Zapytany u kresu swojej tyleż wspaniałej i fascynującej co tajemniczej w wielu aspektach kariery, Frank Sinatra nie wahał się ani chwili w odpowiedzi, którą ze swoich kilkudziesięciu płyt lubi i ceni najbardziej? Wskazał na dwie. jedną z nich jest właśnie "Only The Lonely". One of Frank's personal top two favorite recordings of his career. Charted at No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Music chart in 1958 Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely is one of five melancholy collections recorded for Capitol consisting of saloon songs and bluesy ballads, lamenting lost love and heartache. Recorded over three days in Capitol's Studio B, it features sumptuous arrangements all around by Nelson Riddle, who also co-conducts with Sinatra's resident concertmaster Felix Slatkin. Tour de force versions of What's New, Blues In The Night, Spring Is Here, One For My Baby, Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry and Good-Bye all became Sinatra's personal property for the ages.