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Pocketful of Miracles
Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn • 1961
The title song for Frank Capra’s 1961 film — his final picture — earned Cahn and Van Heusen an Academy Award nomination. Sinatra’s recording captures the optimistic, fairy-tale spirit of Capra’s world perfectly, Cahn’s lyric finding magic in everyday life with characteristic lightness.
A fitting collaboration between two of Hollywood’s most celebrated romantics — Capra’s vision of American goodness set to music by the men who defined Sinatra’s sound.
Awards
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- 1961 Academy Award Nomination