Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night

 

Frank Sinatra made the song popular in 1966, but it was first offered to Melina Mercouri, who declined because she thought a man's vocals would better complement the music.  Bert Kaempfert created the song "Strangers in the Night," which was written in English by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. It was first recorded as part of the instrumental soundtrack for the film A Man Could Get Killed by Kaempfert under the title "Beddy Bye."  

It was the title song for Frank Sinatra's 1966 album Strangers in the Night, which became his most commercially successful album, reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Easy Listening charts. The song also charted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom.

At the Grammy Awards in 1967, Sinatra's recording earned him the Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist for Ernie Freeman.

The single was recorded one month before the rest of the album, on April 11, 1966. Glen Campbell played rhythm guitar and Hal Blaine played drums on the album. Blaine claims that he rearranged the renowned drum rhythm from the Ronettes' "Be My Baby" in a slower and softer arrangement.