| Nancy & Lee | ||||
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| Released | March 1968 | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 35:36 (original) 42:09 (reissue) | |||
| Labels | Reprise (original) Light in the Attic (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Lee Hazlewood | |||
| Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 8.8/10 |
Nancy & Lee is a collaborative studio album by American singers Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, released on Reprise Records in March 1968. Arranged and conducted by Billy Strange, the album was produced by Lee Hazlewood. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 87 on their "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.
The album yielded three Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1967 — "Summer Wine" (no. 49; originally the B-side of Sinatra's solo late-1966/early 1967 no. 5 hit "Sugar Town"), "Jackson" (no. 14) and "Lady Bird" (no. 20) — and one in early 1968: "Some Velvet Morning" (no. 26). "Sand", the B-side of "Lady Bird", peaked at no. 107 on the Bubbling Under chart. All titles were credited to Nancy Sintatra & Lee Hazelwood except for "Summer Wine", which was credited to Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazelwood.
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", credited to Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood, was released as a single in 1980 on Super Productions IRDA 638.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Elusive Dreams" | Curly Putman, Billy Sherrill | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman" | Tom T. Hall | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Summer Wine" | Lee Hazlewood | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Storybook Children" | Chip Taylor, Billy Vera | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Sundown, Sundown" | Hazlewood | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Jackson" | Billy Edd Wheeler, Gaby Rodgers | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Some Velvet Morning" | Hazlewood | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Sand" | Hazlewood | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Lady Bird" | Hazlewood | 3:00 |
| 11. | "I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up to Me)" | Hazlewood | 2:49 |
On May 20, 2022, Light in the Attic Records with the participation of Sinatra, released the first official reissue of Nancy & Lee. The remastered album was released in multiple formats including vinyl LP, CD, cassette, 8-track tape, and digital, and includes two bonus tracks from the album recording sessions.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Tired of Waiting for You" | Ray Davies | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Love Is Strange" | Bo Diddley (writing as Ethel Smith) | 3:19 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 6 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 17 |
| US Billboard 200 | 13 |
...Nancy & Lee, the tongue-in-cheek quality of their previous chart-toppers was all but eclipsed by a more robust, intense incarnation of country-tinged psychedelia...Though certainly a collection of pitch-perfect country-pop tunes...
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