She Shot Me Down
She Shot Me Down is a 1981 album by American singer Frank Sinatra.
This was the final album Sinatra recorded for the record label he founded, Reprise Records, and generally considered an artistic triumph that evokes the best of Sinatra during this stage of his career. The album, however, was not a commercial success.
She Shot Me Down harks back to the triumphs of Sinatra's Capitol years, a thought-provoking set of torch songs with soaring strings, lyrics fraught with loss and regret, and heart-rending, world-weary vocals.
Of the recordings chosen for the album, the only remake of a previous recording by Sinatra himself was the medley of Harold Arlen's and Ira Gershwin's "The Gal that Got Away" with Rodgers and Hart's "It Never Entered My Mind". Sinatra would bring this medley to his concert set-list with much success, evident especially during the live concerts filmed in the Dominican Republic for the Concert for the Americas.
Track listing
- "Good Thing Going " – 3:53
- "Hey Look, No Crying" – 5:27
- "Thanks for the Memory" – 4:25
- "A Long Night" – 3:44
- "Bang Bang " – 3:24
- "Monday Morning Quarterback" – 4:38
- "South - To a Warmer Place" – 3:45
- "I Loved Her" – 4:04
- Medley: "The Gal that Got Away"/"It Never Entered My Mind" / – 5:50
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - vocals
- Gordon Jenkins - arranger, conductor
- Don Costa - arranger, conductor
- Nelson Riddle - arranger
- Vincent Falcone, Jr - conductor
Recording dates
- April 8, 1981 - "Bang Bang ", "The Gal that Got Away"/"It Never Entered My Mind"
- July 20, 1981 - "Thanks for the Memory", "A Long Night", "I Loved Her"
- July 21, 1981 - "South - To a Warmer Place"
- August 19, 1981 - "Good Thing Going "
- September 10, 1981 - "Hey Look, No Cryin, "Monday Morning Quarterback"