That's Life (album)

For the song "That's Life," see "That's Life (song)."

That's Life

Cover art by Bill George

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Ernie Freeman

Release date(s)

November 18, 1966
1974 (LP)
May 1, 1998 (CD)

Recorded

October 18, 1966 - November 18, 1966

Record Label

Reprise
FS 1020

Producer

Jimmy Bowen

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

10

Length

25:36

Singles

"That's Life"

Reception

Allmusic

3 / 5

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Alternate cover art

Chronology

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Sinatra & Jobim

That's Life is a 1966 Reprise Records album performed by Frank Sinatra; it is Sinatra's fiftieth studio album. The album was conducted by Ernie Freeman.

The overall theme of the album starts off with the hit song, of which the album is titled, "That's Life". Other tracks in the album include such songs as "Winchester Cathedral" and "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)".

Track listing

1. "That's Life" (Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon) – 3:10
2. "I Will Wait for You" (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Deny) – 2:19
3. "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (From Doctor Zhivago) (Paul Francis Webster, Maurice Jarre) – 2:19
4. "Sand and Sea" (Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Vidalin, Mack David) – 2:29
5. "What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Carl Sigman, Pierre Leroyer) – 2:32
6. "Winchester Cathedral" (Geoff Stephens) – 2:38
7. "Give Her Love" (Jim Harbert) – 2:14
8. "Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Samuel Ward, Charles Watkins) – 2:42
9. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:34
10. "You're Gonna Hear from Me" (Andre Previn, Dory Previn) – 2:51

Singles

Only one single was released for That's Life — the title track. "That's Life" was released as a single in 1966 along with the title track to Sinatra's 1965 September of My Years.

Reception

Allmusic gave the album a score of three out of five stars, criticizing the blues feel of the title track "wasn't attempted for the entire album."

That's Life peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 charts of 1967. In 1966, the title track of the album peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "That's Life" also peaked at #25 on the R&B singles chart of 1967.

Personnel

Personnel
Gilbert Bécaud	Composer
Jimmy Bowen	Producer
Eddie Brackett	Engineer
Jimmy Brown	Producer
Stan Cornyn	Liner Notes
Joe Darion	Composer
Mack David	Composer
Jacques Demy	Composer
Ernie Freeman	Arranger, Conductor
Ernie Freeman Combo	Arranger, Conductor
Bill George	Artwork, Cover Art, Illustrations
Norman Gimbel	Composer
Kelly Gordon	Composer
Lee Herschberg	Engineer
Michel Legrand	Composer
Mitch Leigh	Composer
Pierre Leroyer	Composer
Carl Sigman	Composer
Frank Sinatra	Vocals
Dean Kay Thompson	Composer
Ed Thrasher	Art Direction
Maurice Vidalin	Composer
Samuel A. Ward	Composer
Charles Watkins	Composer