The Nat King Cole Story

Tracklist

• Hybrid SACD (CD layer) 1
• 1
  Straighten Up and Fly Right
  2:36
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Sweet Lorraine
  3:22
• 3
  It's Only a Paper Moon
  2:57
• 4
  (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
  2:56
• 5
  (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
  3:04
  4.0 ★
• 6
  The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
  3:11
  3.8 ★
• 7
  Nature Boy
  2:53
• 8
  Lush Life
  3:46
• 9
  Calypso Blues
  3:25
• 10
  Mona Lisa
  3:27
• 11
  Orange Colored Sky
  2:33
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Too Young
  3:24
• 13
  Unforgettable
  3:27
  3.9 ★
• 14
  Somewhere Along the Way
  3:00
• 15
  Walkin' My Baby Back Home
  2:42
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Pretend
  2:45
• 17
  Blue Gardenia
  3:04
• 18
  I Am in Love
  2:33
• Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) 2
• 1
  Straighten Up and Fly Right
  2:36
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Sweet Lorraine
  3:22
• 3
  It's Only a Paper Moon
  2:57
• 4
  (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
  2:56
• 5
  (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
  3:04
  4.0 ★
• 6
  The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
  3:11
  3.8 ★
• 7
  Nature Boy
  2:53
• 8
  Lush Life
  3:46
• 9
  Calypso Blues
  3:25
• 10
  Mona Lisa
  3:27
• 11
  Orange Colored Sky
  2:33
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Too Young
  3:24
• 13
  Unforgettable
  3:27
  3.9 ★
• 14
  Somewhere Along the Way
  3:00
• 15
  Walkin' My Baby Back Home
  2:42
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Pretend
  2:45
• 17
  Blue Gardenia
  3:04
• 18
  I Am in Love
  2:33
• Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) 3
• 1
  Straighten Up and Fly Right (3.0 mix)
  2:36
• 2
  Sweet Lorraine (3.0 mix)
  3:22
• 3
  It's Only a Paper Moon (3.0 mix)
  2:57
• 4
  (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (3.0 mix)
  2:56
• 5
  (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (3.0 mix)
  3:04
• 6
  The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) (3.0 mix)
  3:11
• 7
  Nature Boy (3.0 mix)
  2:53
• 8
  Lush Life (3.0 mix)
  3:46
• 9
  Calypso Blues (3.0 mix)
  3:25
• 10
  Mona Lisa (3.0 mix)
  3:27
• 11
  Too Young (3.0 mix)
  3:24
• 12
  Unforgettable (3.0 mix)
  3:27
• 13
  Somewhere Along the Way (3.0 mix)
  3:00
• 14
  Walkin' My Baby Back Home (3.0 mix)
  2:42
• 15
  Pretend (3.0 mix)
  2:45
• 16
  Blue Gardenia (3.0 mix)
  3:04
• 17
  I Am in Love (3.0 mix)
  2:33
• Hybrid SACD (CD layer) 4
• 1
  Answer Me, My Love
  2:55
• 2
  Smile
  2:53
• 3
  Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
  2:48
• 4
  The Sand and the Sea
  2:41
• 5
  If I May
  2:57
• 6
  A Blossom Fell
  2:41
• 7
  To the Ends of the Earth
  2:25
• 8
  Night Lights
  2:48
• 9
  Ballerina
  2:41
• 10
  Stardust
  3:14
  2.6 ★
• 11
  Send for Me
  2:30
• 12
  St. Louis Blues
  2:24
• 13
  Looking Back
  2:26
• 14
  Non dimenticar
  3:07
• 15
  Paradise
  3:11
• 16
  Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
  1:55
• 17
  Ay, Cosita Linda
  2:13
• 18
  Wild Is Love
  2:48
• 19
  Ramblin' Rose
  2:49
• 20
  Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
  2:56
• Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) 5
• 1
  Answer Me, My Love
  2:57
• 2
  Smile
  2:55
• 3
  Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
  2:50
• 4
  The Sand and the Sea
  2:43
• 5
  If I May
  2:58
• 6
  A Blossom Fell
  2:43
• 7
  To the Ends of the Earth
  2:26
• 8
  Night Lights
  2:51
• 9
  Ballerina
  2:43
• 10
  Stardust
  3:16
  2.6 ★
• 11
  Send for Me
  2:33
• 12
  St. Louis Blues
  2:27
• 13
  Looking Back
  2:29
• 14
  Non dimenticar
  3:45
• 15
  Paradise
  3:14
• 16
  Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
  1:59
• 17
  Ay, Cosita Linda
  2:16
• 18
  Wild Is Love
  2:50
• 19
  Ramblin' Rose
  2:50
• 20
  Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
  2:56
• Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) 6
• 1
  Answer Me, My Love (3.0 mix)
  2:55
• 2
  Smile (3.0 mix)
  2:53
• 3
  Darling, je vous aime beaucoup (3.0 mix)
  2:48
• 4
  The Sand and the Sea (3.0 mix)
  2:41
• 5
  If I May (3.0 mix)
  2:57
• 6
  A Blossom Fell (3.0 mix)
  2:41
• 7
  To the Ends of the Earth (3.0 mix)
  2:25
• 8
  Night Lights (3.0 mix)
  2:48
• 9
  Ballerina (3.0 mix)
  2:41
• 10
  Stardust (3.0 mix)
  3:14
• 11
  Send for Me (3.0 mix)
  2:30
• 12
  St. Louis Blues (3.0 mix)
  2:24
• 13
  Looking Back (3.0 mix)
  2:26
• 14
  Non dimenticar (3.0 mix)
  3:07
• 15
  Paradise (3.0 mix)
  3:11
• 16
  Wild Is Love (3.0 mix)
  2:48
• 17
  Ramblin' Rose (3.0 mix)
  2:49
• 18
  Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (3.0 mix)
  2:56

