend of mine at the store and he said "you know they sell electric trimmers" but I confessed to him I was afraid I'd cut a finger(s) off , he looked puzzled and I was to flustered to explain. I bought the scissor trimmers and was well pleased with their efficiency, but it was to late, my bushes where to far gone so I sought professional help and he suggested I tear the bush's out and replace with low maintenance plants, I liked his way of thinking,so it was done. I still have the electric trimmer and cord just for nostalgia, and if anyone is looking for a fair deal on scissor style hedge trimmers contact me and we can discuss the particulars. Buy the album its good stuff.

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A very nice collection
A Fine Listen...an "Essential" for Any Collection!

Essential Nancy Sinatra
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ASIN: B000EHQ52Q
Release Date: 2006-03-20

Tracks:

Bang, Bang
Sugar Town
Somethin' Stupid
The Highway Song
Kind Of A Woman
Love Eyes
Did You Ever?
Flowers In The Rain
In Our Time
Drummer Man
Lady Bird
I Love Them All (The Boys In The Band)
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?
Friday's Child
Jackson
You Only Live Twice
Hook And Ladder
Some Velvet Morning
So Long, Babe
God Knows I Love You
Here We Go Again
100 Years
Let Me Kiss You
Machine Gun Kelly (Previously Unreleased)
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Album Description

Compiled by Nancy herself and with new and exclusive photographs from her archives. Also features a new, previously unreleased track 'Machine Gun Kelly'. Features her massive hits 'These Boots are Made for Walking', 'Bang Bang', 'Somethin' Stupid' (with father Frank Sinatra). Includes collaborations with Morrissey on 'Let Me Kiss You' and 2005's #3 hit 'Shot You Down' with Audio Bullys. Liberty/EMI. 2006

Album Details

Features her Massive Hits 'these Boots Are Made for Walking', 'bang Bang', 'somethin' Stupid' (With Father Frank Sinatra). Includes Collaborations with Morrissey on 'let Me Kiss You' and 2005's #3 Hit 'shot You Down' with Audio Bullys.

Customer Reviews:

A very nice collection.......2006-08-15

Nancy is simply at her best on this extensive collection that covers her usual greatest hits,and then some. Her take on Bang Bang is more superficial than Chers',but has it's own foxy simple read.
Her hits of the 60s'are unbeatable. Sugartown,You only live twice,as well as her Lee Hazelwood duets are pop masterpieces,with great Billy Strange productions.Nancy brings us up to date with "Let me kiss you"(Morrisey production).
The modern-ized bang Bang is the only misplaced track,simply stupid.
Nancy and dad on "Somethin' Stupid are heaven. Buy this cd

A Fine Listen...an "Essential" for Any Collection!.......2006-07-04

I was probably playing with dolls when Nancy Sinatra had her big hit with "Boots". But while I've always liked that song with its catchy music and straightforward "this is how it is, buster!" lyrics--along with "Somethin' Stupid" which she recorded with her Dad, I never gave much thought or knew a lot about her other work. After seeing her on "Entertainment Tonight" recently where she mentioned this new release of some of her past recordings, I was intrigued enough to purchase it. All I can say is, it's an "easy on the ears" collection of tunes by a fine singer! On "Bang, Bang", I think Nancy's reading gets to the heart of the lyric and is tremendously more effective than the usual, more popular tempo. "Drummer Man", "Kind of a Woman" (a catchy single girl's anthem if there ever was one!), and "Here We Go Again" (a touch of Nashville) are other favorites here. Nancy can sing anything...pop, country, jazzy tunes...she weaves her style around them all. (And who knew she recorded a theme featured in a Bond movie?!) There's a little bit of everything represented on this CD. There's even some more recently recorded tunes near the end. So, perhaps the best thing I can say is that Nancy Sinatra proves you can have tunes recorded over 30 years ago which are still relevant and "good listening", as well as, today, be over 50 and still have an affecting (and surprisingly youthful sounding!) voice that effortlessly interprets more current music. I do wish she had included "Summer Wine", a popular recording she did with Lee Hazelwood, but I guess there wasn't room for everything. Overall, a fine representation from a talented singer. Keep singing and recording Nancy!

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BORING
Only One Good Track..
Not for everyone
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Full Metal Jacket

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BORING.......2006-02-15

I am yet to understand why this movie is compared to the likes of Platoon. There is no question which of the two is the better one. I was bored out of my mind after an hour. I turned it off and then when I had time to waste, I finished it. I am sorry I did. 2 Hours I will never get back. I know that evertone is different, but if you have not seen this movie and are thinking about viewing it, do so on a Sunday when you have NOTHING else to do. The only highlight was the Drill Instructor. He managed to crack a smile out me on occasion.

Only One Good Track.........2002-10-14

The first one... The rest of the CD is movie instrumentals that are excellent for falling asleep to, but that's about it.

Not for everyone.......2002-02-21

Abigail Mead, the composer of eight songs of this soundtrack, is actually Vivian Kubrick, daughter of Stanley Kubrick.
The disc has 15 tracks:

The first song is a hip-hop/techno mix of the cadences sung by Sgt Hartman in the first part of the movie, it is not a beautiful or good and I don't think it was necessary to include it.

