“Derb—’She Shot Me Down’ (recorded and released in 1981 when he was 65 [66 in December]) is generally considered to be the last ‘real’ Frank Sinatra album – ‘real’ as in a traditional Sinatra ballad album. There was ‘LA is My Lady’ (1984) which was, in my opinion, mediocre at best, and the two ‘Duets’ albums (1993, 1994), about which the less said, the better. So, since it’s considered the last ‘real’ album – no wonder it’s been out of print since 1991. This year marks the 25 th anniversary of its release. Grrr.”

[Derb] Ed Capano tells me that Sinatra actually had TWO careers, one after the other—not an easy thing for a pop singer to pull off. The Nelson Riddle arrangements launched the second one.