"Witchcraft"
Single by Frank Sinatra
A-side	Witchcraft
B-side	Tell Her You Love Her
Released	Late 1957
Format	45", 78"
Recorded	Capitol Records, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California May 20, 1957
Genre	Swing
Length	2:54
Label	Capitol (US, 45")
Writer(s)	Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
Producer	Dave Cavanaugh
Frank Sinatra singles chronology
"All the Way" (1957) "Witchcraft" (1957) "Mistletoe and Holly" (1957)

"Witchcraft" is a popular song from 1957 composed by Cy Coleman with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It was released as a single by Frank Sinatra, and reached number twenty in the U.S., spending sixteen weeks on the charts.^[1]

Composed as an instrumental piece by Coleman for the revue Take Five, lyrics were added by Leigh, and "Witchcraft" was subsequently recorded by Sinatra in May 1957, in an arrangement by Nelson Riddle.^[2]

Contents 1 Versions 2 Awards 2.1 Grammys 3 Notes

[edit] Versions

Sinatra recorded "Witchcraft" three times in a studio setting. The first recording was in 1957, for his single release, and was later released on his compilation album All the Way (1961). Sinatra re-recorded "Witchcraft" for 1963's Sinatra's Sinatra, and finally recorded it as a duet with Anita Baker for Duets (1993).

Recording Date	Company	Format	Album	Track:Album	Album Date	Collaborators	Arranged by
1957-05-20	Capitol Records	Studio	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection	3/13:3/5	1996-09-03		Nelson Riddle
1963-04-30	Reprise Records	Studio	Sinatra's Sinatra	5/12:1/1	1963		Nelson Riddle
1993-07-09	Capitol Records	Electronic Duet	Duets	11/13:1/1	1993-07-09	Anita Baker	Nelson Riddle

"Witchcraft" has been recorded by many other artists, including Sarah Vaughan, on her 1962 album You're Mine You, Ella Fitzgerald, on Ella Returns to Berlin (1961), and Bill Evans on Portrait in Jazz (1959).

[edit] Awards

[edit] Grammys

At the 1st Grammy Awards, Frank Sinatra was nominated for six Grammy awards, with Sinatra's recording of "Witchcraft" being nominated for the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Vocal Performance, Male, and Nelson Riddle's arrangement nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement. Sinatra had two albums nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Songs By Sinatra: Records - Singles Page
2. ^ Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft

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