(It’s Only a) Paper Moon

~ Recording by Natalie Cole

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Paper Moon3:25Natalie ColeUnforgettable: With LoveNatalie ColeAlbum
  • US1991-06-11
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01)9 61049-2
1.1Paper Moon3:27Natalie ColePaper MoonNatalie ColeSingle
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01)7559-66467-2
1.2Paper Moon3:25Natalie ColeUnforgettable With Love (purple label)Natalie ColeAlbum
Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use)7559-61049-2
1.2Paper Moon3:25Natalie ColeUnforgettable: With Love (Columbia House)Natalie ColeAlbum
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01)E2 61049
1.2(It’s Only a) Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeUnforgettable: With LoveNatalie ColeAlbum
Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records), Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
1.17(It’s Only a) Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeMy Life in MusicMichael ParkinsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-11-03
3.2Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeOriginal Album SeriesNatalie ColeAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122798353
1.2(It’s Only a) Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeUnforgettable…With LoveNatalie ColeAlbum
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
1.2(It's Only a) Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeUnforgettable: With LoveNatalie ColeAlbum
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
1.2Paper Moon3:26Natalie ColeUnforgettable: With Love (BMG club edition)Natalie ColeAlbum
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)9 61049-2, D 183452

Relationships

producer:Tommy LiPuma
mixer:Al Schmitt
bass:John Patitucci
drums (drum set):Dave Weckel
piano:Joe Sample
vocals:Natalie Cole
arranger:Ralph Burns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 1991)
mixed at:Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:It’s Only a Paper Moon (cover)

Related works

It’s Only a Paper Moon

lyricist:E.Y. Harburg (in 1933)
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Chappell Music Ltd.
Gloccamorria Music
S.A. Music Co.
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
referred to in medleys:It’s Only a Paper Moon / I Like Him
Medley: A Sleepin’ Bee / It’s Only a Paper Moon (order: 2)
later parody versions:It's Only a Paper Moon (parody version)
later versions:Lester's Trip to the Moon