Sanctuary Records
2004
Nancy Sinatra
About This Album
Records like Nancy Sinatra, which take a pop icon, surround her with current admirers for collaborators, and hope for a sound both modern and classic, are quite often disasters and almost never live up to even the most grudging of high hopes. Well, thanks to this (and Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose), you can toss that theory out the window, because Nancy Sinatra is a resounding success. Sinatra was never a great singer; she got by on her boots, Lee Hazlewood's songs, and Frank. Believe it or not, her vocals are one of the strong points here. With age her voice seems to have gained some gravitas and strength. She also rarely relies on her trademark arch line deliveries, instead diving into the songs with passion and real feeling. Passion is a strange word to see in association with Nancy (unless preceded by "lack of"), but she sounds invested in the songs her younger collaborators have delivered. Most of them gave her songs that fit her age and abilities, often casting her in the role of world-weary advisor or heartbroken crooner. The collaborations on this record can be grouped into the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good would include "Bossman," a track written by Phil Burns and Andy Holt of electronic band Reno and the album's co-producers, A.
Track List (try tracks 3,6,7,9 and 10)

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