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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Nancy Sinatra-Boots (1966)

Despite her illustrious surname, Nancy Sinatra never tried to achieve fame or success through the favors of her father, Frank Sinatra. In fact, he even told her on occasion to follow her own path without attempting to emulate him. Throughout her career, Nancy Sinatra recorded ten albums, beginning with her impressive debut, "Boots", released in 1966. This album contained her biggest hit, "These Boots Are Made For Walking", a song considered a symbol of women's emancipation in the 1960s. Composed and produced by Lee Hazlewood, its lyrics would have been considered sexist today due to their controversial message, had it been sung by the composer himself. This debut album also contained a series of charming tracks categorized as "sunshine pop", including covers of The Beatles' "Day Tripper" and "Run For Your Life", The Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By", and Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe", among others composed by Hazlewood such as "I Move Around" and the aforementioned hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking". Boosted by the aforementioned hit, the album reached the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic, but "These Boots Are Made For Walking" climbed to number one in numerous countries around the world, achieving multimillion-dollar sales figures. Subsequently, Nancy Sinatra would not surpass this monumental success, despite having several number one hits such as "You Only Live Twice" (1967), the theme song for the fifth James Bond film, and "Somethin' Stupid" with her father, Frank Sinatra. "These Boots Are Made For Walking" would return to the charts many years later when it was included in the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's famous film "Full Metal Jacket" in 1987.