Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole
Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole | ||||
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Released | 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | May 20, 1983[2] | |||
Studio | BBC Television Theatre, London, England[2] | |||
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Length | 44:31 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole is a soundtrack album released in the UK in 1983[1] by the CBS Records division of Columbia in conjunction with the broadcast of American pop singer Johnny Mathis's BBC television concert special of the same name that featured Cole's daughter Natalie. The front of the original album jacket credits the concert performers as "Johnny Mathis and Natalie Cole",[2] whereas the CD booklet reads, "Johnny Mathis with special guest Natalie Cole".[4]
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In the liner notes on the original album sleeve Natalie Cole writes, "It was an honor to work with an artist of the stature of Johnny Mathis, one of the few artists in the world whom I feel can do justice to my father's music."[2]
Track listing
From the liner notes for the original album:[2]
- "Unforgettable" (instrumental)/"Sweet Lorraine" (Irving Gordon/Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:12
- Ronnie Hazlehurst – arranger
- "Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez) – 3:27
- Neil Richardson – arranger
- "Milton DeLugg, Willie Stein) – 2:11
- Allyn Ferguson – arranger
- "Too Young" (Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman) – 3:19
- D'Arneill Pershing – arranger
- Medley – 5:50
a. ")- Ronnie Hazlehurst – arranger
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:24
- Brian Rogers – arranger (original arrangement by Gordon Jenkins)
- "Unforgettable" (instrumental) (Irving Gordon) – 0:12
- Ronnie Hazlehurst – arranger
- Medley (solo performance by Mel Torme)
- Joe Guercio – arranger
- "To the Ends of the Earth" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 3:27
- D'Arneill Pershing – arranger
- "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss) – 3:22
- Ronnie Hazlehurst – arranger (original arrangement by Ralph Carmichael)
- Medley (performed with Natalie Cole) – 5:42
a. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand)
b. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)- Neil Richardson – arranger (original arrangement of "Let There Be Love" by Ralph Carmichael and George Shearing)
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 4:05
- Allyn Ferguson – arranger
Song information
Over half of the songs selected for the concert were chart hits in Billboard magazine that Cole originated, several of which were recorded with the King Cole Trio. "
Cole's next two Gold records, 1948's "
The original recording of this album's title track was a number 12 hit for Cole on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys list in 1952.[7] "To the Ends of the Earth" reached number 25 on that same chart as well as the list of Best Sellers in Stores in 1956.[7] 1963's "That Sunday, That Summer" had its biggest chart success as a number three Easy Listening hit[11] and also peaked at number 12 pop[12] and number 19 R&B.[10] And "L-O-V-E" was also more successful on the Easy Listening chart, where it reached number 17 in 1964,[11] compared to its peak position at number 81 pop.[12]
Many other songs that Mathis and Natalie Cole performed here had been established as hits by other people, and her father went on to have success with them as well.
The rendition of "
Personnel
From the liner notes for the original album:[2]
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References
- ^ a b (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
- ^ a b c d e f (1983) Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. London: CBS Records 10042.
- ^ "Unforgettable: A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ (1983) Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. London: CBS Records 10042.
- ^ "Johnny Mathis - Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "BPI search results". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Whitburn 1994, p. 31.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn 2004, p. 126.
- ^ Whitburn 2002, p. 73.
- ^ a b c d e Whitburn 2004, p. 127.
- ^ a b c Whitburn 2007, p. 57.
- ^ a b c d e f Whitburn 2009, p. 209.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 103.
- ^ a b c "Nat 'King' Cole - Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 284.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 453.
- ^ "Sessions of 1943". A Pile o' Cole. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Sessions of 1956". A Pile o' Cole. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 458.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 278.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 249.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 319.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 98.
- ^ Whitburn 1986, p. 123.
Bibliography
- Whitburn, Joel (1986), Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898200830
- Whitburn, Joel (1994), Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits, 1940-1954, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201063
- Whitburn, Joel (2002), Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-2001, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201519
- Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201608
- Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201691
- Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802