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  1. www.songfacts.com › facts › frank-sinatraFly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra - Songfacts

    Songfacts®: This song was written by Bart Howard in 1954 as "In Other Words," and it was introduced on the cabaret circuit by Felicia Saunders. Two years after Kaye Ballard recorded the first commercial version of the song, Johnny Mathis released his rendition as "Fly Me to the Moon." In 1962 the composer Joe Harnell revived the song, giving ...

  2. performingsongwriter.com › frank-sinatra-songsFrank Sinatra: Songwriters Tell The Stories Behind His Songs

    Dec 12, 2016 · Frank Sinatra: The Stories Behind His Songs. When Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, the world was given the greatest friend a song and songwriter would ever know. Starting out as a saloon singer in musty little dives (he carried his own P.A. system), he eventually got work as a band singer, first with The Hoboken Four then ...

  3. americansongwriter.com › 4-songs-you-didnt-know4 Songs You Didn't Know Frank Sinatra Wrote - American Songwriter

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    • “I’m a Fool to Want You” Written by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron. Released in 1951, “I’m a Fool to Want You” was written by Ol’ Blue Eyes, Jack Wolf, and Joel Herron.
    • “Mistletoe and Holly” Written by Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Dok Stanford. This warm Christmas song, “Mistletoe and Holly” was released in 1957. Recorded by Sinatra, it was also co-written by him.
    • “Mr. Success” Written by Frank Sinatra, Edwin Greines, Hank Sanicola. If there was ever a quintessential Sinatra song title, this is it. Released in 1958, this track was another co-written by the crooner.
    • “This Love of Mine” Written by Frank Sinatra, Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola. Recorded early in Sinatra’s career in 1941, “This Love of Mine” includes music by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:Songs_written_byCategory:Songs written by Frank Sinatra - Wikipedia

    T. Take My Love (Frank Sinatra song) This Love of Mine. Category: Songs by American songwriters.

  5. www.songfacts.com › blog › writingThe Songs of Sinatra : Song Writing - Songfacts

    A lot of people, because Frank was so convincing in what he sang, thought he had his hand in writing a lot of these songs. He did write a few songs and he's contributed lyrics to some songs, like "I'm A Fool To Want You." I do think it's a testament to his artistry that a lot of people think that he wrote a lot of these songs, which he didn't.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fly_Me_to_the_MoonFly Me to the Moon - Wikipedia

    Fly Me to the Moon. " Fly Me to the Moon ", originally titled " In Other Words ", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon. In 1999, the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored "Fly Me to the Moon ...

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  8. archive.nytimes.com › www › librarySinatra's True Legacy: The Singing Itself - The New York ...

    Mary Cleere Haran is a cabaret singer. TURNING A 32-BAR SONG INTO A 3-ACT PLAY . By GENE LEES n the 25 or so years before the advent of Frank Sinatra, America produced a body of magnificent songs, unique on earth. They were beautifully constructed melodies with literate, sensitive and often witty lyrics.