Description

As the eldest daughter of Frank Sinatra, Nancy was born into the spotlight. At 19, she made her professional debut in front of millions of Americans, appearing alongside her father and Elvis Presley on the television special Welcome Home Elvis. Not long after, she released a series of singles. But those demure recordings didn t reflect the real Nancy Sinatra – that Nancy would be re-introduced to the world just a few years later, thanks to an unlikely musical partnership with songwriter and producer Lee Hazlewood.

Nancy s performance of Lee s song These Boots Are Made for Walkin was a huge hit in 1966 and became her signature tune. The pair began a three year run of successful albums, duets and singles including Sugar Town, Some Velvet Morning, Summer Wine, Sand, Jackson, and the title track to the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

Start Walkin explores Nancy s recordings with Lee, her inspired collaborations with songwriter Mac Davis ( Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham ), producer Lenny Waronker ( Hook and Ladder ) and the should ve been hit song with arranger producer Billy Strange ( How Are Things In California. )

Over the years, she has been cited as an influence by countless artists, including Sonic Youth, Morrissey, Calexico, U2, and Lana Del Rey. Her haunting song Bang, Bang gained a new legion of fans when it appeared in the opening credits of Quentin Tarantino s 2003 film, Kill Bill Volume 1. Most recently, Sinatra s contributions to the industry were further recognized by her peers, when Boots was inducted into the GRAMMY ® Hall of Fame. The honor, bestowed in January of 2020, recognizes musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.

Track List

1. Bang Bang
3. These Boots Are Made for Walkin
5. Sugar Town
7. So Long Babe
9. How Does That Grab You Darlin ?
11. Friday s Child
13. You Only Live Twice
15. Summer Wine
17. Some Velvet Morning
19. Lightning s Girl
21. Sand
23. Lady Bird
25. Jackson
27. Happy
29. How Are Things in California
31. Hook and Ladder
33. Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham
35. Paris Summer
37. Arkansas Coal
39. Down from Dover
41. Kind of a Woman
43. Machine Gun Kelly
45. (L ÉTÉ Indien) Indian Summer