How Does That Grab You? – NANCY SINATRA***

Not The Loving Kind/The Shadow Of Your Smile/Sorry ’Bout That/Time/Sand/Crying Time/Baby Cried All Night Long/Let It Be Me/Call Me/How Does That Grab You Darlin’/Bang Bang

How Does That Grab You? was Nancy Sinatra's speedy follow up to her successful Boots album. Produced again by Lee Hazlewood, the title track was a No. 7 hit in the States and reached No. 17 in the UK. (US:41 UK:17)

"How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? was Nancy Sinatra's second top ten hit, so naturally, her second album was titled after it. This was a solid sophomore effort by Nancy, with some great songs by Lee Hazlewood, especially Sand. Nancy and Lee's first duet together. Also notable is Sorry 'Bout That, which is a terrific song in a similar style as Nancy's hits. In the fashion of the time, there are several cover versions of other people's hits. Recommended to all of Nancy's fans."

"Nancy Sinatra's follow-up album cemented her image as a tough babe icon. It also follows more or less the same formula as its predecessor."

"Sinatra purrs her way through a bunch of Lee Hazlewood songs, most notably Sand and the fuzztone-drenched proto-metal Lightning's Girl, along with some covers of contemporary hits including Cher's Bang Bang, performed as a sort of beatnik poetry reading against a backdrop of a solo guitar."

"This is the second and last album where Nancy has her bad-girl image. However, one can find a variety of styles from the bluesy jazz of Not The Lovin' Kind, The Shadow Of Your Smile, which might be a soundtrack to a nice picnic outing, a blue evening in a dimly-lit cafe, or something to play in the crib with a loved one, to the country of Crying Time."

"This album is not as good as it looks. The duet with her father is no competition to Something Stupid. The Lee Hazlewood songs are not amongst his strongest, except Sand."

"The sass is back in the kittenish Sorry 'Bout That as she's been tired of being treated like an alley cat and finds someone who treats her more decently."