THE THREE STAR RATING FOR THIS ALBUM RESTS ENTIERLY ON MR SINATRA'S VERSIONS OF THREE TOP CLASS MID 1970S BALLADS NAMELY 'IF','THE SUMMER KNOWS' AND 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF OUR LIFE'ON WHICH HE DEMONSTRATES HIS TIMELESS ABILITY TO INVEST QUALITY SONGS WITH MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE BORN FROM A LIFETIMES EXPERIENCE OF THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED WITHIN THEM. 1974, A YEAR AFTER HIS COMEBACK FROM A SHORT SELF IMPOSED RETIREMENT SAW THE RELEASE OF THIS COLLECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REMAINDER OF THE ALBUM IS DIRE. UP TEMPO POP SONGS WERE NEVER A STRENGTH BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF DECENT NEW MATERIAL, UNADVISEABLE SELECTIONS HAD TO BE MADE. SOME ARE EXCRUCIATINGLY AWFUL, BUT THEN THE FLEXIBILITY AND YOUTHFUL VIGOUR OF HIS VOICE WAS FADING AND ONLY ON THE BALLADS DO WE HEAR AN ECHO OF SINATRA'S GREAT TALENT AND IMPROVISORY GENIUS. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER SIX YEARS BEFORE 'TRILOGY'AND A PARTIAL RETURN TO FORM. IN THE MEANTIME,THIS ALBUM IS MAINLY FOR 'COMPLETISTS'.