Point of No Return
Studio album by
Frank Sinatra
ReleasedMarch 1962
RecordedSeptember 11–12, 1961
StudioCapitol Studio A (Hollywood)
Genre
Length39:19
LabelCapitol
Producer
Frank Sinatra chronology
Sinatra and Strings
(1962) 		Point of No Return
(1962) 		Sinatra and Swingin' Brass
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
New Record Mirror[3]

Point of No Return is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in March 1962 by Capitol Records. As the title reflects, the album contains Sinatra's final original recordings with Capitol Records before moving to his own Reprise Records label to achieve more artistic freedom with his recordings. However, Sinatra would later return to Capitol in order to record Duets (1993) and Duets II (1994).

Sinatra had already begun recording with Reprise as early as 1960 and had already recorded Ring-A-Ding-Ding, I Remember Tommy, and Sinatra Swings by the time these sessions occurred. He recorded this album in a hurried two-day session in September 1961 to fulfill his contract.

The album was still a special occasion, reuniting Sinatra with Axel Stordahl, the arranger and conductor who helped Sinatra rise to stardom in the 1940s. Sinatra rushed through the sessions to fulfill his obligation to Capitol, something which upset Stordahl. Stordahl also arranged the vocalist's first Capitol session back in 1953, so his presence gave a sense of closure to the Capitol era.

On an interesting side note, Sinatra recorded a different version of "I'll Be Seeing You" only months apart during the very same year on I Remember Tommy for Reprise.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young"
3:48
2."I'll Remember April"
2:50
3."September Song"
4:21
4."A Million Dreams Ago"
2:41
5."I'll See You Again"Noël Coward2:44
6."There Will Never Be Another You"
3:09
7."Somewhere Along the Way"
  • Kurt Adams
  • Sammy Gallop
3:01
8."It's a Blue World"
2:49
9."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"
3:59
10."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld3:17
11."I'll Be Seeing You"
2:47
12."Memories of You"
3:53
Total length:39:19
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Day In, Day Out"
3:19
14."Don't Make a Beggar of Me"Al Sherman3:05
15."Lean Baby"
2:35
16."I'm Walking Behind You"Billy Reid2:57
Total length:51:15

The bonus tracks represent the rest of Sinatra's work with Axel Stordahl on Capitol Records. These songs were recorded at Sinatra's first Capitol session in April 1953 and were produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Point of No Return at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Watson, Jimmy (July 28, 1962). "Frank Sinatra: Point Of No Return" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 72. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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