Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.
While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.
Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members—cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried—next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.
Embraceable You
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
Just one look at you
My heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in me
Above all, I want these arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby
Come to papa, come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, I want my arms about you
So don't you be, a naughty baby
Come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
Frank Sinatra's Embraceable You is a classic love song that is all about a person who has fallen head over heels in love with someone who they find irresistibly charming and bewitching. The song starts with the singer asking the object of their affection, who they refer to in the lyrics as “my sweet embraceable you” and “irreplaceable you,” to embrace them. The singer goes on to say that just one look at the person makes their heart grow tipsy, and that being around this person brings out the gypsy in them, implying that they feel free and in love.
The chorus is a plea for the person to come closer and not be a naughty baby, telling them to come to papa and be their sweet embraceable. The singer then goes on to reaffirm their love for all the many charms about this person and how what they desire most is to have their arms around them.
The song is an intimate and romantic love song that showcases the power of love and how it can make a person feel alive and passionate. Sinatra's vocal performance on this song is intimate and tender, and it perfectly captures the wistful atmosphere of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Hold me close, my darling, as only you can.
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
Hold me tight, my one and only.
Just one look at you
I was immediately smitten as soon as I saw you.
My heart grew tipsy in me
I was overwhelmed with love and emotion for you.
You and you alone
Out of everyone in the world, it's only you that affects me this way.
Bring out the gypsy in me
You make me feel free and adventurous, like a wandering gypsy.
I love all the many charms about you
There are so many wonderful things about you that I adore.
Above all, I want these arms about you
More than anything, I want to hold you tight in my arms.
Don't be a naughty baby
Please don't be difficult or stubborn.
Come to papa, come to papa do
Come to me, my love.
My sweet embraceable you
There's nobody like you, my love, who can comfort me with a hug.
So don't you be, a naughty baby
Please don't be stubborn, my dear.
Come to papa do
Come to me and let me hold you.
My sweet embraceable you
There's nobody like you, my love, who can comfort me with a hug.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Unison Rights S.L., Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
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@bambolbee6564
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, my silk-and-lace-able you
I'm in love with you, I am and verily so
But you're much too shy, unnecessarily so
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, I want my arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, I want these arms about you
So, don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
@angelapleasants8285
I love hearing Sinatra. His voice is so timeless. I've listened to this kind of music for decades and it never gets old.
I only wish music was still like this.
@carolinedenison2447
WOW!! What a beautiful song! xxxxx
@baroundtony3427
Hello yes, such amazing talent miss this oldies, is this your favorite song?
@raheemah._x
His talent is unmatchable‼️
@barbiebaby8057
truly classic and unforgettable !
@baroundtony3427
Hello yes, such amazing talent miss this oldies, is this your favorite song?
@eustace8520
One of Frank's best 40's record!
@janeburton7647
Lovely and very Frank! 🌹♥️♥️🌹
@heathereaton9469
honestly... how did music go from this to what we have now?? just beautiful!
@benrow5472
je ne sais pas...