The Very Thought of You (Nat King Cole album)

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The Very Thought of You
Studio album by
Nat King Cole
ReleasedNovember 1958
RecordedMay 2, 6, 8, 1958
StudioCapitol (New York)
GenreTraditional pop
Length49:37
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
St. Louis Blues
(1958) 		The Very Thought of You
(1958) 		To Whom It May Concern
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The Very Thought of You is a 1958 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.[1] The album peaked at #17 on Billboard Magazine's Top LP chart.

Track listing

LP
side A:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)"
  • Warren
    		• 4:16

    LP side B:

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    8."
    J. Fred Coots
  • Sam M. Lewis
    		• 3:19
    14."The More I See You"
    • Gordon
    • Warren
    		3:32
    Total length:49:37

    Bonus tracks added to Capitol Record's

    CD
    re-issue:

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    15."Don't Blame Me"
    		3:56
    16."There Is No Greater Love"
    		3:03
    Total length:56:36

    Bonus tracks added to the Collectors' Choice Music CD re-issue, recorded in 1962:

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    17."Farewell to Arms"
    		2:51
    18."Happy New Year"Gordon Jenkins3:09
    Total length:62:36

    The "bonus" tracks "Don't Blame Me" and "There Is No Greater Love" were part of the original recording session, and were added to Capitol Record's 1987 and 1997 CD re-issues. In 2007 Collectors' Choice Music also re-issued "The Very Thought of You" on CD and included the tracks "Happy New Year" and "Farewell To Arms" from a 1962 recording session.

    Personnel

    Performance

    References

    1. ^ a b AllMusic review
    2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 463.
    3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 150–152.

    External links

    • Capitol Records SW 1084 (The Very Thought of You) at discogs.org
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