Nancy & Lee
| Nancy & Lee | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1968[1] | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 35:36 (original) 42:09 (reissue) | |||
| Labels | Reprise (original) Light in the Attic (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Lee Hazlewood | |||
| Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.8/10[4] |
Nancy & Lee is a collaborative studio album by American singers Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, released on Reprise Records in March 1968.[5] Arranged and conducted by Billy Strange, the album was produced by Lee Hazlewood.[5] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 87 on their "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[7]
Singles
[edit]The album yielded three Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1967 — "Summer Wine" (no. 49; originally the B-side of Sinatra's solo late-1966/early 1967 no. 5 hit "Sugar Town"), "Jackson" (no. 14) and "Lady Bird" (no. 20) — and one in early 1968: "Some Velvet Morning" (no. 26). "Sand", the B-side of "Lady Bird", peaked at no. 107 on the Bubbling Under chart. All titles were credited to Nancy Sintatra & Lee Hazelwood except for "Summer Wine", which was credited to Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazelwood.
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", credited to Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood, was released as a single in 1980 on Super Productions IRDA 638.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Elusive Dreams" | Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman" | Tom T. Hall | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Summer Wine" | Lee Hazlewood | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Storybook Children" | Chip Taylor, Billy Vera | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Sundown, Sundown" | Hazlewood | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Jackson" | Billy Edd Wheeler, Gaby Rodgers | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Some Velvet Morning" | Hazlewood | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Sand" | Hazlewood | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Lady Bird" | Hazlewood | 3:00 |
| 11. | "I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up to Me)" | Hazlewood | 2:49 |
2022 reissue
[edit]On May 20, 2022, Light in the Attic Records with the participation of Sinatra, released the first official reissue of Nancy & Lee. The remastered album was released in multiple formats including vinyl LP, CD, cassette, 8-track tape, and digital, and includes two bonus tracks from the album recording sessions.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Tired of Waiting for You" | Ray Davies | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Love Is Strange" | Bo Diddley (writing as Ethel Smith) | 3:19 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 6 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 13 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Billboard". March 23, 1968.
- 1 2 Pitchfork Staff (August 22, 2017). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
...Nancy & Lee, the tongue-in-cheek quality of their previous chart-toppers was all but eclipsed by a more robust, intense incarnation of country-tinged psychedelia...Though certainly a collection of pitch-perfect country-pop tunes...
- ↑ Wolff, Kurt. "Nancy & Lee - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (June 2, 2022). "Nancy Sinatra / Lee Hazlewood: Nancy & Lee Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- 1 2 Nancy & Lee (vinyl edition liner notes). Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood. Reprise Records. 1968.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 "Nancy Sinatra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (page 6 of 10)". Pitchfork. August 22, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ Norwegian Charts - NANCY SINATRA & LEE HAZLEWOOD - YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' (SONG)
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Nancy & Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 30/6/1968 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nancy & Lee at Discogs (list of releases)
- Nancy & Lee at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