The songs 2 to 7 are songs from the sixties and hear them during the movie creates a "mood" for the movie, for example, the song These Boots Are Made For Walking, by Nancy Sinatra and the scene in Vietnam which a prostitute is walking fits just perfectly and watch the movie without this song would have much less effect. Although they are not complex songs and most of the lyrics are foolish it's worth to have them in the score because they made a good part in the movie.

Song number 8 is the Marine's Hymn, a nice inclusion even thought it's not likely that someone would play this song very often at home.

The rest of the score are the instrumental themes composed by Abigail Mead, some of them are quiet and peaceful like Leonard, and others are more aggressive like Parris Island, with some nice stereo effects.

This is not the best score for a Stanley Kubrick movie and I suggest you to listen to it before you buy or you can have some bad surprises like not listening to Paint it Black, because it was not included or odd songs like Time Suspended. Actually I would suggest this soundtrack for Collectors, Kubrick fans or people with eclectic musical taste.

Boot Camp scenes are hauntingly realistic.......2000-08-04

The best part of this movie is the beginning, when they show what a raw recruit goes through at Boot Camp. It brings back a lot of memories because it was so well done. Lee Ermey just is exactly what a DI is at Paris Island. All the nuances, the lingo, the discipline. The acting is all first rate. Also, the combat portrayals in Hue City showed the type of frustration that vets faced in Vietnam. Snipers were nightmares to deal with. By the time you snuffed 'em out, you lost three or four men. The other movie that, in my opinion is the best war movie ever made, is Hamburger Hill. That movie showed what real grunt life was like in the bush.

Full Metal Jacket.......2000-05-16

Full metal jacket is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen. Although the language is too strong for many people (not for me), it definately puts the point across about the harsh life of Marines during training on the Island. The sniper scene is very well done as well. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman is portrayed by an excellent actor who is able to scream obscenities at his troops without even cracking a smile, I would like to see the bloopers reel from Full Metal Jacket.

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How does that mess your mind?
Boots really IS the lovin' kind!
Yes, we bought this one for the album cover of Nancy
How Does That Grab You Darling
Nancy, you smart-aleck kitten, you! Rrrrowr!

How Does That Grab You?
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ASIN: B000003GYI
Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

Not The Lovin' Kind
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Sorry 'Bout That
Time
Sand
Crying Time
My Baby Cried All Night Long
Let It Be Me
Call Me
How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?
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Album Description

Sinatra's sophomore effort sticks to her usual LP formula- a hit title track, a bunch of pop covers, and some unremarkable Lee Hazelwood songs. This Sundazed 1966 reissue also include bonus tracks 'The Last Of the Secret Agents', 'Until It's Time For You To Go', 'Lightning's Girl' and 'Feelin' Kinda Sunday' Which was recorded with Frank Sinatra. 1995.

Customer Reviews:

How does that mess your mind?.......2004-06-09

"How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?" was Nancy Sinatra's second Top Ten hit, so naturally, her second album was titled after it. This was a solid sophmore effort by Nancy, with some great songs by Lee Hazlewood, especially "Sand", Nancy and Lee's first duet together. Also notable is the Baker Knight composition "Sorry 'Bout That", which is a terrific song in a similar style as Nancy's hits. In the fashion of the time, there are several cover versions of other people's hits on the album. The best one is "Bang, Bang", which Quentin Tarentino liked enough to include in Kill Bill, Volume 1. There are four bonus tracks. "The Last of the Secret Agents" was the b-side of "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?". "Lightning's Girl" was a non-LP hit for Nancy, and "Until It's Time For You to Go" was it's b-side. "Feelin' Kinda Sunday" was a flop duet by Nancy ad her dad from the years after Nancy stopped having hits. Recommended to all of Nancy's fans.

Boots really IS the lovin' kind!.......2002-12-14

Nancy purrs through eleven icy-cool, frosty-fine tracks(plus 4 bonus cuts)on this, her second album. Good news first: she looks great on the cover(as always)and sounds even better on the snappy "Sorry 'Bout That" and the standard "The Shadow Of Your Smile"(which got recorded by everybody and their father, but movin' on...). A duet with Lee Hazlewood on "Sand" sounds great, but the Sundazed remixing, with the voices separated(one on either speaker)took some time getting used to(I listened to the Mono record for years). The not-so-great news: her cover of "Bang Bang" is too faithful a reading to compete with the Cher original, and "Crying Time" and "Call Me" are just filler. Overall, not at all bad, and the bonus tracks feature "Feelin' Kind of Sunday"(a wonderfully campy duet with dad Frank)and the whip-snappin' "Lightning's Girl". A-

