Reprise Records is a record label that was founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is operated by Warner Brothers under the Warner Music Group.
History[]
Early years[]
Sinatra originally founded the label for himself to have more freedom with his recordings than Capitol Records allow. The first album Sinatra, and all of Reprise, that was released was Ring-a-Ding-Ding!. With only a few resources for the label, Sinatra found friends in his fellow Rat Pack members as well as other household names such as Bing Crosby and Jo Stafford.
Late Sinatra[]
In the 1970s, as Sinatra's musical style became less popular, Reprise Records started to crumble as well. While losing parts of their great roster of artists, Reprise still managed to keep a high profile, but in 1976, Reprise was deactivated by Warner Brothers. In doing so, all the artists excluding Sinatra and Neil Young were moved elsewhere. However, 11 years later, Reprise was reactivated under Lenny Waronker.
Today[]
Today, Reprise's only artist that has stayed with them is Neil Young. However, several new artists have entered such as Green Day, Michael Bublé, My Chemical Romance, Eric Clapton, among several others.
Albums released by Frank Sinatra under Reprise[]
- Main article: List of Frank Sinatra Albums
Name | Year | Label | Arranger |
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Ring-a-Ding-Ding! | 1961 | Reprise | Johnny Mandel |
Swing Along with Me | 1961 | Reprise | Billy May |
I Remember Tommy... | 1961 | Reprise | Sy Oliver |
Point of No Return | 1962 | Capitol | Axel Stordahl |
Sinatra and Strings | 1962 | Reprise | Don Costa |
Sinatra and Swingin' Brass | 1962 | Reprise | Neil Hefti |
Frank Sinatra Conducts Music from Pictures and Plays | 1962 | Reprise | Harry Sukman |
Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain | 1962 | Reprise | Robert Farnon |
All Alone | 1962 | Reprise | Gordon Jenkins |
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First | 1963 | Reprise | Neal Hefti |
The Concert Sinatra | 1963 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Sinatra's Sinatra | 1963 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners | 1964 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
It Might as Well Be Swing | 1964 | Reprise | Quincy Jones |
America, I Hear You Singing | 1964 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Softly, as I Leave You | 1964 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
September of My Years | 1965 | Reprise | Gordon Jenkins |
My Kind of Broadway | 1965 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
A Man and His Music | 1965 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Moonlight Sinatra | 1966 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Strangers in the Night | 1966 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
That's Life | 1966 | Reprise | Ernie Freeman |
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | 1967 | Reprise | Claus Ogerman |
The World We Knew | 1967 | Reprise | Gordon Jenkins · Claus Ogerman |
Francis A. & Edward K. | 1968 | Reprise | Billy May |
The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas | 1968 | Reprise | Nelson Riddle |
Cycles | 1968 | Reprise | Don Costa |
My Way | 1969 | Reprise | Don Costa |
A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen | 1969 | Reprise | Don Costa |
Watertown | 1970 | Reprise | Bob Gaudio |
Sinatra & Company | 1971 | Reprise | Eumir Deodato · Don Costa |
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back | 1973 | Reprise | Gordon Jenkins |
Some Nice Things I've Missed | 1974 | Reprise | Don Costa |
Trilogy: Past Present Future | 1980 | Reprise | Billy May · Don Costa · Gordon Jenkins |
She Shot Me Down | 1982 | Reprise | Gordon Jenkins |
Syms by Sinatra | 1982 | Reprise | Don Costa |
L.A. Is My Lady | 1984 | Reprise | Quincy Jones |