Empty Tables

"Empty Tables" is a song Frank Sinatra recorded twice throughout his Reprise career.

Sinatra performed his first rendition in 1973 for a new album he was planning titled "Saloon Songs." This 1975 album however flopped, and Sinatra released his rendition of "Empty Tables" in two separate singles, both a B-side. The song was featured in both the "The Saddest Thing of All" and "I Sing the Songs (I Write the Songs)" singles.

Sinatra went on to include this in many concerts throughout the seventies and eighties.

Releases

 * Reissues
 * Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man (1977)
 * The Reprise Collection (1990)
 * The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * Live performances
 * Sinatra Saga, Vol. 2 (1994)

Lyrics
It's like singin' to empty tables Or a gallery full of ghosts Or like givin' a great big party Where nobody shows but the host That's what it's been like, baby That's what it's been like all night Without you around to applaud me Every night's just like closing night

And I'm singin', singin' the same old numbers `n' I'm tellin' the same sad jokes And there's nothin' out front but mem'ries And lot of transparent folks So, please call, call and make a reservation In our favorite spot for two `cause I'm singin' to empty tables without you

Without you Without you