LP Reprise 1029 Stereo 1969. As the '60s drew to a close, Sinatra became increasingly amenable to recording songs from the contemporary pop and rock canon. Whether he was responding to commercial pressures, or just trying to prove that he could still be hip in the Age of Aquarius, remains the subject of much debate; in any case, My Way is probably the best of his late-'60s pop efforts. For one thing, it includes the title track, a veritable Sinatra classic; for another, it contains impressive stabs at Ray Charles's "Hallelujah, I Love Her So," The Beatles' "Yesterday," and Jacques Brel's "If You Go Away" (the Chairman fares less well on Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life" and Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson"). Uneven, certainly, but well worth getting. --Dan Epstein The album was conducted by Don Costa and was recorded in Stereo. 1. Watch What Happens 2. Didn't We 3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 4. Yesterday 5. All My Tomorrows 6. My Way 7. A Day in the Life of a Fool 8. For Once in My Life 9. If You Go Away 10. Mrs. Robinson