Yes, we bought this one for the album cover of Nancy.......2002-10-30

Yes, the album cover screams SEX KITTEN at you, even without the trademark white go-go boots. The evocative pose is rather ironic since on "How Does That Grab You?" Nancy Sinatra shifts away from covering rock songs as she did on her first album "Boots" and explores more traditional pop genres. I mean, listen to the first two tracks, "Not the Lovin' Kind" and "Shadow of Your Smile," and you would never think to connect the dots between these songs and "These Boots Are Made for Walking." This is the most diverse Nancy Sinatra album, which is an understatement for an album that can offer up "Let It Be Me" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"; but remember, originally they would have been on different sides of the record. However, there are several excellent examples of what is now considered vintage Nancy Sinatra, such as the title song, "Last of the Secret Agents," and "Lightning Girl." There is also "Sand," which is the best of her duets with Lee Hazzlewood that did not make it onto her original hits collection on CD. But on balance this is a second tier Nancy Sinatra Album that is also harmed by the fact that the album cover is now reduced to CD size when it really needs to be a poster suitable for hanging on your wall. I wonder which came first: the decision to give the album this name or the decision to use that cover photo?

How Does That Grab You Darling.......2002-08-15

It would probably be much better, but today is Aug. 14 2pm and it still hasn't arrived. I paid for 2 day shipping and it was shipped on Aug. 11.

Nancy, you smart-aleck kitten, you! Rrrrowr!.......2002-07-06

This is the second and last album where Nancy has her bad-girl image. However, one can find a variety of styles from the bluesy jazz of "Not The Lovin' Kind," "The Shadow Of Your Smile," which might be a soundtrack to a nice picnic outing, a blue evening in a dimly-lit cafe, or something to play in the crib with a loved one, to the country of "Crying Time."

The sass is back in the kittenish "Sorry 'Bout That" as she's been tired of being treated like an alley cat and finds someone who treats her more decently. However, the favor is returned to her in the mid-paced blues of "My Baby Cried All Night Long," where after doing the same thing as the previous song, finds that her lover has done the same with girl. She gives the moral of that song at the end: "you shouldn't be caught messin' when you shouldn't be messin', or you'll be crying all night long." Sound advice.

The poetic "Time" is one of three standout ballads here. Inbetween the forlorn refrain, "Time, oh time. where did you go?" some lines from the book of life is written out. "Some people never get and some never give, some people never die, but some never live. Some folks they treat me mean, some treat me kind, but most folks just go their way, don't pay me no mind."

"Sand" is another well-written Lee Hazlewood track with a Beatle-ish influenced solo in the middle. I wonder what was used in the rhythm section--it sounds like a cross between a harp and guitar. Nancy and Lee duet together as a woman whose flames of love are small to share and the man with a cold heart but free soul who sets her afire.

As for cover songs, she does Buck Owens' "Crying Time," Petula Clark's "Call Me," Sonny and Cher's "Bang Bang," and Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Until It's Time For You To Go." All are done more than satisfactorily--even making "Bang Bang" into a ballad. The haunting vibrating guitar notes emphasizes the downbeat and cruel message of that song.

The title track might as well be called "These Boots Are Still Made For Walkin'," as it's close to the original. However, the lyrics still have some of that old sass. "Now you ain't nothing but an old tomcat, runnin' around my house./I'll tell you something you old tomcat, you just lost your mouse."

Of the other singles, "The Last Of The Secret Agents" is a comedic song about someone whose number is 0.007, even mimicking a snatch of the theme song before going into her "Boots"-like rhythm, backed with a strong brass section. How pathetic is this guy? "He's never even caught a cold." "He got his degree from Disneyland," "an underwhelming kind of sleuth, "He thinks James Bond's some kind of suit." She warns off a potential goofball suitor that she's "Lighting's Girl" and "mother rooster's hen."

The teary "Until It's Time For You To Go" is a farewell song for all ages, with its string section and lyrics emphasizing they are not gods or angels, but men and women. And "Feelin' Kinda Sunday," a duet with her father, is a preview of Nancy In London.

Sugar
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worth it for two tracks

Confucious say, "People who live in lime houses should maybe paint 'em a different color."

Wonderful Fun

Nancy's swing/jazz genre album

Still Hot in that Pink Bikini

Sugar
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Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc.
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ASIN: B000003GYK
Release Date: 1995-02-22

Tracks:

Sweet Georgia Brown
Vagabond Shoes
Oh! You Beautiful Doll
Hard Hearted Hannah
All By Myself
Coastin'
Mama Goes Where Papa Goes
Let's Fall In Love
What'll I Do
Limehouse Blues
Sugar Town
Button Up Your Overcoat
My Buddy
Love Eyes
Something Stupid

Album Description

This Sundazed reissue of Nancy's 1967 release includes bonus tracks 'Love Eyes' and 'Something Stupid'. 1995.

Customer Reviews:

worth it for two tracks.......2006-07-26

I like "Sugar Town" and "Somethin' Stupid", and it was worth purchasing this disc even only just for those songs; however since I like only two tracks on 'Sugar' it's only worth 2 stars, and if I'd thought hard about it I might have bought the Greatest Hits disc instead of this one.
At any rate, buying this one leaves open the possibility there may be other noncompilation Nancy discs to buy-- but frankly (no pun intended) how could there be anything better than "Somethin' Stupid" and "Sugar Town"?

