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For My Dad / Somethin Stupid / Feelin Kinda Sunday

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This CD-single came out in 1998 exactly one month after Frank Sinatra died. It features "It's For My Dad," a tribute song by his daughter Nancy and the two duets they recorded in the 1960s. The duet "Somethin' Stupid" was recorded by father and daughter in just two takes and hit #1 in 1967, appearing on his "Frank Sinatra and the World We Knew" album (the single only made its way onto her hit collections). "Feelin' Kinda Sunday," released the year before on her second album, "How Does That Grab You?", was never released as a single. Obviously the first track is the one that makes this worth having because any fan of either Sinatra is already going to have the hit "Somethin' Stupid." While Lisa Marie Presley did a mixed duet of "Don't Cry Daddy" to honor her father, similar to what Natalie Cole did with "Unforgettable," I appreciate that since Nancy had already hit the top of charts singer with her dad that she chose to honor him in this way. The simplest but also the most touching of the musical tributes paid to Ol' Blue Eyes.

Unlike the other reviewer, I appreciate this CD for what it is : a heartfelt valentine from Nancy to her late father, featuring their two 1967 duets and a middling but sweet song addressed to him. Nothing earth-shattering here, but a small, sentimental collectible for Sinatra (Frank and/or Nancy) fans.

This is a tribute from Nancy Sinatra to her father who passed on in 1998. This CD features 3 songs, "It's For My Dad", the #1 duet "Somethin' Stupid", and the other duet, "Feelin' Kinda Sunday." Although it may not seem as not, it's still nice to collect - nothing for Sinatra fans to go crazy over.

The only reason even the most ardent Sinatra fan would want this four song "tribute" CD is a small passage of actual recording studio chatter between Frank, Nancy and Billy Strange taken from the "Something Stupid" session in 1967.

Frank (to Nancy) "I have to sing a little louder during that passage...you sing louder too.."
Nancy: "I love those guitars"
Frank: "that's the whole record"

If the entire CD was made up of this kind of material, it would be worth the buy....

Unfortunately........

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Sinatra collectors take note: This little curiosity is very hard to find...Amazon seems to be the only source for it.....