In the Wee Small Hours

In the Wee Small Hours is an album by Frank Sinatra. Released in 1955, it was the ninth studio album Sinatra recorded, and is generally regarded as one of the first concept albums. Sinatra had been developing the idea of the concept album since 1946, with his first album release, The Voice. The album was originally issued both as a double-10" set and a single 12" LP. The double 10" was an unusual format for an album at the time, and the LP release was Sinatra's first. Like his two previous Capitol releases, In the Wee Small Hours was not a compilation of past recordings, but contained a set of songs recorded specifically for the occasion. Consequently, In the Wee Small Hours is generally considered one of the first concept...