Love Songs (Nat King Cole album)
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Released | February 3, 2003 |
Recorded | 1953 - 1964 |
Genre | Pop, jazz |
Length | 72:27 |
Label | Capitol |
Producer | Lee Gillette |
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Love Songs brings together tracks from throughout Nat "King" Cole's recording career with Capitol records. The swing pianist turned ballad vocalist had a prolific chart run in the 1950s. Six of his UK hits are featured here.
Track listing[]
- "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 3:11
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 3:28
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 3:48
- "Too Young" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) – 3:25
- "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:47
- "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:28
- "Stay As Sweet As You Are" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 2:58
- "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:40
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Gordon, Revel) - 2:40
- "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Warren, Young) – 2:49
- "Because You're Mine" (Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:13
- "Around the World" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) – 2:33
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin, Jack Strachey) – 4:44
- "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 3:06
- "You Made Me Love You" (James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:55
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:16 (Nat King Cole Trio)
- "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) – 2:52
- "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 2:43
- "Answer Me" (Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) – 2:56
- "Orange Colored Sky" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:33
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:15
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
- "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 3:46
- "You'll Never Know" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:42
- "Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) – 2:45 (Nat King Cole & George Shearing Quintet)
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Diociolini, Norman Newell) – 2:07
- "L-O-V-E" (Gordon, Revel) – 2:31
- "I Wish You Love" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:54
Personnel[]
- Nat King Cole – vocals
- Les Baxter – arranger
- Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor
- Lee Gillette – producer
- Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor
- Bob Norberg – digital remastering
- Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor
References[]
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Love Songs at AllMusic
Categories:
- Nat King Cole albums
- 2003 compilation albums
- Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle
- Albums arranged by Gordon Jenkins
- Albums arranged by Ralph Carmichael
- Capitol Records compilation albums