This is an older CD and has Frank Sinatra singing some Rod McKuen songs and reciting some of the McKuen poetry.Being a McKuen fan, I like the sound of Rod's scratchy voice which somehow imparts his passion for his subjectbe it loneliness, love, or old age. Alas, McKuen is not heard on this CD.But, the package that Sinatra has elected to showcase provides a nice mix for thinkingabout your own getting up in years and where you are going next with women, wine, travel and life in general.All of us are alone at times and Sinatra - with McKuen's help - captures the essence of life alone - as a single man.