High Hopes

This aspirational song was written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn for the 1959 movie A Hole In The Head, which starred Sinatra and was directed by Frank Capra. In the film, Sinatra performs the song with Eddie Hodges, who played Sinatra's 12-year-old son.

Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn had several other successful collaborations, resulting in the songs "Love And Marriage" and "Come Fly With Me," which were also recorded by Sinatra. Cahn wrote 87 songs that were recorded by Sinatra.

A children's choir was used on the single release of this song, which was credited to "Frank Sinatra and a bunch of kids." Hodges did not sing on this version.