The World We Knew

This article is about the 1967 album; for the song, see "The World We Knew (Over and Over)".

The World We Knew

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Gordon Jenkins
Claus Ogerman

Release date(s)

August, 1967
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2009

Recorded

February 1 - July 24, 1967

Record Label

Reprise

Producer

Jimmy Bowen

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

10

Length

26:32

Singles

"Somethin' Stupid"
"I Will Wait for You"
"Give Her Love"
"The World We Knew (Over and Over)"
"You Are There"
"This Town"
"This Is My Love"

Reception

Allmusic

2½ / 5

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The World We Knew is a 1967 album by Frank Sinatra; it is Sinatra's fifty-second studio album. The album peaked #1 on the 1967 Adult Contemporary charts. Also, the second track of the album, a duet of Frank Sinatra with Sinata's daughter, Nancy, "Somethin' Stupid", peaked #1 on the singles charts for months.

Track listing

1. "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" (Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Carl Sigman) – 2:50
2. "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nancy Sinatra) (Carson Parks) – 2:45
3. "This Is My Love" (James Harbert) – 3:37
4. "Born Free" (Don Black, John Barry) – 2:05
5. "Don't Sleep in the Subway" (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) – 2:22
6. "This Town" (Lee Hazlewood) – 3:05
7. "This Is My Song" (Charlie Chaplin) – 2:30
8. "You Are There" (Harry Sukman, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:31
9. "Drinking Again" (Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber) – 3:13
10. "Some Enchanted Evening" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:34

Singles

Several singles were released for the The World We Knew. The first single released was "Somethin' Stupid" which was released as twice, once with "I Will Wait for You" and again with "Give Her Love." The tittle track of the album was released as a single as well, featuring "You Are There." The final single of the album was released in late 1967, featuring "This Town" and "This is My Love."

Reception

The album, received good scores from the public in its singles, however, due to this, the album was criticized for being a "singles collection." The album was scored only two and a half stars out of five by Allmusic.

Personnel

Personnel
Ernie Freeman	Piano
Gordon Jenkins	Arranger
Bert Kaempfert	Composer
Claus Ogerman	arranger
C. Carson Parks	Composer
Herbert Rehbein	Composer
Carl Sigman	Composer
Frank Sinatra	Vocals
Nancy Sinatra	Vocals