The End Of A Love Affair is a classic vocal jazz ballad about heartbreak after a love ends. The narrator describes walking and driving a little too fast and behaving recklessly as the relationship falls apart, capturing the ache and resolve of moving on.
Key facts:
- Original composer and lyricist: Edward C. Redding; the song was first released in English in 1951, with Margaret Whiting as the first artist to record it in July 1951.
- Frank Sinatra version: released in January 1957, with orchestration by Nelson Riddle and vocals by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet.
- Album and genre: the Sinatra recording is associated with the 1957 vocal jazz pop era, often linked to the album Where Are You?
- Other notes: the song has become a standards piece with many covers and adaptations in various languages, including La fin d'un roman d'amour in French.
