single multi-track tape, which then served as the source for both mono and stereo mixes (for albums that were issued in both formats). Capitol's 3-track session tapes (which used fewer microphones) were used as the source for the original stereo album release and for subsequent stereo reissues. Differences in the number of microphones and their proximity to the orchestra's instruments contributed to some of the differences in the sound of the mono and stereo versions. "[F]or me, the mono version kills the stereo mix," Hoffman wrote of the two versions of the album. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely was the final Sinatra Capitol album to be recorded using separate equipment for the mono and stereo versions. The original mono album had 12 tracks, while the original stereo version had only 10 tracks. The original stereo version did not include "It’s a Lonesome Old Town" and "Spring is Here", though subsequent stereo reissues of the album used all 12 original tracks. Reception In 2000 it was voted number 125 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. Q Magazine placed Only the Lonely at #1 on the "15 Greatest Stoner Albums of All Time". The album also peaked at #1 on Billboard′s pop album chart during a 120-week chart-run, and was certified Gold on June 21, 1962, nearly four years after its release. As noted by biographer Peter J. Levinson, "Nelson chose several instrumental soloists to communicate the essence of the music on the album. Harry Edison showed the somber side of his playing on 'Willow Weep for Me.' The late, great trombonist, Ray Sims, the unsung soloist with Les Brown and Harry James and brother of jazz tenor saxophonist stalwart 'Zoot' Sims, delivered the finest recording work of his long career with a brace of meaningful solos. Bill Miller contributed several beautifully conceived piano solos." Grammy Awards Sinatra was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely and Sinatra's other album released in 1958, Come Fly with Me, were nominated for the Album of the Year, and Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover. Track listing "Only the Lonely" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:10 "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 3:46 "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 5:13 "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Harry Tobias,