# In 1983, Frank Sinatra rejected a song. In 2026, Willie Nelson has earned over 50,000,000 streams with it

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1983-frank-sinatra-rejected-a-song-in-2026-willie-nelson-has-earned-over-50000000-streams-with-it/
- Published: 2026-11-10T02:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T02:25:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1983-frank-sinatra-rejected-song-willie-nelson-over-50000000-streams/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- The Nelson and Iglesias duet has passed 50 million streams.
- Frank Sinatra was offered the song but declined to record it.
- Albert Hammond revived the 1975 song for Iglesias’s 1983 album.

## Summary

Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias’s version of ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ has passed 50 million streams, giving the song a much bigger audience than its original release achieved. The story shows how a country and pop duet revived a song that Frank Sinatra had declined to record.

Albert Hammond wrote and released the song in 1975, then offered it to Sinatra, who was not drawn to it. Hammond later introduced it to Iglesias while producing his 1983 album; Iglesias and Nelson, who had wanted to work together, recorded the duet. Nelson said he liked Iglesias’s music and agreed after hearing that Iglesias had a song suited to them.

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