The Nat King Cole Story

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1 1Straighten 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)
52:34
1 2Sweet Lorraine
producer:
Lee Gillette
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-22)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1961-03-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-22)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-22)
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1961-03-22)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:20
1 3It’s Only a Paper Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-22)
producer:
Lee Gillette
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-22)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1961-03-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-22)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-22)
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1961-03-22)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:55
1 4(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-23)
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)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1961-03-23)
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)
2:54
1 5(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.
43:02
1 6The Christmas Song
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-30)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-03-30)
orchestrator:
Charles R. Grean and Pete Rugolo
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 6), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 6), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 18) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 29)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1961-03-30)
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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3.753:08
6 1Looking 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)
2:25
6 2Non dimenticar
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
recorded at:
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-19)
recording of:
Non dimenticar (English/Italian lyrics) (on 1961-07-19)
lyricist:
Shelley Dobbins (American songwriter) and Michele Galdieri
composer:
P. G. Redi (Italian composer)
publisher:
Redi-Ponti-DeLaurentis and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
version of:
Non dimenticar (English lyrics)
translated version of:
T’ho voluto bene (Non dimenticar)
3:06
6 3Paradise
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-05-06)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-05-06)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1958-05-06)
recorded at:
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-05-06)
recording of:
Paradise (on 1958-05-06)
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.
3:10
6 4Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
producer:
Lee Gillette
choir vocals:
First Church Of Deliverance Choir (on 1958-09-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-09-30)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1958-09-30)
recorded at:
First Church of Deliverance in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-09-30)
recording of:
Mary Don’t You Weep (pre-civil war spiritual) (from 1958-09-30 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
The Master Book of American Folk Song (number: 1338) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11823)
1:59
6 5Ay, Cosita Linda
recorded in:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (from 1959-04-13 until 1959-04-16)
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole and Trio Irakitan (Brazilian vocal/instrumental trio) (in 1959)
conductor:
Dave Cavanaugh (in 1959, from 1959-04-13 until 1959-04-16)
instruments arranger:
Dave Cavanaugh (in 1959)
recording of:
Ay cosita linda (from 1959-04-13 until 1959-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Pacho Galán
cover recording of:
Ay cosita linda (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Pacho Galán
2:14
6 6Wild Is Love
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1960-03-01)
recorded at:
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-01)
recording of:
Wild Is Love (on 1930-03-01)
writer:
Raymond Rasch and Dottie Wayne
2:29
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