Track Listing

1. When No One Cares
2. Cottage for Sale
3. Stormy Weather
4. Where Do You Go?
5. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
6. Here's That Rainy Day
7. I Can't Get Started
8. Why Try to Change Me Now?
9. Just Friends
10. I'll Never Smile Again
11. None But the Lonely Heart
12. One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) [*]
13. This Was My Love [*]
14. I Could Have Told You [*]
15. You Forgot All the Words (While I Still Remember the Tune) [*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8753 in Music
• Released on: 2002-01-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com
Essentially the sequel to 1957's Where Are You? this 1959 release finds Frank Sinatra once again singing tales of woe to the lush accompaniment of Gordon Jenkins's classically influenced arrangements. Torch songs this time around include "Just Friends," "None but the Lonely Heart," "Stormy Weather," and "When No One Cares," all delivered with minimal vocal acrobatics and maximum ache by Ol' Blue Eyes. Some fans may prefer the sparer arrangements of such Nelson Riddle collaborations as In the Wee Small Hours, but this still makes for superior late-night listening. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews

Classic Sinatra Torch Album
Dark, brooding, and melancholy, "No One Cares" is a superb torch album that ranks a close second to "Only the Lonely" as Sinatra's greatest compilation of "suicide songs" as he sneeringly referred to them. No one ever got into a lyric as convincingly as Frank did, and the result on this album is a spare, understated performance that is absolutely stunning. There is a pervading sense of sadness and despair in this album that showcases the full range of Sinatra's interpretative powers with ballads that are difficult to do justice to in an emotional sense. Equally outstanding are Gordon Jenkin's lush orchestrations and his superb use of strings and woodwinds. This was their second collaboration together, and the album was recorded at four different sessions in 1959 when Frank was at the absolute zenith of his musical powers. The four bonus tracks mesh beautifully with the other selections, but my favorite track on the album is "None But The Lonely Heart." It is indescribably beautiful and haunting and unbearably sad. This is an essential purchase for any serious Sinatra-phile. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

A fine "dark night of the soul" album
"No One Cares" is Sinatra's third Capitol collaboration with arranger Gordon Jenkins. Like other Jenkins offerings (including the slightly superior "Where Are You?"), it is swamped by heavy strings while Frank sings various ballads concerning how completely shattered his lonely heart is. Of all of Frank's ballads/suicide songs-only titles for Capitol, this is perhaps the weakest - this isn't to say that it's a poor offering. Far from it. It's just that, when placed next to you such devastating classics as "Only the Lonely" and "Where Are You?," it pales a bit. But there is much enjoyment to be found (the five star rating IS warranted). Indeed, Frank's vocals are perhaps the most mournful and despairing of any he commited to tape. He really does sound at the end of his rope on such cuts as "Stormy Weather" and Elvis Costello's favorite Sinatra song, "No One Cares." And, as a side note, it has one of coolest album covers of any Capitol album - a forlorn Frank drinking alone at a bar while being totally disregarded by the happy couples surrounding him. This is the first time this title has been available on CD with 24 bit remastering (though it was available in 24 bit in the "Concepts" box set). And, aside from "Concepts," it was previously out of print for close to a decade. So, grab this fine collection now before it disappears again!

THE MOST DEPRESSING ALBUM EVER RECORDED! I Love It.
Warning: Do not attempt to listen to this symphony of sullenness if you are deeply depressed! (You may not make it out alive). This is, by far, the darkest of all Sinatra's work. Gordan Jenkin's orchestrations are subtle and sparse, and they're mixed well under the vocals -- giving an even deeper sense of Franks solitude. Isn't it interesting that great songs like "No One Cares" or the title track from "Only The Lonely" are never covered by other singers? Then again, who would dare? This album is definitive morose Sinatra at his best. Listen at your own risk -- and enjoy.