No One Cares [Original recording remastered]

Frank Sinatra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00005UMTA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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Essentially the sequel to 1957's Where Are You? this 1959 release finds Frank Sinatra once again singing tales of woe to the lush accompaniment of Gordon Jenkins's classically influenced arrangements. Torch songs this time around include "Just Friends," "None but the Lonely Heart," "Stormy Weather," and "When No One Cares," all delivered with minimal vocal acrobatics and maximum ache by Ol' Blue Eyes. Some fans may prefer the sparer arrangements of such Nelson Riddle collaborations as In the Wee Small Hours, but this still makes for superior late-night listening. --Dan Epstein

Product Description

Digipak edition of this 1959 album from the legendary crooner. Orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins and Nelson Riddle. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Sinatra Torch Album, July 16, 2005

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Lawrence E. LaRocco "Sinatra Fanatic" (Berwyn, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No One Cares (Audio CD)

Dark, brooding, and melancholy, "No One Cares" is a superb torch album that ranks a close second to "Only the Lonely" as Sinatra's greatest compilation of "suicide songs" as he sneeringly referred to them. No one ever got into a lyric as convincingly as Frank did, and the result on this album is a spare, understated performance that is absolutely stunning. There is a pervading sense of sadness and despair in this album that showcases the full range of Sinatra's interpretative powers with ballads that are difficult to do justice to in an emotional sense. Equally outstanding are Gordon Jenkin's lush orchestrations and his superb use of strings and woodwinds. This was their second collaboration together, and the album was recorded at four different sessions in 1959 when Frank was at the absolute zenith of his musical powers. The four bonus tracks mesh beautifully with the other selections, but my favorite track on the album is "None But The Lonely Heart." It is indescribably beautiful and haunting and unbearably sad. This is an essential purchase for any serious Sinatra-phile. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine "dark night of the soul" album, January 9, 2002

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This review is from: No One Cares (Audio CD)

"No One Cares" is Sinatra's third Capitol collaboration with arranger Gordon Jenkins. Like other Jenkins offerings (including the slightly superior "Where Are You?"), it is swamped by heavy strings while Frank sings various ballads concerning how completely shattered his lonely heart is. Of all of Frank's ballads/suicide songs-only titles for Capitol, this is perhaps the weakest - this isn't to say that it's a poor offering. Far from it. It's just that, when placed next to you such devastating classics as "Only the Lonely" and "Where Are You?," it pales a bit. But there is much enjoyment to be found (the five star rating IS warranted). Indeed, Frank's vocals are perhaps the most mournful and despairing of any he commited to tape. He really does sound at the end of his rope on such cuts as "Stormy Weather" and Elvis Costello's favorite Sinatra song, "No One Cares." And, as a side note, it has one of coolest album covers of any Capitol album - a forlorn Frank drinking alone at a bar while being totally disregarded by the happy couples surrounding him. This is the first time this title has been available on CD with 24 bit remastering (though it was available in 24 bit in the "Concepts" box set). And, aside from "Concepts," it was previously out of print for close to a decade. So, grab this fine collection now before it disappears again!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Sinatra torch songs recorded with Gordon Jenkins, April 29, 2003

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No One Cares (Audio CD)

In 1957 Frank Sinatra worked with a different arranger at Columbia Records other than Nelson Riddle when he recorded a collection of torch songs for "Where Are You?" with arranger Gordon Jenkins. Two years later Sinatra and Jenkins worked together on "No One Cares," which is almost as good as their first effort. That would be something of an ironic comment because these are dark, brooding songs of loneliness. All things considered I think I like Sinatra as a saloon singer best of all, in which case you would want to pick up both of these albums and "Only the Lonely," which Sinatra recorded in 1958 (with Riddle when Jenkins ended up being unavailable). The most recognizable songs on "No One Cares" would be "Stormy Weather" and "I'll Never Smile Again," which was never this depressing when Doris Day sang it. Standout tracks include "A Cottage for Sale," "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You," and "Here's That Rainy Day," although with torch songs it is always a matter of individual taste when it comes down to what sort of sad, melancholy little song can send you spiraling all the way down into the depths of despair. This reissue of the 1959 album would probably grade out at 4.5 stars if such things were allowed, but I have no problem rounding up given the album's overall quality and the four bonus tracks tacked on at the end of which "This Was My Love" is the best.