This week marks the 16th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s death, so with Ol’ Blue Eyes in mind, Bob Dylan has taken a crack at one of his songs. Dylan is planning another album and posted a version of “Full Moon and Empty Arms” on his site this week as a teaser.
“Full Moon and Empty Arms” is a track that was written by Ted Mossmann and Buddy Kaye, who based the melody on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor.” Several people have covered it over the decades, but Sinatra’s version is the best known, notes Rolling Stone.
“This track is definitely from a forthcoming album due later on this year,” a rep for Dylan told Rolling Stone. While the title of the album was not confirmed, visitors to BobDylan.com will see what looks like a new album cover. It reads “Bob Dylan - Shadows in the Night,” which could be the new title.
Dylan has been working steadily, releasing his latest album, Tempest, in September 2012. The “Like a Rolling Stone” singer will be performing in Europe this summer, starting with a date in Finland on July 17.
You can hear Dylan’s “Full Moon and Empty Arms” here. No release date was announced for the new album.