The Classic Singles

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 3
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1Tenderly
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:00
2Return to Paradise
recording of:
Return to Paradise
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
2:59
3Make Her Mine
recording of:
Make Her Mine
writer:
Chester Conn and Sammy Gallop
2:58
4I Am in Love
recording of:
I Am in Love (Can-Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
3:02
5Why
2:54
6Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
cover recording of:
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
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)
2:51
7Answer Me, My Love
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
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
2:40
8Alone Too Long
recording of:
Alone Too Long
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
By The Beautiful Sea
2:56
9It Happens to Be Me
3:10
10Unbelievable
3:05
11Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)
3:09
12Smile
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1954-07-27)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-07-27)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1954-07-27), Armand Kaproff (on 1954-07-27), Ray Kramer (on 1954-07-27) and Eleanor Slatkin (Eleanor Aller Slatkin; American cellist (1917-1995)) (on 1954-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-07-27)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-07-27) and William Hinshaw (American horn player) (on 1954-07-27)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1954-07-27)
percussion:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1954-07-27)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1954-07-27)
reeds:
John Hacker (on 1954-07-27), Harry Klee (on 1954-07-27) and Dominic Mumolo (on 1954-07-27)
trombone:
Francis Howard (trombone) (on 1954-07-27)
viola:
Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1954-07-27), Paul Robyn (on 1954-07-27), Barbara Simons (on 1954-07-27) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-07-27)
violin:
Leonard Atkins (on 1954-07-27), Victor Bay (on 1954-07-27), Alex Beller (on 1954-07-27), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-07-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-07-27), Nathan Ross (on 1954-07-27), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-07-27), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1954-07-27), Paul Shure (on 1954-07-27), Felix Slatkin (on 1954-07-27), Marshall Sosson (on 1954-07-27) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1954-07-27)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-07-27)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1954)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-07-27)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-07-27)
cover recording of:
Smile (on 1954-07-27)
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 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
2:55
13My One Sin (In Life)
3:00
14The Sand and the Sea
recording of:
The Sand and the Sea
writer:
Hal Hester and Barry Parker
publisher:
Barry Parker Music (on 1955-02-10)
2:33
15A Blossom Fell
bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-12-20)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-12-20)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1954-12-20) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1954-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-12-20)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1954-12-20), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1954-12-20) and Champ Webb (on 1954-12-20)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-12-20) and Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1954-12-20)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-12-20)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1954-12-20)
piano:
Ray Turner (pianist) (on 1954-12-20)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1954-12-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-12-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1954-12-20)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1954-12-20) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-12-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1954-12-20), Victor Bay (on 1954-12-20), Alex Beller (on 1954-12-20), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-12-20), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-12-20), Murray Kellner (on 1954-12-20), Nathan Ross (on 1954-12-20) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-12-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-12-20)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1954-12-20)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-12-20)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-12-20)
recording of:
A Blossom Fell (on 1954-12-20)
writer and composer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
42:33
16Forgive My Heart
3:01
17If I May
recording of:
If I May
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
3:05
18Someone You Love
2:55
19Ask Me
2:58
20Too Young to Go Steady
recording of:
Too Young to Go Steady
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Harold Adamson Music
2:55
21Dreams Can Tell a Lie
recording of:
Dreams Can Tell a Lie (1956 song)
writer:
Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius and Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John)
3:01
22My Personal Possession
2:59
23That's All There Is to That
recording of:
That’s All There Is to That
composer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) and Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist)
2:22
24Night Lights
recording of:
Night Lights
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
2:50
25To the Ends of the Earth
recording of:
To the Ends of the Earth
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
publisher:
Paxwin Music
2:20
26Ballerina
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1956-09-19)
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-19)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1956-09-19)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1956-09-19)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1956-09-19)
percussion:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1956-09-19)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-09-19)
saxophone:
Joe Koch (on 1956-09-19), Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1956-09-19), Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-09-19) and Buck Skalak (on 1956-09-19)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-09-19) and Jimmy Priddy (on 1956-09-19)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-09-19), Cappy Lewis (on 1956-09-19), Vito N. Mangano (on 1956-09-19) and Shorty Sherock (on 1956-09-19)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1956-09-19)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1956-09-19)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1956-09-19)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1956-09-19)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-19)
cover recording of:
Ballerina (on 1956-09-19)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
2:51
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