Confucious say, "People who live in lime houses should maybe paint 'em a different color.".......2006-06-08

This album features Nancy Sinatra singing dixieland jazz versions of standards, with the exception of two new songs done in a more modern style which were written by producer Lee Hazlewood ("Coastin'" and the hit "Sugar Town"). Honestly, the dixieland style is not the best showcase for Nancy's voice. She is more suited for the type of pop music that she had hits with. Not a bad album, but not one of her best, either. The CD adds two bonus tracks, the hit singles "Love Eyes" and "Something Stupid" (with her dad). The track listing says "Love Eyes" is in stereo, but it's actually in mono.

Wonderful Fun.......2005-04-05

These are mostly moldy-oldies of course, but Nancy puts a lot pizazz into these songs. This is jazzy, bouncy fun. The band is great too, but never overpowering. There is some humor here too in a couple of the songs. This is just a rollicking good time and succeeds in many ways. Probably somewhat different than most of Nancy's stuff. Worth it alone for the hit "Sugar Town" and the bonus track of "Something Stupid", which is also a great song (duet with her father). The pink bikini picture is another plus, but I would have bought this album even with a plain white cover.

Nancy's swing/jazz genre album.......2002-07-06

After Nancy In London, there came Sugar, which really bucked the trend of her previous albums. Nancy Sinatra came up with a genre album, which, as the inner sleeve says, "sweet, soulful serenades from the old timey years." That includes 1930's swing and blues, which means lots and lots of brass.

I picture Mae West singing some of these tunes, particularly "Hard Hearted Hannah." How hard is she? Well, according to Nancy, she's a misanthrope. "To tease them and thrill'em, to torture and kill them is her delight they all say." "And she's just as sweet as sour milk." Memo: stay away from Hard Hearted Hannah and put a bounty on that woman like my name was Jabba the Hutt.

"All By Myself" is a soothing balm after the loud brass emphasizing Hannah's cruelty. And "Oh! You Beautiful Doll" might as well be about her. Small wonder why "Great Big Beautiful Doll" was the title of the biography of Anna Nicole Smith, another luscious blonde.

"Coastin'" is a song about being cheery. Another upbeat song in that vein is "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes," where Mama makes sure Papa doesn't go astray. Mama seems to be a provider here, "a lovin' Mama who's got everything you need." And on that line, "a husband at home is worth a dozen out of sight"--well, I suppose "a bird in the hand" would've been predictable and cliched, huh?

The old standard "Let's Fall In Love" is her own contribution to the love instead of war motto. Hey, if "even educated fleas do it," "Some Argentines without means do it, people say in boston even beans do it," why couldn't the military establishment that sent U.S. soldiers to Vietnam do what romantic sponges and even gooey jellyfish do? The punchline to the song turns the meaning of the song around.

"Sugar Town" and "Love Eyes" are the two songs closest to contemporary and are oddballs on this collection, but welcome oddballs, I might add. "Sugar Town" is her utopia song and one of my favorites. "If I had a million dollars or ten/I'd give it to you world and then/You'd go away and let me spent my life in sugar town." Neat idea of Lee Hazlewood rhyming Tennessee with Tallahassee. "Love Eyes" is a power ballad that again is one of her best.

"Button Up Your Overcoat" has the same loving provider theme as "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes." Nancy warns her dear one against bootleg hooch, meats, too much sweets, and to take all sorts of precautions.

"Something Stupid," which spent more weeks on #1 than any of her singles, is getting a boost from Nicole Kidman and Robbie Williams's rendition of it from the Moulin Rouge movie. Which is better? I'm leaning towards the original.

The cover of her in pink bikini and go-go boots is an added bonus to the music inside. However, why didn't someone airbrush the front cover? Yeesh! If she was still in her bad girl mode, she'd probably appear wearing just the boots.

An alternative to the angry protest music to be sure. If I recall, this kind of swing came around during the Depression, when people wanted to forget their troubles. I suppose some people were depressed and fed up of having Vietnam on their TV sets day after day, but the difference between the Depression and Vietnam is, we couldn't help being in the first. The second, we should've dropped like a bad cold.

After this breath of fresh air, Nancy would do yet another genre album. Hint: can you say two-stepping?

Still Hot in that Pink Bikini.......2002-04-14

Ok, I admit, when I first bought the LP, many years ago, I bought it for the cover. Funny thing was, after listening to the music, I really came to love that album. It's mostly standards from the 30's, but it has the duet with dad that is great. All these years later, when I saw it, I had to buy it in CD form just to recapture my youth...and this time, only partly for the cover.

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Jaw Dropping Beauty
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Now this is more like it!
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Maybe an 'e' for effort...

