Some Nice Things I've Missed [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Out of Print in the USA as of 5/4/99. 1974 Release.

Tracks:

You Turned My World Around
Sweet Caroline
Summer Knows
I'm Gonna Make It All the Way
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree
Satisfy Me One More Time
If
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?

Album Details

Out of Print in the USA as of 5/4/99. 1974 Release.

Customer Reviews:

It Should Have Stayed Missing: Sinatra's Most Utterly Dismal Album.......2007-04-04

I own well over a hundred Frank Sinatra CDs, and am definitely a fan; I have enormous respect for Frank Sinatra's talent, and for his phenomenal body of work, which virtually defined popular music in the twentieth century. Frank's influence was so wide-ranging that it has continued to resonate to this day, even in an age dominated by hip hop and rap. That said, this horrendous album may well be the low point of his seven-decade career; I own it only because I am admittedly a fanatical completist. This flacid, ill-advised collection of covers of early 70s light pop tunes was one in a series of attempts to make the aging lion relevant for the younger generation; all such albums (and there were several) failed to varying degrees. "Some Nice Things I've Missed," however, is easily the very worst of the lot; it is substantially weaker than its immediate predecessor, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (1973),which was a pleasing, and surprisingly strong, comeback after several years of retirement. The present album, however, sounds like Sinatra trying to be John Denver. This is a bad idea to begin with, and is poorly excecuted, to boot. Even an admitted Sinatra fanatic like myself is likely to be disappointed by this half-hearted collection. If you are a neophyte, for God's sake, avoid this. You might want to try Songs for Swingin' Lovers! or In the Wee Small Hours instead. For an excellent overview of Frank's glory days on Capitol records, I also recommend Classic Sinatra. Any of these monumental albums will offer a worthier introduction to a legendary singer than will this misbegotten effort.

Sinatra's Greatest Contemporary LP.......2004-03-14

This album, recorded a mere 5 days after his nation-wide tour that celebrated his coming out of retirement, shows a middle aged Sinatra singing songs of the day, 1974 to be exact. With the exception of 'You Turned My World Around', 'The Summer Knows', 'If', and 'What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?', this album is all upbeat. This is an album that is actually fun to listen to. In my opinion, the best songs include Satisfy Me One More Time (his most sexually explicit song), I'm Gonna Make It All The Way (semi-country), If (much better than the original), and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. While the songs on this album are not the best choices for him to sing, he sounds like he is having a blast singing them. And, to me anyway, if the singer sounds like he is enjoying himself, it makes the album a pleasure to listen to. This is a must for anyone who likes Sinatra's later material.

Sinatra's worst album.......2003-11-17

Listening to this, one cannot help but think that Sinatra had lost his way, musically speaking. He wanted to remain relevant, but at the same time there were few songs being written that were suitable to him. On this album, there's two tracks I like very much, one that's a lost opportunity, and the rest are pretty much unworthy of such a great singer. "The Summer Knows" is a great Michel Legrand song, well arranged by Gordon Jenkins. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is one of the few songs written during the seventies good enough to be called a standard, and Don Costa writes a nifty, swinging arrangement. The lost opportunity is "What Are you Doing the Rest of Your Life?," a great song which I don't think has ever been definitively interpreted by any singer. But the rest of the album is pretty much dreck, though there are amusing moments during "I'm Gonna Make it All the Way." If you must have Sinatra singing LeRoy Brown, the Main Event Concert version is better.

For completists only.

Too much Don Costa and not enough Gordon Jenkins.......2003-09-22

The initial excitement over Frank Sinatra's return caused by "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" dissipates somewhat with his next effort, "Some Nice Things I've Missed." As the title indicates, most of the tracks on this album are songs that were popular during the period of Sinatra's retirement such as Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," David Gates' "If," and Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." However, there are some bad choices in terms of how some of these songs are produced. Apparently in keeping with the idea of Sinatra doing things his way, most of these songs are turned into big band efforts. I suppose "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" can work as a big band number, but "Sweet Caroline" does not. The end result is that the better tracks are those that are slowed down and scored simply, such as "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" The other decent tracks are "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "If," "The Summer Knows," and "You Turned My World Around," only the two of which actually fit the motif of the album. On both albums there are two arrangers, Don Costa and Gordon Jenkins, and the results are the same both times. Jenkins provides the 5 star material and Costa the 3 star; the balance tips up on the first album but down on this one, resulting in a 3.5 album where we have to round down. Put all the Jenkins tracks together and you would have the last great album of Frank Sinatra's career. Instead you have one above average and one below average effort.

A must have for diehard fans or lovers of Bad Leroy Brown!.......2002-08-20

Ok, I will admit it. This is not the greatest Sinatra album. I bought it because I wanted the studio version of Bad, Bad Leroy Brown and because this cd is very hard to find! Thanks to Amazon I own it!!! Crank ol' Leroy Brown to your rock'n roll pallies and they just might dig it!!!! HEY, if rock stars like Brian Setzer can swing, why can't Frank Sinatra rock once in a while????? I personally think Sinatra should've recorded a blues album during this period. Frank's voice became rougher and raspy in the late 60's/early 70's, which is perfect for singing the blues!

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Some Nice Things I've Missed
Frank Sinatra
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008G0WG
Release Date: 1991-07-23

Tracks:

You Turned My World Around
Sweet Caroline
Summer Knows
I'm Gonna Make It All the Way
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree
Satisfy Me One More Time
If
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

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Some Nice Things I've Missed

Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DEOKQ
Release Date: 2002-08-30

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