Sketched on the album's back cover is one of Sinatra's recurrent visual motifs: a lamppost.

Since Jenkins was unavailable at the time, Sinatra chose to work with his frequent collaborator, Nelson Riddle.

[7][8] At the time of the recording, Sinatra's divorce from Ava Gardner had been finalized, and Nelson Riddle (who wrote the album's arrangements) had recently suffered the deaths of his mother and daughter.

[13] As noted by biographer Peter J. Levinson, "Nelson chose several instrumental soloists to communicate the essence of the music on the album.

The late, great trombonist Ray Sims, the unsung soloist with Les Brown and Harry James and brother of jazz tenor saxophonist stalwart 'Zoot' Sims, delivered the finest recording work of his long career with a brace of meaningful solos.

Pete Candoli (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Milt Bernhart (tbn); Ken Shroyer (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, John Cave (fr-h); Arthur Gleghorn, Harry Klee (fl); Champ Webb, Arnold Koblentz (oboe); Mitchell Lurie, Mahlon Clark (cit); Charles Butler, Chuck Gentry (b-clt); Jack Marsh, Don Christlieb (bsn); Israel Baker, Paul Shure, Emo Neufeld, Victor Amo, Arnold Belnick, Marshall Sosson, Daniel Karpilowsky, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Henry Hill, David Frisina, James Getzoff (vln); Stanley Harris, David Sterkin, Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Armand Kaproff, Kurt Reher, James Arkatov (vie); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Mike Rubin, Joe Comfort (b); Frank Flynn, Bill Richmond (perc).

Tommy Perderson, Milt Bernhart (tbn); Ken Shroyer (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, John Cave (fr-h); Arthur Gleghorn, Harry Klee (fl); Champ Webb, Arnold Koblentz (oboe); Mitchell Lurie, Mahlon Clark (cit); Charles Butler, Chuck Gentry (b-clt); Jack Marsh, Don Christlieb (bsn); Israel Baker, Paul Shure, Emo Neufeld, Victor Amo, Arnold Belnick, Marshall Sosson, Daniel Karpilowsky, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Henry Hill, David Frisina, James Getzoff (vln); Stanley Harris, David Sterkin, Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Armand Kaproff, Kurt Reher, James Arkatov (vie); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller, Harry Sukman (p); Al Viola (g); Mike Rubin, Joe Comfort (b); Frank Flynn, Bill Richmond (perc); Dominic Frontiere (accordion [l]).

Cappy Lewis (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Russell Brown, Ray Sims (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); George Price, James Decker, Sinclair Lott (fr-h); Arthur Gleghorn, Harry Klee (fl); Champ Webb, Arnold Koblentz (oboe); Sal Franzella, Morris Bercov, Chuck Gentry (cit); Norman Herzberg, Don Christlieb (bsn); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Emo Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Victor Amo, Israel Baker, Gerald Vinci, Ben Gill, Arnold Belnick, Daniel Karpilowsky, Alex Beller, Victor Bay (vln); Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Armand Kaproff, James Arkatov, Joseph Saxon (vie); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller, John Williams Jr. (p); Al Viola (g); Eddie Gilbert, Joe Comfort (b); Frank Flynn, Bill Richmond (d/perc); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Cappy Lewis (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Milt Bernhart, Russell Brown, Ray Sims (tbn); George Price, James Decker, James McGee (fr-h); Arthur Gleghorn, Harry Klee (fl); Champ Webb, Arnold Koblentz (oboe); Gus Bivona, Sal Franzella, Morris Bercov, Chuck Gentry (cit); Norman Herzberg, Don Christlieb (bsn); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Erno Neufeld, Marshall Sosson, Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Gerald Vinci, Ben Gill, Arnold Belnick, Daniel Karpilowsky, Alex Beller, Victor Bay (vln); Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Armand Kaproff, James Arkatov, Joseph Saxon (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola, Al Hendrickson (g); Eddie Gilbert, Joe Comfort (b); Frank Flynn (d); Bill Richmond (perc); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Mickey Mangano, Cappy Lewis (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Dick Noel (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Willie Schwartz, Bill Green, Champ Webb, Joe Koch, Harry Klee (sax/wwd); Harold Dicterow, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, David Frisina, Lisa Minghetti, Alex Beller, Victor Bay, Felix Slatkin, Eudice Shapiro, Marshall Sosson (vln); David Sterkin, Stanley Harris (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Victor Gottlieb, Elizabeth Greenschpoon (vie); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Joe Comfort (b); Alvin Stoller (d); Jimmy Joyce, Bill Stafford, Charles Parlato, Thomas Kenny, Betty Joyce, Vangie Cannichael, Jackie Noyes, Hillard Street (voe [1]).