The Artistry Of Frank Sinatra Continues: ‘Rarities Volume 3’ Makes Digital Debut

A collection of tracks from one of popular culture’s most captivating singers goes digital today with the release of Frank Sinatra: Reprise Rarities Volume 3 from Frank Sinatra Enterprises and UMe. Featuring 15 Reprise tracks, all making their digital debut, the collection follows Volume 1, released December 2020 in honor of Frank Sinatra’s birthday, and Volume 2, released in February 2021 for Valentine’s Day. Continuing the 60th-anniversary celebration of “The Chairman of the Board” founding Reprise Records with rarities available via all digital streaming platforms, Volume 3 presents recordings that showcase the sublime vocal stylings of Frank Sinatra. Available now, the third of five volumes of rarities features non-LP singles, alternate versions and bonus tracks from previous box sets. Also available now via all digital streaming platforms: Frank Sinatra: Rarities Volume 1, and Frank Sinatra: Rarities Volume 2.

Volume 3 features “The Game Is Over,” written by John Denver and arranged by Don Costa; it was recorded November 2, 1970, Sinatra’s last session before he “retired” in 1971. After Ol’ Blue Eyes was back he occasionally returned to the studio and two rarities from sessions recorded February 5, 1976 are piano-only versions of “Empty Tables” and “Send In The Clowns.” Both tracks feature Frank Sinatra’s long-time pianist Bill Miller. Frank hired Bill in 1951 and, with the exception of a few years, Bill was with Frank until the end of his life. In fact, no other musician worked so closely and for so long with Frank Sinatra than Bill Miller.

Also with disco blazing up the charts in the late 1970s, Frank Sinatra recorded two songs in 1977 with disco-inspired arrangements by Joe Beck. These tracks, “Night and Day” and “All or Nothing At All” – both from February 16, 1977 – were Frank Sinatra’s only foray into the disco craze.

Hailed by The New York Times for an “extraordinary voice [that] elevated popular song into an art,” Sinatra realized a long-time dream by forming his own record label, Reprise, in 1960. At the time Sinatra’s business model was highly innovative in the recording industry; the very first of its kind, he pioneered the concept of having artists create and control their recordings.

“Untrammeled, unfettered, unconfined” is how the early advertisements described Sinatra on Reprise.

Throughout the years, artists including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, Nancy Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Green Day and Michael Bublé, among others, have recorded albums for Reprise.

Siriusly Sinatra (SiriusXM Ch. 71) will air part three of an exclusive ‘Sinatra: Reprise Rarities’ special in May.

FRANK SINATRA — REPRISE RARITIES Volume 3

1. The Last Dance – December 21, 1960
2. The Second Time Around – December 21, 1960
3. Moment to Moment – October 21, 1965
4. In the Shadow of the Moon – March 25, 1969
5. The Game Is Over – November 2, 1970
6. The Hurt Doesn’t Go Away – June 5, 1973
7. Walk Away – June 22, 1973
8. Empty Tables – May 7, 1974
9. Empty Tables – piano only – February 5, 1976
10. Send In The Clowns – piano only/spoken intro – February 5, 1976
11. Like A Sad Song – September 27, 1976
12. Dry Your Eyes – September 27, 1976
13. Everybody Ought To Be In Love – February 16, 1977
14. Night and Day – February 16, 1977
15. All or Nothing At All – February 16, 1977

Additional digital rarities available now:

FRANK SINATRA — REPRISE RARITIES Volume 1

1. In the Blue of Evening – March 21, 1961
2. As You Desire Me – November 20, 1961
3. Don’t Take Your Love From Me – November 21, 1961
4. Name It and It’s Yours – November 22, 1961
5. Come Waltz with Me – January 17, 1962
6. Everybody’s Twistin’ – February 27, 1962
7. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – August 27, 1962
8. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – February 21, 1963
9. Come Fly with Me – October 11, 1965
10. I’ll Never Smile Again – October 11, 1965
11. Younger Than Springtime – September 20, 1967
12. Everything Happens To Me – September 24, 1974
13. Just As Though You Were Here – September 24, 1974

FRANK SINATRA — REPRISE RARITIES Volume 2

1. Tina – December 21, 1960
2. Since Marie Has Left Paree – July 17, 1964
3. Blue Lace – November 11, 1968
4. Star! – November 11, 1968
5. Lady Day – August 25, 1969
6. I Love My Wife – November 12, 1976
7. Nancy – March 9, 1977
8. Emily – March 9, 1977
9. Linda – March 14, 1977
10. Sweet Lorraine – March 14, 1977
11. Barbara – March 14, 1977
12. It’s Sunday – February 28, 1983
13. The Girls I’ve Never Kissed – October 30, 1986