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    The Main Event – Live

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    The Main Event – Live
    Live album by
    Frank Sinatra
    Released1974
    RecordedOctober 1974
    GenreTraditional pop
    Length50:42
    LabelReprise
    Frank Sinatra chronology
    Some Nice Things I've Missed
    (1974)     		The Main Event – Live
    (1974)     		Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a Man
    (1977)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic [1]

    The Main Event – Live is a 1974 live album and television special by American singer Frank Sinatra.

    Track listing

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    1. Overture: "It Was a Very Good Year"/"All the Way"/"My Kind of Town" (Ervin Drake)/(Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)/(Cahn, Van Heusen) – 3:12 (introduction by Howard Cosell)
    2. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:02
    3. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:37
    4. "Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi le Temps)" (Paul Anka, Cahn, Michel Jourdon, Caravelli) – 3:26
    5. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 2:45
    6. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Porter) – 4:44
    7. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (Jim Croce) – 2:49
    8. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 8:32
    9. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) – 2:49
    10. "The House I Live In (That's America to Me)" (Lewis Allan, Earl Robinson) – 6:41
    11. "My Kind of Town" – 3:01
    12. "My Way" (Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) – 4:57
    • Tracks 10 and 12 recorded in Boston Garden, October 2, 1974
    • Tracks 6 and 8 recorded at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, October 4, 1974
    • Track 5 recorded in Madison Square Garden, October 12, 1974
    • Tracks 1–4, 7, 9, and 11 recorded in Madison Square Garden, October 13, 1974

    Charts

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    Chart (1975) Peak
    position
    Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 70

    Certifications

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    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 60,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Personnel

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    • Frank Sinatra - Vocals
    • Bill Miller - Pianist and Musical Director
    • Al Viola - Guitar
    • Gene Cherico - Bass
    • Irving Cottler - Drums

    Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd

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    Woody Herman was not present at the concerts

    • Alto Saxophone: Jerry Dodgian, Frank Tiberi
    • Tenor Saxophone: Gary M. Anderson, Gregory Herbert
    • Baritone Saxophone: John Oslawski
    • Trumpet: Gary Pack, Nelson Hiatt, Dave Stahl, Buddy Powers, Bill Byrne
    • Trombone: Urbie Green, Dale Kirkland, Jim Pugh, Vaughn Weister
    • Piano: Andy LaVerne
    • Bass: Ron Paley
    • Drums: David Carey

    String section

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    • Violin: Joe Malin (lead violin), Peter Dimitriades, Dave Kunstler, Avram Weiss, Harry Urbont, Stan Karpienia, Max Hollander, Carmel Malin, Julius Brand, Peter Buonconsiglio, Max Cahn, Julius Schachter
    • Viola: Vinnie Liota, Maurice Pollock, George Brown, Mike Spivakowsky
    • Cello: Anthony Sophos, Alan Shulman, Gloria Lanzarone, Julius Ehrenworth
    • Pedal Harp: Margaret Ross
    Recording
    • Engineered by: Ed Green[4]
    • Record Plant NY White Truck

    See also

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    • Sinatra: New York (2009): features Frank Sinatra performing at Madison Square Garden from October 12, 1974.

    References

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    1. ^ The Main Event – Live at AllMusic
    2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 275,276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    3. ^ "British album certifications – Frank Sinatra – The Main Event (Tv Soundtrack)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    4. ^ "The Main Event: Live - Frank Sinatra | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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