A lyricist whose compositions were recorded by
Frank Sinatra as early as 1940 and as late as 1995,
Carl Sigman was born in Brooklyn in 1909. His first major composition was 1940's "Love Lies," recorded by
Sinatra while with
the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. During the 1940s and '50s,
Sigman collaborated with many songwriters to come up with the pop standards "Pennsylvania 6-5000," "Careless Hands," "Crazy He Calls Me," "Dream Along with Me," and "Answer Me, My Love."
Sinatra kept recording
Sigman's songs during the '50s and '60s as well, including "Ebb Tide," "I Could Have Told You," "The World We Knew," and "My Way of Life." "What Now My Love," written by
Sigman with
Gilbert Becaud, was recorded for
Sinatra's 1995
Duets album. ~ John Bush