Originally Released March 1970
Reissued June 3, 2022
UME
2xLP
So basically, Frank was strapped for cash when he recorded Watertown. His low sales led him to take an artistic detour, and record a concept album, a format he was not unfamiliar with. But Watertown is significantly higher concept than any of his previous endeavours, following a true narrative with dynamic characters, motivations and consequences. Subtitled "A Love Story," it's also among the most romantic works in Sinatra's ouevre, with the stirring orchestral arrangements (the only pre-recorded tracks of his career, by the way), providing significant emotional heft of their own.