Legendary Singers: Nat King Cole (30 Greatest Hits)

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Pretend
recording of:
Pretend (1952 song popularized by Nat King Cole)
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:46
2Answer Me, My Love
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1953-12-03)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-12-03)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-12-03)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-12-03)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love (on 1953-12-03)
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
2:38
3Ramblin' Rose
recording of:
Ramblin’ Rose (1962 popular torch song)
lyricist:
Noel Sherman
composer:
Joe Sherman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:50
4Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
3:27
5China Gate
2:49
6Night of the Quarter Moon
2:44
7Nature Boy
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-27)
orchestra:
The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra and Chorus (on 1961-03-27)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-03-27)
recording of:
Nature Boy (on 1961-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:54
8L-O-V-E
engineer:
Ryan Robinson (engineer)
mixer:
Joel Iwataki
assistant editor:
Sam Zeines
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1964-06-03)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-06-03)
recording of:
L‐O‐V‐E (on 1964-06-03)
lyricist:
Milton Gabler
composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bert Kaempfert Music Publishing GmbH, Edition Doma Bert Kaempfert (publisher) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
52:36
9The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:50
10Return to Paradise
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1953)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1953)
recording of:
Return to Paradise (in 1953)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
2:59
11Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
cover recording of:
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
lyricist and composer:
Anna Sosenko (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Francis Day S.A.
medley of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
2:52
12(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
producer:
Lee Gillette
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-23)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1961-03-23)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-23)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-23)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons (on 1961-03-23)
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson (Singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
43:06
13For All We Know
cover recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
3:16
14The Sand and the Sea
bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-12-20)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-12-20)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1954-12-20) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1954-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-12-20)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1954-12-20), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1954-12-20) and Champ Webb (on 1954-12-20)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-12-20) and Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1954-12-20)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-12-20)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1954-12-20)
piano:
Ray Turner (pianist) (on 1954-12-20)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1954-12-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-12-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1954-12-20)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1954-12-20) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-12-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist) (on 1954-12-20), Victor Bay (on 1954-12-20), Alex Beller (on 1954-12-20), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-12-20), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-12-20), Murray Kellner (on 1954-12-20), Nathan Ross (on 1954-12-20) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-12-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-12-20)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1954-12-20)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-12-20)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-12-20)
recording of:
The Sand and the Sea (on 1954-12-20)
writer:
Hal Hester and Barry Parker
publisher:
Barry Parker Music (on 1955-02-10)
2:34
15The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:12

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part of:Legendary Singers (Time-Life Music) (order: 2)