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ASIN: B0002X7GH0
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Burnin' Down The Spark
Ain't No Easy Way
Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
Don't Mean Nothing
Momma's Boy
Let Me Kiss You
Baby Please Don't Go
About A Fire
Bossman
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The late-'60s collaborations between Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood yielded plenty of brilliant songs and, lest we forget, the kitsch warhorse "These Boots Are Made For Walking." Now, with the help of artists that were inspired by those seminal recordings, we get Nancy Sinatra. Here, the diva is paired up with a handful of contemporary songwriters and musicians, including Morrissey, Calexico, Pete Yorn, Thurston Moore, Jon Spencer, and others. The tunes vary stylistically with each track, but Sinatra herself sounds as good as ever. Calexico's "Burnin' Down the Spark" sounds like it was lifted from a Sergio Leone spaghetti western; Jon Spencer's "Ain't No Easy Way" is a bluesy honky tonk duet; and "Two Shots of Happy" (penned by U2's Bono and the Edge) is a Kurt Weil-inspired ballad. The two tracks from Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley are even better: "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" and "Baby's Coming Back to Me" harken back to the grand pop drama of those original Hazlewood recordings. All told, a fun and welcomed comeback. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Jaw Dropping Beauty.......2007-01-10

I am a very big fan of every record Nancy Sinatra did in the 60's. I especially adored her work with Lee Hazelwood. I first heard it in and around '96 when my wife (at the time) put the C.D. in one lazy afternoon. Needless to say, I was absolutely hooked straight away and was very pleasantly suprised to hear the "Some Velvet Morning" original. The only thing I knew of that song was that Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) had released it as a single from Lydia's "Honeymoon In Red" L.P.(Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth had also contributed to that record). I had heard that back in the late '80's and at the time I thought it was one of the most original "punk" records I had ever heard. Only later did I find that Lydia & Rowland had changed nothing so far as the writing was concerned. It was pretty much played just as Nancy & Lee did it way back. That was the first time I had realized how versitile and timeless her music really was. It was a sound that went with nearly everyone's record collection. That being said. When I first learned that Nancy Sinatra had made a new record, I really had no confidence that it would be anything to rival her work in the 60's. I was very interested in hearing her version of Morrissey's, "Let Me Kiss You" but other than that I figured that buying anything other than the single for that one song was a waste of money. I couldn't have been more wrong! This record is a testament that the only thing that has changed is that she is back and in better form than ever. I knew that this record was going to be a favourite just from listening to the 30 second samples on the iTunes site. This woman is amazing & extremely vital to popular music. Don't let this record pass you by! I'm positive that this release will be highly collectable someday, so maybe you should buy one to listen to and one to put away in it's factory seal.

Getting Closer to Her Potential.......2006-09-15

I've been buying a lot of Nancy Sinatra records lately and this is the only one I really like. Nancy Sinatra has to go down as one of the most talented singers to never come near their potential. She never seems to have gotten the right direction, songs, niche to fully capitalize on her talent. That doesn't mean she hasn't had great moments. This album has a lot of variation,which I like, and her young friends make her sound more modern. I really love 5 songs, 4 are ok, and 2 did nothing for me. She even sounds a little punkish on one song. This is not what you usually get from Nancy, but most songs come off really well. I'm glad she's trying different things and maybe she'll still hit her stride at 65. Her voice still sounds great. I wish she would do sexy/erotic stuff ala Terri Nunn only softer,maybe like enigma. That voice on songs like Some Velvet Morning could really send people into bed.

Now this is more like it!.......2006-08-15

After the ill advised newer covers on 'California Girl' I was a little worried about Ms. Sinatra but it turns out his was all for naught. 'Nancy' is a near perfect pop album that is tailor made for her and she delivers in abundance. Nancy shines when she surrounds herself with good people (like Lee Hazlewood) and she wisely has chosen to work with the people that she influenced and obviously adore her and know how to write for her particular vocal stylings. Nancy and Thurston Moore should go on the road together and the collaboration with Morrissey should have been a smash hit if not for the fact that she's too old for the idiotic target audience that won't look at you let alone listen to you if you're a woman if a certain age. Bravo, Nancy!

SIMPLY HORRIBLE!.......2006-05-10

This has got to be one of the weakest excuses for a CD in the past 20 years. Nancy Sinatra's voice is a weak mess, and the production is the same on every song, which causes every song to sound the same. The entire CD sounds like it was recorded in one day. Her recordings from the 1960s were fun and catchy, and I suggest to Ms. Sinatra that she stick to singing her old songs.

Maybe an 'e' for effort..........2005-10-18

On second thought no, make that 'e' as in eeee, what a racket! This has to be one of the worst releases of this or any year, featuring as odd sounding a collection of songs as you'll ever hear. The disjointed styles herein make no sense, i.e., too many cooks with their fingers in the mix. No cigar. Rating: D-

Nancy Sinatra - Lightning's Girl: Greatest Hits 1965-1971

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All You Need to Hear from Nancy, Jr.
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NANCY SINATRA CAPTURES THE 60'S
Five Stars For Content; Three For Mastering
Her Greatest Hits.

