Unforgettable: The Best of Nat King Cole

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

Tracklist

1CD: Nat King Cole's Golden Hit Parade
2CD: Golden Evergreens
3CD: Film and Show Favourites
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1On the Street Where You Live
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
3:11
2The Party's Over
recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
2:45
3Fascination
2:30
4People
2:42
5September Song
3:02
6Love Is a Many-Splendoured Thing2:42
7Love Letters2:47
8Stella by Starlight
3:52
9Arrivederci Roma
2:47
10When You're Smiling
2:44
11In the Good Old Summertime
1:32
12The Sidewalks of New York
2:21
13The Ballad of Cat Ballou
2:48
14Around the World
cover recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days) (on 1957-08-08)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
2:35
15Because You're Mine
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1952)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
Because You’re Mine (Because You’re Mine) (in 1952)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:13
16Spring Is Here2:36
17St. Louis Blues
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-01-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-01-30)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1958-01-30)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1958-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:28
18Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1957-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
2:16
19The Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:08
20Avalon
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1958-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1958-07-01)
bass:
Eddie Jones (on 1958-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-07-01) and Lee Young (on 1958-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-07-01)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (on 1958-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (on 1958-07-01) and Billy Mitchell (on 1958-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1958-07-01), Al Grey (on 1958-07-01) and Benny Powell (on 1958-07-01)
trumpet:
John Anderson (on 1958-07-01), Wendell Culley (on 1958-07-01), Thad Jones (on 1958-07-01), Joe Newman (on 1958-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1958-07-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-07-01)
orchestra:
The Count Basie Orchestra (on 1958-07-01)
conductor:
Dave Cavanaugh (on 1958-07-01)
arranger:
Dave Cavanaugh
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-07-01)
cover recording of:
Avalon (on 1958-07-01)
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
1:47
21The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:55
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