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Who sang It Was A Very Good Year?

Frank Sinatra released the song It Was A Very Good Year. Date of release: 1965.

Release date: 1965

Duration: 04:27

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At 17, he lived in a small town and spent time with the girls in the garden. By 21, he was infatuated with the fragrant hair of the city girls. By 35, he was surrounded by independent girls. In the autumn of his life, he looks back on each stage as a great vintage with sweet and clear memories.

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Frank Sinatra - Short Biography

- Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer and actor.
- Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
- He is among the world's best-selling music artists with an estimated 150 million record sales.
- Sinatra is considered one of the greatest singers of the 20th century.
- He was also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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- "It Was a Very Good Year" was composed by Ervin Drake in 1961 and originally recorded by Bob Shane with the Kingston Trio.
- Frank Sinatra's D minor version of the song was released in 1966.
- The song won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in 1966.
- It was Sinatra's first number one single on the "Adult Contemporary" chart. The single also reached number 28 on the Hot 100.

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