An official music video for Frank Sinatra’s “If I Should Lose You” has been released. The footage is taken from the 1984 film Portrait of a Lady, which captured the recording of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ final solo studio album, L.A. Is My Lady, alongside Quincy Jones and Orchestra.
Capitol Records and UMe will be presenting new editions of L.A. Is My Lady in honor of the record’s 40th anniversary. The vinyl editions are reproductions of the 1984 LP and feature the original 11-song tracklist. The deluxe CD and digital versions will feature six bonus tracks, three of which are previously unreleased. Those editions will include the original liner notes by record executive Stan Cornyn with new notes by bestselling Sinatra writer Charles Pignone that feature recollections from the sessions’ main participants. The version of “Mack the Knife” restores Sinatra’s vocals from the original 1984 session, heard for the first time since the album’s original release. These new mixes were created by longtime Sinatra engineer Larry Walsh.
L.A. Is My Lady was Sinatra’s 57th album and the second collaboration with Jones, 20 years after the pair worked together on It Might As Well Be Swing with Count Basie and his Orchestra. For L.A. Is My Lady, the icons were joined by an ensemble that included jazz guitarist George Benson, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, and pianist Bob James. The acclaimed songwriter Sammy Cahn contributed new lyrics for Sinatra on “Teach Me Tonight” and “Until the Real Thing Comes Along.”
L.A. Is My Lady appeared on the Billboard Top 200 and in the top 10 on the Jazz chart. The album’s title track arrived with a star-studded music video that celebrated Sinatra’s connection to the City of Angels and featured cameos from familiar faces like Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Donna Summer, Jane Fonda, and Tommy Lasorda.
