Unforgettable: The Best of Nat King Cole

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: Nat King Cole's Golden Hit Parade
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1Mona Lisa
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-03-11)
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1950-03-11)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1950-03-11) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1950-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-03-11)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-03-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1950-03-11)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1950-03-11) and Dave Sterkin (on 1950-03-11)
violin:
Sam Cytron (on 1950-03-11), David Frisina (on 1950-03-11), Murray Kellner (on 1950-03-11), Mark Levant (on 1950-03-11), Dan Lube (on 1950-03-11), Lou Raderman (on 1950-03-11), Paul Shure (on 1950-03-11) and Felix Slatkin (on 1950-03-11)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1950-03-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-03-11)
orchestra:
Les Baxter and His Orchestra (on 1950-03-11)
conductor:
Les Baxter (on 1950-03-11)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle (on 1950-03-11)
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa (on 1950-03-11)
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)
Nat King Cole43:28
2Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
Nat King Cole3:25
3Nature Boy
recording of:
Nature Boy
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)
Nat King Cole2:55
4Somewhere Along the Way
recording of:
Somewhere Along the Way
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Kurt Adams
publisher:
United Music Corp.
Nat King Cole3:04
5Smile
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-24)
orchestra:
Ralph Carmichael Orchestra (on 1961-03-24)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-03-24)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-24)
recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics) (on 1961-03-24)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
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6A Blossom Fell
recording of:
A Blossom Fell
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
Nat King Cole2:46
7If I May
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-04-03)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
If I May (on 1961-04-03)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
Nat King Cole3:01
8Can't I?
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1953-01-14)
bass:
Jack Agee (on 1953-01-14) and Ralph Peña (on 1953-01-14)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1953-01-14)
clarinet and saxophone:
Bob Dawes (on 1953-01-14) and Charles Deremo (on 1953-01-14)
drums (drum set):
John Markham (on 1953-01-14)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-01-14)
piano:
Cliff Fishback (on 1953-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Richard Clay (on 1953-01-14) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-01-14)
trombone:
Karl DeKarske (on 1953-01-14), Dick Nash (on 1953-01-14), Robert Reisiger (on 1953-01-14) and Si Zentner (on 1953-01-14)
trumpet:
Tony Facciuto (on 1953-01-14), Conrad Gozzo (on 1953-01-14), Jack H. Laubach (trumpeter) (on 1953-01-14), Robert McKinzie (on 1953-01-14) and Andy Peele (40s jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-01-14)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-01-14)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1953-01-14)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1953-01-14)
arranger:
Billy May
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-14)
cover recording of:
Can’t I? (on 1953-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Lovett Jr
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9Jet
recording of:
Jet
lyricist:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Nat King Cole2:50
10Pretend
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)
Nat King Cole2:47
11When I Fall in Love
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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)
Nat King Cole3:11
12That's All There Is to That
recording of:
That’s All There Is to That
composer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) and Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist)
Nat King Cole2:19
13Ramblin' Rose
recording of:
Ramblin’ Rose (1962 popular torch song)
lyricist:
Noel Sherman
composer:
Joe Sherman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Nat King Cole2:50
14Walkin' My Baby Back Home
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1961-07-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1961-07-20)
guitar:
Alvino Rey (on 1961-07-20)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1961-07-20)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-20)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (on 1961-07-20)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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15Looking Back
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-04-03)
orchestra:
The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra and Chorus (on 1961-04-03)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
Looking Back (on 1961-04-03)
writer:
Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks (composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and record producer) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nat King Cole2:30
16Send for Me
recording of:
Send for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones
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17Straighten Up and Fly Right
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 (on 1961-03-23)
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right (on 1961-03-23)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30)
The Nat King Cole Trio52:39
18(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-03-15)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-03-15)
instruments:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1946)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-03-15)
lead vocals:
King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1946, on 1946-03-15)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1946-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
The Nat King Cole Trio2:58
19Orange Coloured Sky
recording of:
Orange Colored Sky
writer:
Milton DeLugg and William Stein
publisher:
Amy Dee Music Corp.
Nat King Cole2:35
20Ballerina
recording of:
Ballerina
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
Nat King Cole2:44
21Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
recording of:
Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Hans Carste (composer and bandleader)
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