Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing was an Emmy-nominated television special starring Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

, Diahann Carroll and The 5th Dimension recorded in November 1968 and broadcast on NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

. The title references Sinatra's attempts at engaging with the youth culture of the late 1960s. Don Costa

Don Costa

Don Costa was an American pop music arranger and record producer, best known for his work with Frank Sinatra.-Career:...

 was the bandleader.

Set list

• "Hello Young Lovers
  Hello Young Lovers
  Hello Young Lovers may refer to:*"Hello, Young Lovers" , a 1951 song by Rodgers and Hammerstein*Hello Young Lovers , a 1987 compilation album by Frank Sinatra*Hello Young Lovers , a 2006 album by Sparks...
  
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• "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"
• "Cycles"
• "Music That Makes Me Dance" - Diahann Carroll
• "Where Am I Going" - Diahann Carroll
• Medley with Diahann Carroll: "Diane"/"Deep River
  Deep River (song)
  "Deep River" is an anonymous spiritual of African American origin. It has been sung in several films, including the 1929 film version of Show Boat, although it was not used in the original show...
  
  " (Instrumental)/"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional Negro spiritual.The song dates back to the era of slavery in the United States when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents. An early performance of the song dates back to the 1870s by the Fisk Jubilee...
  
  "/"The Lonesome Road
  The Lonesome Road
  "The Lonesome Road" is a 1927 song with music by Nathaniel Shilkret and lyrics by Gene Austin, alternately titled "Lonesome Road", "Look Down that Lonesome Road" and "Lonesome Road Blues." It was written in the style of an African-American folk song....
  
  "/"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
  Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
  Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen is a spiritual. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been produced, although the rendition by Louis Armstrong is the best known. Marian Anderson had her first successful recording with a version of this song on the Victor label in 1925. Lena...
  
  "/"Amen"
• Medley: "Glad to Be Unhappy
  Glad to Be Unhappy
  "Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes by Doris Carson and David Morris, although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one 1936 recording of the tune. In the 1937 London...
  
  "/"Here's That Rainy Day
  Here's That Rainy Day
  "Here's That Rainy Day" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1953. It was introduced by Dolores Gray in the Broadway musical Carnival in Flanders...
  
  "/"It Never Entered My Mind
  It Never Entered My Mind
  "It Never Entered My Mind" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Higher and Higher , where it was introduced by Shirley Ross.-Notable recordings:...
  
  "/"Gone with the Wind
  Gone with the Wind (song)
  "Gone with the Wind" is a popular song. The music was written by Allie Wrubel, the lyrics by Herb Magidson. The song was published in 1937. A version recorded by Horace Heidt was a #1 song in 1937.Diane E...
  
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• "Its a Great Life" - The 5th Dimension
• "Stoned Soul Picnic
  Stoned Soul Picnic (song)
  "Stoned Soul Picnic" was a song from 1968. The most known version of the song was recorded by The 5th Dimension, and was the first single released from their album of the same title. It was the most successful single from that album, reaching #3 on the U.S. Pop chart and #2 on the Billboard R&B chart...
  
  " - The 5th Dimension
• "Sweet Blindness" - with The 5th Dimension
• "Nice 'n' Easy
  Nice 'n' Easy
  Nice 'n' Easy is a 1960 album by Frank Sinatra.All the songs, with the notable exception of the title song, are sung as ballads and were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle...
  
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• "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know"
• "Lost In the Stars"
• "Angel Eyes"
• "Put Your Dreams Away"

All songs performed by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

 unless otherwise noted.

Trivia

This special was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Musical Special

Sinatra made the cover of TV Guide

TV Guide

TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...

who featured this special in their Nov. '68 edition