More by Nat King Cole

10 Great Songs

10 Great Songs 2010

The Very Best of Nat King Cole

The Very Best of Nat King Cole 2006

Sings the Great Songs! / Thank You, Pretty Baby

Sings the Great Songs! / Thank You, Pretty Baby 2002

Night Lights

Night Lights 2001

Rockin' Boppin' & Blues

Rockin' Boppin' & Blues 2000

Where Did Everyone Go / Looking Back

Where Did Everyone Go / Looking Back 1999

Release credits

• Alex Beller
  violin [2]
• Alvino Rey
  guitar [1.8, 1.15, 2.8, 2.15]
• Armand Kaproff
  cello [2]
• Barbara Simons
  viola [2]
• Bill Miller
  piano [2]
• Billy May
  conductor [2.15, 1.15]
• Charles LaVere
  piano [4.10, 5.10]
• Charles R. Grean
  orchestrator [2.6, 1.6]
• Charlie Harris
  bass [2], double bass [4.4, 3.4, 1.1-5, 1.16, 2.1-5, 2.16, 5.4]
• Cy Bernard
  cello [2]
• Dale Anderson
  percussion [1.8, 2.8]
• Dave Cavanaugh
  conductor [4.17, 5.17], instrument arranger [4.17, 5.17]
• Dave Sterkin
  viola [2]
• Dominic Mumolo
  reeds [2]
• Eleanor Slatkin
  cello [2]
• Ernest Hayes
  piano [5.5, 4.5]
• Eudice Shapiro
  violin [2]
• Felix Slatkin
  violin [2]
• First Church Of Deliverance Choir
  choir vocals [5.16, 4.16]
• Francis Howard
  trombone [2]
• George Roberts
  bass trombone [2]
• Gerald Vinci
  violin [2]
• Gordon Jenkins
  arranger [5.10, 4.10], conductor [4.10, 4.15-16, 5.10, 5.15-16]
• Hank Jones
  piano [4.4, 5.4]
• Harry Bluestone
  violin [2]
• Harry Klee
  reeds [2]
• Joe Comfort
  bass [2.15, 1.15], double bass [1.8, 2.8]
• John Collins
  guitar [1.1-5, 1.16, 4.4-5, 2.1-5, 2.16, 5.2, 5.4-5, 3.4]
• John Hacker
  reeds [2]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [4.5, 5.5]
• Lee Gillette
  producer [4.1, 4.3-18, 2.1-9, 2.11-15, 2.17-18, 3.4, 5.1-13, 5.15-18, 1.1-9, 1.11-15, 1.17-18]
• Lee Young
  drums (drum set) [2.8, 2.15, 1.8, 1.15, 4.4-5, 5.2, 5.4-5]
• Leonard Atkins
  violin [2]
• Louis Singer
  percussion [2]
• Marshall Sosson
  violin [2]
• Milt Raskin
  piano [1.8, 2.8]
• Mischa Russell
  violin [2]
• Nat King Cole
  lead vocals [4.10, 5.10], piano [4.6-8, 4.11-12, 4.14-15, 4.17-18, 1.1-6, 1.9, 1.11-13, 1.15, 1.17-18, 5.6-8, 5.11-12, 5.15, 5.17-18, 2.1-6, 2.9, 2.11-13, 2.15, 2.17-18, 3.4], vocal [1.1-15, 1.17-18, 4.1-9, 4.11-18, 3.4, 5.1-9, 5.11-13, 5.15-18, 2.1-15, 2.17-18]
• Nathan Ross
  violin [2]
• Nelson Riddle
  arranger [4.12, 5.2, 5.12], conductor [5.2, 5.18, 4.18]
• Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5.2, 5.12, 4.12]
• Paul Robyn
  viola [2]
• Paul Shure
  violin [2]
• Pete Rugolo
  orchestrator [2.6, 1.6]
• Ralph Carmichael
  arranger [1.8, 4.4-5, 5.4-5, 2.8], conductor [3.4, 4.1-9, 4.11-14, 2.3-4, 2.6-10, 2.12-14, 2.17-18, 1.3-4, 1.6-10, 1.12-14, 1.17-18, 5.1, 5.3-9, 5.11-13]
• Ralph Carmichael Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.10, 4.1-3, 5.1, 5.3, 1.10]
• Ray Kramer
  cello [2]
• Stan Kenton
  conductor [1.11, 2.11]
• Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1.11, 2.11]
• Stanley Harris
  viola [2]
• The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra and Chorus
  performing orchestra [4.13, 2.7, 2.14, 1.7, 1.14, 5.13]
• Trio Irakitan
  vocal [4.17, 5.17]
• Victor Bay
  violin [2]
• Vincent DeRosa
  French horn [2]
• Walter Edelstein
  violin [2]
• William Hinshaw
  French horn [2]
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Issues

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  The Nat King Cole Story

  3x 12" Vinyl
  1961
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  The Nat King Cole Story

  3x 12" Vinyl
  1965
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  T
  The Nat King Cole Story

  2x CD
  4 June 1991
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  The Nat King Cole Story

  2x CD
  June 1991
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  T
  The Nat King Cole Story

  2x Hybrid SACD (CD layer), 2x Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), 2x Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
  2011
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  The Nat King Cole Story

  2x SACD
  1 February 2013