Nancy Sinatra - Lightning's Girl: Greatest Hits 1965-1971
Nancy Sinatra
Manufacturer: Raven [Australia]
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ASIN: B00006C2PN
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Lightening's Girl
How Does That Grab You Darlin'?
Good Time Girl
You Only Live Twice
The Last Of The Secret Agents
This Town
So Long Babe
Sorry 'Bout That
Sugar Town
Friday's Child
Love Eyes
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Something Stupid
Jackson
Did You Ever?
Summer Wine
Lady Bird
Some Velvet Morning
Sand
I've Been Down For So Long (It Looks Like Up To Me)
Sundown Sundown
Down From Dover
Paris Summer
100 Years
Hook And Ladder

Album Details

Featuring 28 Tracks and Over 75 Minutes of Music, "Greatest Hits 1965-1972: Lightning's Girl" is the Most Comprehensive and Appealing Career Overview to Date of 1960's Pop Sensation Nancy Sinatra. Comes with a Full Color 16 Page Booklet, Text from the Lady Herself, Striking Photos and Album and EP Sleeve Reproductions.

Customer Reviews:

All You Need to Hear from Nancy, Jr........2005-02-17

In 2004 I saw a no-longer-young Nancy Sinatra doing her hits from back when. It wasn't the same without the great orchestration or Lee Hazlewood. I can guarantee though the very best of her works including my favorite "Summer Wine" are all here. There are even bonus songs I frankly don't remember. Nothing wrong with this package, but note: it is a little pricey.

--.......2003-09-24

Nancy was a vixen, but the story here is Lee Hazlewood. Although she was a capable vocalist, Sinatra was merely the fortunate soul to benefit from Hazlewood's vision. On these Sinatra records, Hazlewood was able to construct a sound that borrowed equally from Brill Building pop, country, psychedelia and Ennio Morricone without really committing to any of them.

The first half of this compilation is made up of songs that Nancy sang alone with Hazlewood writing most of the tunes. 'These Boots...' is an undeniable high-stepping classic while others like 'This Town,' 'Friday's Child,' 'Love Eyes' and the rotten-toothed sweetness of 'Sugar Town' effectively channel Lee's warp through Nancy's voice. Some of the outside-written material on this first half keeps the compilation from being five stars.

The second half features the duets between Nancy and Lee and these are the songs that you'll wet your pants over. Most of these duets make you feel like you're witnessing theater because the male-female vocal interplay is almost always call-and-response and conversational and the production is usually grand and sweeping. But the conversations we hear are not between two young lovers, they're between a middle-aged swashbuckler and a younger girl, with the girl's level of vulnerablility and world-weariness varying depending on the song. This is just one of the huge chances Hazlewood takes in his music.

Hazlewood's voice is a bizarre marriage of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond and he uses it to portray rugged characters who have a 'past' while Nancy plays either the sassy tease or the angelic siren to whom Lee pleads for acceptance and love and always fails. Due to the singers' contrast in ages and Lee's outlaw persona, the interaction between the two voices/characters sometimes doesn't come off as good-natured, but uneasy with hints of an Electra complex. However, backing these unwholesome vignettes with smart pop production that was good enough to scare up some chart action makes them great art, and Hazlewood a great artist.

'Some Velvet Morning' is perhaps the crowning achievement of the Sinatra/Hazlewood partnership. Here, Nancy plays her angelic siren role as Phaedra, a pristine Tinkerbell-ish specimen from Lee's past who "gave him life and made it end," scarring him with a pain so deep that he isn't yet able to express it in words. He tells us that some velvet morning when he's straight he'll "open up our gate" and tell us, but as of now, Phaedra still haunts him with disembodied mantras about "flowers growing on a hill, dragonflies and daffodils, etc." that slither about Lee's thoughts throughout the song to the point where, at the end, they downright interrupt his train of thought in a jarring sequence of heavy-handed tape splices - a move that's completely unexpected and another huge chance taken by Hazlewood that pays off. And that song charted.

The gonzo backwards guitar solo in the middle of the folky, Shakespearean courtship tune, 'Sand,' is also a successful high-dive act by Hazlewood. 'Summer Wine' is wonderful for its innuendo and veiled brothel references. 'Lady Bird' is good, but bears a strong melodic resemblance to Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders' minor hit 'Pamela, Pamela'. 'Jackson' and 'Did You Ever?' are both well-chosen, obscure covers that fit perfectly into Sinatra and Hazlewood's iconography.

It's no exaggeration to say that Lee Hazlewood was one of the greatest artists - musical or otherwise - of the past 50 years. His work challenged the boundaries of pop music without ever ceasing to be pop music, and with Sinatra he challenged how a male-female duet could be executed in the pop market and he succeeded. It's easy to make esoteric work that nobody appreciates and be called avant garde, but being avant garde in a format that most CAN understand and that teens can whistle along to is not easy and it's rarely pulled off.

