In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1955 Capitol album In the Wee Small Hours.

This song was recorded under Reprise Records in Sinatra's 1963 album, Sinatra's Sinatra, and the 1965 album, A Man and His Music. Sinatra rerecorded the song in a melody of it and "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" featuring Carly Simon, for his 1993 Capitol album, Duets.

History
Frank Sinatra's recording of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" was the very first of this song. Written by David Mann and Bob Hilliard, the song was hastily written as Mann needed to leave, however, Hilliard was able to talk him out about leaving for a short while longer. In this small session of impromptu songwriting, the songwriting pair quickly wrote out "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning."

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
 * Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
 * A Man and His Music (1965)
 * Duets (1994)
 * Reissues
 * Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man (1977)
 * The Capitol Years (1990)
 * The Best of the Capitol Years (1992)
 * Concepts (1992)
 * Sinatra 80th: All the Best (1995)
 * he Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * The Very Best of Frank Sinatra (1997)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)
 * Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953–1960 (2000)
 * My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra (2000)
 * Romance: Songs from the Heart (2007)
 * Sinatra: Best of the Best (2011)

Lyrics
In the wee small hours of the morning While the whole wide world is fast asleep You lie awake and think about the girl And never ever think of counting sheep

When your lonely heart has learned its lesson You'd be hers if only she would call In the wee small hours of the morning That's the time you miss her most of all

When your lonely heart has learned its lesson You'd be hers if only she would call In the wee small hours of the morning That's the time you miss her most of all