Frank Sinatra—Watertown (full album)
People did not know how to deal with this strange concept album by Frank Sinatra when it was released in 1970. It took decades, but it is now considered one of his finest works. Read a fantastic breakdown of the album, the era in which it was released, and what was going with Frank at the time on Pitchfork.
Here’s an excerpt:
The story of Watertown goes like this: A man is left alone with his two sons after his wife, Elizabeth, leaves for the big city. He feels lonely, hopeless, lovesick, and bored. On a sunny day, he goes to the train station, hoping she will return. She does not. Then it rains. The End.
The songwriters, Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes, wrote all 10 songs with the a
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