I Sing the Songs (I Write the Songs)

"I Write the Songs" is a song made popular by Barry Manilow. Under Reprise Records, Frank Sinatra recorded a version of the song titled "I Sing the Songs."

Sinatra first performed the song in concert on January 20, 1976 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and performed the song several times throughout his concert career in 1976 and 1977. The song gave a show-stopper feel similar to that of his trademark "My Way." The song, however, vanished from Sinatra's concert repertoire at the end of 1977 and appeared only a few times throughout his 80s and 90s concerts.

In 1976, Sinatra recorded a studio version of the song. This rendition of the song was released as a Reprise single later in 1976, with a B-side of the piano-focused rendition of "Empty Tables" from Sinatra's cancelled Saloon Songs album. Neither of these songs charted however.

Releases

 * Reissues
 * Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man (1977)
 * The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * Live performances
 * Sinatra Saga, Vol. 2 (1994)

Lyrics
I've been alive forever, and I sang the very first song, I put the words and the melodies together, I am music and I sing this song: I sing the songs that make the whole world sing, I sing the songs of love and special things, I sing the songs that make the young girls cry, I sing the songs, I sing the songs.

My home is deep within you, and I've got my own place in your soul, Now when I look out through your eyes,

I am young again even though I'm growing old. I sing the songs that make the whole world sing, I sing the songs of love and special things, I sing the songs that make the young girls cry, I sing the songs, I sing the songs.

My music makes you dance, it gets your spirit to take a chance, And if the music's from the heart, it's a real fine way to start, It's from me, it's to you, it's from you, it's to me, It's a world-wide symphony.

I sing the songs that make the whole world sing, I sing the songs of love and special things, I sing the songs that make the young girls cry, I sing the songs, I sing the songs. I sing and the whole world sings, I sing the songs of love and special things, I sing the songs that make the young girls cry, I sing the songs, I sing the songs. I am music, and I sing the songs.