Trilogy: Past Present Future

Trilogy: Past Present Future (simply referred to as Trilogy) is a 1980 studio album by Frank Sinatra. It is Sinatra's sixty-second studio album.

The album is known as Sinatra's last concept album, focusing on his career throughout the years. The first disc, titled "The Past", focused on standards similar to those he performed in late 50s and late 60s, while the second disc, titled "The Present", was riddled with pop hits Sinatra made throughout the Reprise years, inlcuding his final signature song, his rendition of the theme song from the film, "New York, New York". The final disc, "The Future" contained a few songs, all of which written by Gordon Jenkins, but most importantly, the three part, 13 minute song, "The Future".

Disc 1: The Past

 * 1) "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:39
 * 2) "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:50
 * 3) "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:13
 * 4) "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:53
 * 5) "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:50
 * 6) "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) – 3:32
 * 7) "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:21
 * 8) "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 1:42
 * 9) "More Than You Know" (Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) – 3:22
 * 10) "They All Laughed" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:49

Disc 2: The Present

 * 1) "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" (Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) – 4:07
 * 2) "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) – 3:26
 * 3) "Something" (George Harrison) – 4:42
 * 4) "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:45
 * 5) "Theme from New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 3:26
 * 6) "Summer Me, Winter Me" (Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:02
 * 7) "Song Sung Blue" (Neil Diamond) – 2:47
 * 8) "For the Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:41
 * 9) "Love Me Tender" (Vera Matson, Elvis Presley) – 3:34
 * 10) "That's What God Looks Like to Me" (Lois Irwin, Lan O’Kun) – 2:55

Disc 3: The Future

 * 1) "What Time Does the Next Miracle Leave?" (Gordon Jenkins) – 10:44
 * 2) "World War None!" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:27
 * 3) "The Future" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:05
 * 4) "The Future (Continued): I've Been There" (Gordon Jenkins) – 3:33
 * 5) "The Future (Conclusion): Song Without Words" (Gordon Jenkins) – 6:00
 * 6) "Before the Music Ends (Finale)" (Gordon Jenkins) – 9:46

Singles
Trilogy featured two different singles that were released during 1980. The first of these singles featured "Theme from New York, New York" and "That's What God Looks Like to Me." The song "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" was released along with the song "I've Been There!" for another single. "That's What God Looks Like to Me" was later re-released as a separate single featuring "To Love a Child."

Reception
Allmusic rated the album at two out of five stars, claiming that the album had several flaws and inconsistencies. For the Past disc, Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that this disc was riddled with "the material best suited for his [Sinatra's] talents." The Present disc is criticized by claiming that "the material is mediocre" though "Don Costa's arrangements are lovely, as is Sinatra's singing." In the words of the review, "The Future is an unqualified mess...Sinatra sounds lost singing clichéd, trite lyrics about peace, space travel, and his past."

Trilogy: Past Present Future peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 charts of 1980.

Awards and nominations
Trilogy: Past Present Future was awarded the Grammy Award for "Best Album Notes" at the 1980 Grammy ceremonies thanks to David McClintock.