The Nat King Cole Story

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

all are stereo re-recordings in this 1961 album, recorded during: March 22–24, 27, 29–30; April 3; and July 6, 19–20 1961
except for the following 6 tracks: "Stardust", "St. Louis Blues", "Paradise", "Oh Mary Don't You Weep", "Ay cosita linda" and "Wild Is Love" which are reissues of previously released tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-07 11:56 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1Answer Me, My Love
producer:
Lee Gillette
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)
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love (on 1961-03-24)
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
2:56
2Smile
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 (on 1961-03-24)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. 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
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
2:53
3Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-24)
orchestra:
Ralph Carmichael Orchestra (on 1961-03-24)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-24)
cover recording of:
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup (on 1961-03-24)
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)
2:49
4The Sand and the Sea
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
The Sand and the Sea (in 1961)
writer:
Hal Hester and Barry Parker
publisher:
Barry Parker Music (on 1955-02-10)
2:41
5If I May
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
If I May (in 1961)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
2:58
6A Blossom Fell
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
A Blossom Fell (in 1961)
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
2:42
7To the Ends of the Earth
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
To the Ends of the Earth (in 1961)
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
2:25
8Night Lights
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Night Lights (in 1961)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
2:49
9Ballerina
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-07-20)
cover recording of:
Ballerina (on 1961-07-20)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
recording of:
Ballerina
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
2:42
10Stardust
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (from 1956-12-19 until 1956-12-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
2.653:14
11Send for Me
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Send for Me (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones
2:30
12St. Louis Blues
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1958-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
2:25
13Looking 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 and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:27
14Non dimenticar
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Non dimenticar (in 1961)
lyricist:
Michele Galdieri
composer:
Gino Redi (Italian composer)
3:07
15Paradise
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Gordon Clifford
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
3:11
16Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Mary Don’t You Weep
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11823)
1:56
17Ay, Cosita Linda
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Ay cosita linda
lyricist and composer:
Pacho Galán
2:14
18Wild Is Love
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
Wild Is Love
writer:
Raymond Rasch and Dottie Wayne
2:48