"Mr. Success" is a 1958 popular song recorded and co-written by

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. The song was released as a

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A-side single.

Background

Frank Sinatra co-wrote the song in 1958 with

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and Edwin Greines. Sinatra recorded the song with the

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Orchestra. It was released in October as a Capitol Records 45 single, F4070, in the US, backed with "Sleep Warm". The single was also released in the UK and Canada where it charted in the Top 40. In the US, the single reached #41 on the ''Billboard'' pop singles chart in a chart run of 11 weeks. In the UK, released as Capitol 45 CL 14956, the single reached #25 in a 4-week chart run. In Canada, the single reached #19 in a 12-week chart run. The song was published by the Barton Music Corporation in New York. The music was composed by Edwin Greines. The lyrics were written by Hank Sanicola and Frank Sinatra.

Album appearances

The song appeared on the 1962 Frank Sinatra Capitol Records album ''

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'', the 1996 Frank Sinatra album '' The Complete Capitol Singles Collection'', and the 1998 Frank Sinatra 21-CD collection '' The Capitol Years'' distributed by EMI. The song also appeared on the 2001 Capitol compilation album '' Eee-O-11: The Best of the Rat Pack'', Capitol #CDP-7243-5-36452-2-9, which features songs by Frank Sinatra,

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, and

Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician. At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which t ...

Personnel

The song was recorded on Thursday, September 11, 1958, at the

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in Hollywood in a recording session from 9:45 P.M. to 12:45 A.M.. Three songs were recorded, arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle: "Mr. Success", "Sleep Warm" and "Where or When", take 7. The personnel on the session were: Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Cappy Lewis (trumpet); Tommy Pederson, Dick Noel (trombone); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); George Roberts (bass trombone); Willie Schwartz, Bill Green, Champ Webb, Joe Koch, Harry Klee (sax/woodwinds); Harold Dicterow, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, David Frisina, Lisa Minghetti, Alex Beller, Victor Bay, Felix Slatkin, Eudice Shapiro, Marshall Sosson (violin); David Sterkin, Stanley Harris (viola); Eleanor Slatkin, Victor Gottlieb, Elizabeth Greenschpoon (cello); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (piano); Al Viola (guitar); Joe Comfort (bass); and Alvin Stoller (drums).

References

Sources

*Granata, Charles L. (1999). ''Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording''. Chicago Review Press. *Phasey, Chris (1995). ''Francis Albert Sinatra: Tracked Down (Discography)''. Buckland Publications. *Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn (2005). ''Sinatra: The Life''. Doubleday.

External links

Online version: "Mr. Success" by Frank Sinatra.
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