The Collection

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

Annotation

Three CDs in separate jewel cases in a slipcase box

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-24 08:38 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Volume 1
▼ CD 2: Volume 2
#TitleRatingLength
1I’m an Errand Boy for Rhythm
recording of:
I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:22
2If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes
recording of:
If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Timmie Rogers
3:08
3The Best Man
3:06
4But She’s My Buddy’s Chick
recording of:
But She’s My Buddy’s Chick
writer:
Charles Atkinson and Sy Oliver
3:04
5I’m in the Mood for Love
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-03-15)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-03-15)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-03-15)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
3:14
6Look What You've Done to Me
2:59
7Don’t Blame Me
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
3:26
8Bring Another Drink
2:35
9I Want To Thank Your Folks
3:12
10I’m Lost
3:15
11It Only Happens Once
2:57
12Hit That Jive, Jack
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-10-22)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
Hit That Jive Jack (on 1941-10-22)
writer:
John Alston and Skeets Tolbert
2:59
13Easy Listening Blues
3:13
14Stop, the Red Light’s On!
2:39
15You Don’t Learn That at School
recording of:
You Don’t Learn That in School
writer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer) and Marvin Fisher
3:06
16I Don’t Know Why
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
3:14
17In the Cool of the Evening
2:57
18It Is Better To Be by Yourself
recording of:
It’s Better to Be By Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:53
19Come in Out of the Rain
2:55
20I Like To Riff
2:46
▶ CD 3: Volume 3