- For the song "That's Life," see "That's Life (song)."
1974 (LP)
October 6, 1986 (CD)
FS 1020
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[]
- "That's Life" (Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon) – 3:10
- "I Will Wait for You" (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Deny) – 2:19
- "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (From Doctor Zhivago) (Paul Francis Webster, Maurice Jarre) – 2:19
- "Sand and Sea" (Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Vidalin, Mack David) – 2:29
- "What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Carl Sigman, Pierre Leroyer) – 2:32
- "Winchester Cathedral" (Geoff Stephens) – 2:38
- "Give Her Love" (Jim Harbert) – 2:14
- "Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Samuel Ward, Charles Watkins) – 2:42
- "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:34
- "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.[1]
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."[2]
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.[3]
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 |