Before "Strangers in the Night," Sinatra hadn't seen a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 11 years.
: Sinatra's producer, Jimmy Bowen, realized other artists like Jack Jones and Bobby Darin were also planning to record the song. To beat them, Sinatra's version was recorded on April 11, 1966 , and rushed to radio stations via private planes within hours of mixing. A Record-Breaking Comeback Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night
: The famous "doo-be-doo-be-doo" scatting during the song's fade-out was improvised by Sinatra in the studio. CBS executive Fred Silverman later cited this scatting as the inspiration for the name of the cartoon character Scooby-Doo . Before "Strangers in the Night," Sinatra hadn't seen a No
: At the 1967 Grammy Awards, the song won Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . Arranger Ernie Freeman also won for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist. To beat them, Sinatra's version was recorded on
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