In the Wee Small Hours

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In the Wee Small Hours is a landmark 1955 concept album by Frank Sinatra, celebrated for its melancholic, late-night mood and sophisticated orchestral arrangements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
studio album
arranger Nelson Riddle
artist Frank Sinatra
catalogCode Capitol W-581
chronologyPosition one of Frank Sinatra’s first Capitol concept albums
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDepicts Frank Sinatra standing alone on a street at night
criticalReception acclaimed
decade 1950s
format 12-inch LP
genre torch songs
traditional pop
vocal jazz
hasInfluenced later concept albums in popular music
hasPart Can’t We Be Friends?
Dancing on the Ceiling
Deep in a Dream
Glad to Be Unhappy
I Get Along Without You Very Well
I See Your Face Before Me
Ill Wind
In the Wee Small Hours self-linksurface differs
surface form: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

It Never Entered My Mind
I’ll Be Around
I’ll Never Be the Same
Last Night When We Were Young
Mood Indigo
This Love of Mine
What Is This Thing Called Love?
When Your Lover Has Gone
language English
length approximately 48 minutes
listedIn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
mainTheme heartbreak
late-night introspection
loneliness
notableFor cohesive melancholic mood
early example of the concept album format in popular music
sophisticated orchestral arrangements
numberOfDiscs 1
orchestrator Nelson Riddle
originalMedium monophonic vinyl record
performer Frank Sinatra
producer Voyle Gilmore
recordingPeriod 1954-03 to 1955-03
recordLabel Capitol Records
releaseDate 1955-04-25

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Frank Sinatra notableWork In the Wee Small Hours
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this entity surface form: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
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this entity surface form: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Bob Hilliard notableWork In the Wee Small Hours
this entity surface form: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning