Lucky Numbers

Frank Sinatra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 8, 1998)
• Original Release Date: December 8, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000FYHO
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Theme from New York, New York

2. The Boys' Night Out

3. Come Blow Your Horn

4. Pocketful of Miracles

5. Luck Be a Lady

6. That's Life

7. Pick Yourself Up

8. Pennies from Heaven

9. Here's to the Losers

10. Winners

Editorial Reviews

Originally, Lucky Numbers was only intended for sale in Las Vegas, since the ten songs on the disc are all, in some way, about luck and gambling. Reprise soon realized the kitschy high concept would appeal to the legions of swinging Gen-Xers, and so it was made available throughout the country. Truth be told, Lucky Numbers -- which oddly has the distinction of being the first compilation Reprise released after Sinatra's death (it seems like they could have assembled more useful collections in the wake of his passing) -- isn't much of an album. It's entertaining, to be sure -- how could it not be when it boasts "Theme from New York, New York," "The Boys' Night Out," "Luck Be a Lady," "That's Life," "Pennies from Heaven," and "Here's to the Losers" among the featured tracks? -- but it's utterly inconsequential and not at all revelatory. Perhaps it will appeal to casual fans enamored of the Chairman of the Board's masculine swagger, since they'll prefer the image to the music, but any collector will have the best of this material on better collections. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New collection of hard to find ditties-GREAT FUN, December 4, 2001

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S. Henkels (Devon, Pa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucky Numbers (Audio CD)

Every cut here is first rate Frank,and they are mostly hard to find anywhere else. The most outrageous piece is "Boys Night Out",never released before and sitting in the vault for over 30 years. It's the all-time frat boy party song. Are you a frat man? Well,hold off on a few beers,and buy this instead. No doubt,the funniest Frank song ever recorded,and maybe the funniest song ever recorded period.And a smashing Billy May chart to boot. Here is the full length version of "Luck Be A Lady",an eternal rabble rouser guaranteed to blow away the crowd. And another rarity I vaguely remember on the radio as a very young fellow in pre-Beatles days,"Come Blow Your Horn" to round out the party.Frank also starred in the movie in 1963. More great melody and lyrics from the Cahn/Van Heusen team!! "Miracles" is another amusing tune specially written for the very young and young at heart,also by Cahn/Van Heusen.Rounding out my favorites here is the most knockout version of "Pick Yourself Up",an old Jerome Kern number restyled here (1962!),but even though it's almost 40 years old, it is as timeless as they come. The rest of this unique collection is worth checking out,too.This may be the most out and out "fun" album in Frank's monumental oeuvre,and is a very welcome recent addition!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sinatra's best album of 1998, June 9, 1999

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Jon Warshawsky "Sinatra Guru" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucky Numbers (Audio CD)

Okay, so this isn't really a new album -- just a fun collection. You might want to own this because several of the songs are from fairly obscure albums and hard to get otherwise. "Boys Night Out" is classic Billy May, "Luck be a Lady" is as fun as ever, and "Here's to the Losers" belongs here.

Serious Sinatraphiles may pass on this one, but it's a fabulous CD to have in the car with the top down!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect upbeat concept album, October 2, 1999

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Alexander M. Moir "Lt. Moir" (Huntington, NY) - See all my reviews
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"Lucky Numbers" is another disc that demonstrates that the Chairman was as capable at upbeat casino music as he was at melancholy crooning. Tracks like "New York, New York," "Luck Be a Lady," and "Here's to the Losers" show the happy-go-lucky side of Sinatra just as "In the Wee Small Hours" (which is possibly the downbeat companion to this album) shows his longing, sad side. "Lucky Numbers" won't disappoint any fan who can appreciate Frank's versatility.