NANCY SINATRA CAPTURES THE 60'S.......2003-07-19

THIS ALBUM REALLY CAPTURES THE 60'S.THIS GAL WAS FRANK SINATRA'S DAUGHTER BUT SHE HELD HER OWN. AFTER HER DIVORCE FROM TOMMY SANDS, NANCY TELLS US SHE WAS ORIGINALLY BEING GIVEN THE "ANNETTE FUNICELLO TREATMENT" . IT'S NO DOUBT EASY TO IMAGINE ANNETTE SINGING "THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING" BUT NANCY MANAGED TO HAVE SEVERAL BIG HITS WITHOUT EVER BEING COMPARED TO ANYONE ELSE.NANCY HAD A DISTINCTIVE VOICE AND APPEARANCE. WHILE ANNETTE EPITOMIZED THE GOOD GIRL, NANCY HAD MORE OF THE BAD GIRL LOOK. YOU'LL LOVE ALL THE ORIGINAL AND WONDERFUL SONGS IN THIS COLLECTION. IT'S NOT THE ENGLISH INVASION NOR THE HIPPY SOUND, BUT AN ALL-AMERICAN SOUND THAT FOUGHT TO SUSTAIN THE CHARTS.YOU HAVE TO GIVE THESE GIRLS CREDIT, BECAUSE THE ENGLISH SOUND HAD CONQUERED THE WHOLE UNITED STATES!.ENGLAND BROUGHT US SANDY SHAW, CILLA BLACK AND LULU TO NAME A FEW, BUT NANCY STAYED UP THERE IN THE CHARTS.DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS COLLECTION.YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY GOING BACK TO THOSE WONDERFUL 60'S. BUY IT!!!!

Five Stars For Content; Three For Mastering.......2003-07-02

This is easily the most comprehensive single-cd retrospective of Nancy's work to emerge yet, running her full gamut of musical styles. They're all covered: The gleeful verbal spankings of "Boots" and "Sorry 'bout That," the surprisingly bluesy "Friday's Child," the catchy country of "Jackson" and "Hooks and Ladder," and the haunting beauty of "Summer Wine" and "Some Velvet Morning"--both with Lee Hazlewood. The latter of those is the epitome of a haunting, atmospheric, ethereal ballad that roams your head for awhile after you hear it: I loved it when it came out in the winter of 1968, and it still blows me away to this day! I was a bit disappointed, however, in some of the mastering: Particularly during the section highlighting Nancy & Lee's duets, tape hiss is quite noticeable--even between the songs (like someone threw on a second-generation reel-to-reel tape and just let it roll.) An older mix of "Summer Wine" is used, with the vocals all the way to one stereo channel and the song faded out where the old 45 was faded. The far superior mix, also running almost a half-minute longer, can be found on "Fairy Tales & Fantasies." (I had hoped to be able to sell that cd--given that ten of its fifteen tracks are included here--but after hearing the above example and the mediocre mastering on the other N&L tracks, believe I'd be wise to hold onto it.) But hey, don't let me talk you out of buying this cd if you want a great Nancy comp: This far eclipses Rhino's best-of from several years back--which only had 18 tracks while this boasts 26 (with only one stinker in the bunch, "Drummer Man." And certainly, "You Only Live Twice" stands shoulder-to-shoulder with "Goldfinger" as the crown jewels of the Bond movie themes. Finally, the price is quite reasonable for an import with the amount of music contained here. So by all means, buy this cd--but you also might want to get "Fairy Tales & Fantasies" to get the best available sound on the N&L duets.

Her Greatest Hits........2003-06-12

Ever since her career launched off in 1965, Nancy became a national icon with the release of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", one of many songs that mentor Lee Hazlewood was able to formulate. Overshadowed by a very famous close relative (you know who.. here's a hint - his eyes are blue) - Nancy was shown as a one hit wonder who tried to gain success from her father's name. The one hit wonder title, however, is only a misled assumption. This CD captures 26 of Nancy's greatest songs that had been recorded over six years. With her several LP releases, Nancy's popularity spread like how a cold would with the song "Boots" that became a national phenomenom. Songs on this CD contain songs which involve duets with her mentor Lee Hazlewood and dearest father. For me, the highlights of this CD are "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," "Lightning's Girl," "You Only Live Twice," "This Town," "Jackon," "Summer Wine," "Some Velvet Morning," and "100 Years," - Most of which were written by Lee Hazlewood. Nancy and Lee made a great team together - their chemisty was undeniable. Although these songs may be favorites of mine, there are many other songs that are just delightful to listen to.

Tracks:

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Elusive Dreams
Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman
Summer Wine
Storybook Children
Did You Ever?
Sundown, Sundown
Jackson
Some Velvet Morning
Sand
Lady Bird
I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up To Me)
Down From Dover
Paris Summer
Arkansas Coal (Suite)

Customer Reviews:

Don't Waste your Money.......2006-09-19

This is available on iTunes for 9.99. Wait until Amazon gets this back in stock. Don't waste your money.

