''That's Life'' is a 1966 album by

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, supported by a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by

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. The album is notable for its title song, " That's Life", which proved to be a top five hit for Sinatra at a time when

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dominated the music charts. ''That's Life'' was released on CD in October 1986.

Track listing

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) – 2:19 #"Sand and Sea" (

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) – 2:38 #"Give Her Love" (Jim Harbert) – 2:14 #"Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Gil Ward, Charles Watkins) – 2:42 #"

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) – 2:51 ;Notes *Jacques Demy is also known as Jean Louis DemySinatra, Frank. “I Will Wait For You”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/I%20Will%20Wait%20For%20You *Jim Harbert is also known as James HarbertSinatra, Frank. “Give Her Love”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Give%20Her%20Love *Dean Kay is also known as Dean Kay ThompsonSinatra, Frank. “That’s Life”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/That’s%20Life *The orchestra on “Tell Her (...Each Day)” features 10 violinsSinatra, Frank. “Tell Her...Each Day”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Tell%20Her%20You%20Love%20Her%20Each%20Day *The orchestra on “That’s Life” features 12 violins *The orchestra on tracks 2-7 and 9+10 features 8 violinsSinatra, Frank. “The Impossible Dream”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20Impossible%20DreamSinatra, Frank. “You’re Gonna Hear from Me”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/You’re%20Gonna%20Hear%20from%20Me

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Personnel

Vocalists *

– lead vocals (all tracks) *Betty Allan – background vocals (8) * Betty Jean Baker – background vocals (1, 8) *Ella Halloran – background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (8) *Gwenn Johnson – background vocals (1) *Bill Kanady – background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (8) *Paul Sandberg – background vocals (8) *

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– background vocals (1) Leaders *

–

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(all tracks), conductor (1-7, 9–10), piano (8) *

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– conductor (8) *

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– conductor (1, 3, 5-8)Sinatra, Frank. “Somewhere My Love”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somewhere%20My%20Love String section *

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– string bass (3, 5-8) *Norman Botnick – viola (1) * Ray Brown – string bass (1) *Joseph DiFiore – viola (1) *Joseph DiTullio – cello (1) *Jesse Ehrlich – cello (2-10) *Anne Goodman – cello (8) *Elizabeth Greenschpoon – cello (2-7, 9-10) *Harry Hyams – viola (2, 4, 8-10)Sinatra, Frank. “Sand and Sea”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Sand%20and%20Sea *Armand Kaproff – cello (1) *Louis Kievman – viola (2-7, 9-10) *Donald Langley – string bass (2, 4, 9-10) *Alex Neiman – viola (1, 3, 5-8) *Kurt Reher – cello (1) *Emmet Sargeant – cello (8) *Joseph Saxon – cello (8) *Frederick Seykora – cello (1) *Abraham Weiss – viola (1) Horn section *Louis Blackburn – trombone (all tracks) * Bud Brisbois – trumpet (2, 4, 9-10) * Robert Bryant – trumpet (8) *

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– trombone (8) *

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– trumpet (8) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds (1-2, 4, 9-10) * Chuck Gentry – saxophone, woodwinds (2-7, 9-10) * Bill Green – saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5-7) * Dick Hyde – trombone (1-7, 9-10) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds (1, 3, 5-7) *Andreas Kostelas – saxophone, woodwinds (2-7, 9-10) *Cappy Lewis – trumpet (1-7, 9-10) *Lew McCreary – trombone (1, 3, 5-7) *

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– saxophone, woodwinds (2, 4, 9-10) *

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– trumpet (1, 3, 5-7) *

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– trumpet (2-7, 9-10) *Willie Schwartz – saxophone, woodwinds (1-2, 4-7, 9-10) *Ken Shroyer –

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(2, 4, 9-10) * Anthony Terran – trumpet (all tracks) *David Wells – trombone (2-7, 9-10) Rhythm section *

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– drums (1-2, 4, 8-10) *Eddie Brackett Jr. – drums (3, 5-7), percussion (8, additional on 1) * Russell Bridges – piano (8) * Dennis Budimir – guitar (8) *

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– percussion (8) * Alvin Casey – acoustic guitar (1) *

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– vibes (1) *

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– percussion (2, 4, 9-10) *Bobby Gibbons – guitar (2, 4, 9-10) *John Gray – guitar (8) * Lawrence Knechtel –

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(1) *

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– organ (1-7, 9-10) * Bill Miller – piano (all tracks) *Louis Morell – guitar (2-7, 9-10, acoustic on 1) * Bill Pittman – guitar (8) *

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– electric guitar (1) *

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– percussion (3, 5-8) * Tommy Tedesco – guitar (3, 5-7)

References

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