The World We Knew

The World We Knew
Studio album by
Frank Sinatra
ReleasedAugust 1967
RecordedFebruary 1, June 29–30, July 1, 24 and 27, 1967 at United-Western Studios in Hollywood
GenreTraditional pop
Length28:09
LabelsReprise
FS 1022
ProducersJimmy Bowen (all tracks)
Lee Hazlewood (track 2)
Frank Sinatra chronology
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
(1967)		 The World We Knew
(1967)		 Francis A. & Edward K.
(1968)

The World We Knew, also known as Frank Sinatra, is a 1967 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.[1]

The album's title track reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1967. Its second track, "Somethin' Stupid"—a duet between Sinatra and his daughter Nancy—reached No. 1 on both charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[1]
Record MirrorStarStarStarStar[2]

Upon release, Billboard reviewed the album favorably, praising its overall quality while noting the cover art as its primary shortcoming.[3]

Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in his review of the album for AllMusic, awarded it two-and-a-half out of five stars, and described it as, "More of a singles collection than a proper album [...] Much of this has a rock-oriented pop production, complete with fuzz guitars, reverb, folky acoustic guitars, wailing harmonicas, drum kits, organs, and brass and string charts that punctuate the songs rather than provide the driving force [...] the songs Sinatra tackles with a variety of arrangers are more ambitious than most middle-of-the-road, adult-oriented soft rock of the late '60s."[1] Erlewine described the album's ninth track, "Drinking Again", as "exceptional, nuanced" and said that it "ranks among the best songs Sinatra cut during the '60s."[1]

Track listing

Notes
  • Carson Parks is also known as C. Carson Parks[4]
  • Jim Harbert is also known as James Harbert[5]
  • Overdubs for "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" recorded on June 30 and July 1, 1967[6]
  • The Orchestra on "Somethin' Stupid" includes 10 Violins[4]
  • Background Vocals on "Don't Sleep in the Subway" recorded on July 27, 1967[7]
  • Basic Backing Tracks for (and Overdubs for unreleased version of) “This Town” was recorded on June 30, 1967[8]
  • Instrumental Overdubs for "This Town" recorded on July 27, 1967[8]
  • The Orchestra on "You Are There" includes 16 Violins, 6 Cellos, 3 French Horns and 7 Saxophones & Woodwinds
  • The Orchestra on "Drinking Again" includes 12 Violins[9]
  • The Orchestra on Tracks 3–4 and 7 includes 21 Violins, 3 Cellos and 4 French Horns[5][10]
  • The Orchestra on Tracks 3–4 and 7–8 includes 6 Violas[11][12]
  • The Orchestra on Tracks 5, 8 and 10 includes 5 Trumpets[13]
  • The Orchestra on Tracks 5 and 10 includes 8 Violins
  • Sessions held in United-Western Studios, Hollywood, California.

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The World We Knew". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jopling, Norman; Jones, Peter (September 23, 1967). "Albums: Frank Sinatra – The World We Knew" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Cardfont Publishers, Ltd. p. 8. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2025. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews: Frank Sinatra – The World We Knew" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 36. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 9, 1967. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2025 – via World Radio History.
  4. 1 2 Sinatra, Frank. "Somethin' Stupid". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somethin'%20Stupid
  5. 1 2 Sinatra, Frank. "This Is My Love". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/This%20Is%20My%20Love
  6. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "The World We Knew". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20World%20We%20Knew
  7. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "Don't Sleep in the Subway". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Don’t%20Sleep%20in%20the%20Subway
  8. 1 2 Sinatra, Frank. "This Town". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/This%20Town
  9. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. “Drinking Again”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Drinking%20Again
  10. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "Born Free". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Born%20Free
  11. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "This is My Song". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/This%20Is%20My%20Song
  12. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "You Are There". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/You%20Are%20There
  13. ↑ Sinatra, Frank. "Some Enchanted Evening". Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Some%20Enchanted%20Evening
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 1/10/1967 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Frank Sinatra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 15/3/2015 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Frank Sinatra Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Jazz-Charts – Oktober 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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