Great Album, Similar Import Available.......2006-06-09

I don't know why this album has not been mass-released on CD. I have it on an old LP and listen to it and enjoy it frequently, as Hazlewood's music is catchy and the way he and Sinatra's voices work together is magic. Recently, while surfing on eBay, I came across an import CD release which has 9 of the 11 songs from 'Nancy & Lee" plus another 11 that Nancy did solo, and even one with Frank "Something Stupid". This CD ran about $6.95 and is digitally remastered and plays great. It's listed simply as Nancy Sinatra Greatest Hits or something close to that. I agree that paying over $100 for a CD is crazy when you can get an import for 6.95 or download the songs off itunes for a buck apiece. So why doesn't whoever owns Reprise Records realize they are losing some serious money by not re-releasing this great record. In the meantime, eBay's cheaper import, though not quite the same (check the song list), or itunes, are great backups.

plus 3 songs.......2006-05-25

I have the original albumn "The Hits of Nancy & Lee" which has the same picture that is being used on this cd. This cd has the same songs plus 3 extra: Down from Dover, Paris Summer & Arkansas Coal (Suite). I was planning to get a cd copy until I saw the price it was being offered at. I think I will just make a cd copy for myself. I haven't listened to this record for a long time but I really enjoyed it when I used to & plan to start listening to it again.

Just thought you'd like to know . . . .......2006-01-05

Let me preface this by saying this is a wonderful compilation of the best of Nancy and Lee, but no matter how great the music is it's not worth dropping 80 to 100 dollars on. Thankfully, you can get all of these songs as well as the rest of the "Nancy and Lee Again" album tracks for around $20 on I-Tunes. I don't want to use a review space to advertise something else, but I realize a lot of people would love to have these songs and (like me) think the current asking price is rather, um, high. Plus, you will get the tracks for "Nancy and Lee" and "Nancy and Lee Again" in the original order if that's important to you. Oh, and it's remastered. Why they don't just rerelease both these albums on cd is beyond me, but for now I-Tunes has it. Just thought you'd like to know:)

The strangest pairing of the 60s.......2005-09-11

Back in the 60s Nancy paired up with Lee Hazlewood to make a collection of interesting songs. To which highlights include Jackson (gives Johnny and June Carter a run for the money), and Some Velvet Morning, my favorite track off this album (if you want weirdness check out the Vanilla Fudge version). Other fun stuff includes a stoned take on You Lost Your Loving Feeling, Greenwich Village Folk Song Saleman (Lee having lots of fun on this one). This album is very hard to find thanks to Art Bell and company, but if you ever find the CD under ten bucks, you may want to make a investment to get it, cuz if you blink, somebody will get it before you do.

BTW. The Nancy And Lee album (Reprise RS 6273)
1. You Lost That Loving Feeling
2. My Elusive Dreams
3. Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman
4. Summer Wine
5. Storybook Children

Side two
1. Sundown, Sundown
2. Jackson
3. Some Velvet Morning
4. Sand
5. Lady Bird
6. I've Been Down So Long (It looks like up to me)

and the album cover art is the same as the CD itself.

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Nancy Sinatra
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ASIN: B000ASTECW
Release Date: 2005-09-12

Tracks:

These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Frank Sinatra
Good Time Girl - Frank Sinatra
Lightning's Girl - Frank Sinatra
This Town - Frank Sinatra
So Long Babe - Frank Sinatra
Sugar Town - Frank Sinatra
How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? - Frank Sinatra
You Only Live Twice - Frank Sinatra
Somethin' Stupid - Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra
Jackson - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Sorry 'Bout That - Frank Sinatra
Summer Wine - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Lady Bird - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Sundown, Sundown - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Paris Summer - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
100 Years - Frank Sinatra
I've Been Down for So Long (It Looks Like Up to Me) - Lee Hazlewood, Frank Sinatra
Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Frank Sinatra
Hungry Years [Solo Version] - Frank Sinatra
Barricades & Brickwalls [Solo Version] - Frank Sinatra

Album Description

Exclusive 2005 Australian collection features tracks that span her entire career while the liner notes were written by influential Australian Journalist and unabashed fan, Dino Scatena. Nancy Sinatra's influence remains plastered all over modern day pop culture. For instance, director Quentin Tarantino recently explained that his latest films, Kill Bill 1 & 2, were directly inspired by listening to Nancy's version of the song 'Bang Bang'. Tarantino used that recording to open the movie. Nancy Sinatra is undeniably one of the greats and this is a great CD. This collection features all of her biggest hits 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', 'Lighting's Girl' and 'How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?'. Warner. 2005.

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Nancy Sinatra's Influence and her Role in Altering the 1960s Remains Plastered all Over Modern Day Pop Culture. She is Undeniably One of the Pop Greats and this is a Fitting Anthology of her Recordings. It's Not all About "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", Though that Tune is a Big Part. This Australian Curated Collection features all of her Biggest Hits, Along with Liner Notes Written by Influential Australian Journalist and Unabashed Fan Dina Scatena.

Customer Reviews:

Good overview.......2005-12-05

This is a good introduction to Nancy Sinatra's music. This features a number of her biggest hits, including "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", "Somethin' Stupid" (the duet with her father, Frank Sinatra) and her popular duets with Lee Hazelwood. This compilation also features her stunning version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" which was used so effectively in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill Vol. 1". I think her version is superior to Cher's. My favorite track is Nancy's "Good Time Girl" which is unabashedly cheerful pop. The import price may be high, but if you want a good Nancy Sinatra retrospective, this is worth the money.

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