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Let Me Try Again (Song)
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| Let Me Try Again | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by: Frank Sinatra | ||
| From the album: Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back | ||
| B-side(s) | Send In the Clowns | |
| Released | November 1973 | |
| Genre | evergreen | |
| Duration | 3:31 | |
| Label | RCA Victor | |
| Writer(s) | Claude Vasori , Paul Anka , Sammy Cahn , Michelle Jourdan | |
| Producer(s) | Don Costa | |
| Frank Sinatra | ||
| 1972 I Will Drink The Wine 1973 Let Me Try Again 1973 You Will Be My Music | ||
| Sequence on Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back | ||
| B1 Dream Away B2 Let Me Try Again B3 There Used to Be a Ballpark | ||
| Portal Music | ||
Let Me Try Again is a single by Frank Sinatra . It comes from his album Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back . It is the English-language version of Laisse moi le temps by Michelle Jourdan and Claude Vasori , better known by his stage name Caravelli .
It is one of (only) six hits that Sinatra had in the Netherlands (Top 100) (8 in the Top 40) and one that had only moderate sales.
Hit listing
In the United Kingdom the single was not a success and was not listed.
Dutch Top 40
| Hit listing: week 50/1973 to 2/1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Position: | 34 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 40 | out |
Dutch Thundering 30
| Hit rating: 22-12-1973 to 28-12-1973 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week: | 1 | |
| Position: | 25 | out |
Belgian BRT Top 30
| Hit listing: 29-12-1973 t/m | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Position: | 21 | 24 | X | 16 | 11 | X | 24 | out |
In February 1973, Romuald represented France with “Laisse-moi le temps” in the XIV International Song Festival in Viña del Mar, Chile, where he finished 2nd and got the prize for the Best Singer. Some months later, Paul Anka bought the rights of the song from the authors (Michel Jourdan [fr]/Caravelli), and along with Sammy Cahn composed lyrics in English, giving it to Frank Sinatra, who made it famous all over the world as “Let Me Try Again” (from Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back, Reprise Records, October 1973).
Lyrics written by PAUL ANKA and music written by Romuald & Caravelli (‘Laisse moi le temps’).
This song reached the second place at the International FESTIVAL Of VIÑA DEL MAR (CHILE) in 1972.
Then recorded and released by Frank Sinatra in 1973 , in his album “Ol’ Blue Eyes Back”.
Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back (Album)
| Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back | |
|---|---|
| |
| Studio album by Frank Sinatra | |
| Released | October 1973 |
| Recorded | June 4 – August 20, 1973 |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn, West Hollywood, California |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 35:54 |
| Label | Reprise FS 2155 |
| Producer | Don Costa |
| Frank Sinatra chronology | |
| Frank Sinatra’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1972)Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back (1973)Some Nice Things I’ve Missed (1974) | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back is a 1973 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra returned from his brief retirement with Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back. Released amidst a whirlwind of publicity, the album was a commercial success, earning gold status and peaking just outside the top-ten on the UK and Billboard album charts.
The album was accompanied by a television special, Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra, which reunited Sinatra with Gene Kelly.
Genuine first pressings of the LP came with a bonus photo of Sinatra inside the cover.
Track listing
- “You Will Be My Music” (Joe Raposo) – 3:52
2. “You’re So Right (For What’s Wrong in My Life)” (Victoria Pike, Teddy Randazzo, Roger Joyce) – 4:03
3. “Winners” (Theme from Maurie) (Raposo) – 2:50
4. “Nobody Wins” (Kris Kristofferson) – 5:10
5. “Send In the Clowns” (From A Little Night Music) (Stephen Sondheim) – 4:10
6. “Dream Away” (From the MGM film The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing) (John Williams, Paul Williams) – 4:22
7. “Let Me Try Again” (“Laisse-moi le temps”) (Paul Anka, Sammy Cahn, Michel Jourdan) – 3:31
8. “There Used to Be a Ballpark” (Raposo) – 3:34
9. “Noah” (Raposo) – 4:22
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 19 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 20,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra – vocals
- Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor
- Don Costa – arranger, conductor
Covers of the song
- Broery Marantika – Let Me Try Again
- Peabo Bryson – Let Me Try Again
- Paul Anka – Let me try again
- Tammy Jones – Let Me Try Again
- Vera Lynn – Let Me Try Again
- Nora Aunor – Let Me Try Again
- Connie Francis – Let me try again
- Lena Martell – Let Me Try Again
- Jerry Lewis
- Victor Wood
- Karaoke Version
- Romuald, Laissez Moi Le Temps, Festival de #ViñadelMar 1973, Competencia Internacional
- Claude Caravelli, Laissez Moi Le Temps (Let my Try Again), Festival de Viña 1982
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