Comeback

In the few years of Frank's retirement he mostly just relaxed and rested in Palm Springs California. But possibly due to his own boredom during a two week period in June 1973 he recorded enough songs for a comeback album. It was reported that he received more than 30,000 letters from fans wanting him to make such an album. The comeback album was names Ol' Blue Eyes. In a one hour TV special on NBC he formally performed his first performance since his retirement.


In 1975 Sinatra went on to perform 140 times within a span of only 105 days. He performed for audiences of more than a half a million, several of them for charity. During this time media mostly applauded his shows.
From 1976-the early 1980's Frank continued to perform but not as often. He also made a return to film making. Sinatra never lost his dedication, his care, or his belief in his art. He also was starting to get criticism of his voice. He was starting to get older and his voice was not what it once was. He went on to perform in Australia, Germany and Israel. He was given the Jerusalem Medal as he pledged $250,000 in Stat of Israel Bonds to Jerusalem Foundation for Arab and Jewish children. On May 23, 1976, The University of Nevada at Las Vegas awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for 'his charitable endeavors which have raised millions of dollars for humanitarian causes and deeds that have been frequently done anonymously'. Frank continued behaving like a star, although at a slower pace. In 1977  Frank played in The Guardian and also went to London and raised money for a National Advisory Center on Battered Children.
In 1979 he went to Egypt to play another concert for charity, where he raised $500,000. Frank continued his concerts and charitable contributions starting with traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1981. He also went to Brazil, where he raised money in the aid for the Atlanta murder task force who were seeking a killer who murded 21 black children.