In what movie did Sinatra sing My Kind of Town?
My Kind of Town recorded by many other artists prior to Sinatra's death. The lyrics, which praise the city of Chicago for its people and institutions, repeat the title phrase several times, usually in a line that says "My kind of town, Chicago is". The original context of the song, in the film "Robin and the 7 Hoods", is the mob boss Robbo (Sinatra) having just been acquitted of murdering the sheriff, a crime for which he had been framed. He walks out of the courthouse and joyously sings the song in gratitude to the gathered crowd of Chicagoans. The people eventually join in
My Kind of Town was the B-side to the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song winner, "All the Way". On Ruby Braff's 1981 tribute album, "Very Sinatra" he does a medley called "New York, New York/My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)". On Barry Manilow's 1998 album "Manilow Sings Sinatra", he includes a 3:00 version of the song. Jack Jones, who won two Grammy Awards in the 1960s and charted dozens of songs including the theme from The Love Boat, recorded an album entitled "My Kind of Town" with a title track by the same name. Among the other artists who have recorded versions