The Nat King Cole Songbook

The Nat King Cole Songbook is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded in tribute to singer and pianist Nat King Cole, who had recently died.[3]

The Nat King Cole Songbook
Studio album by
Released1965
Recorded1965
GenreVocal jazz
Length39:48
LabelReprise
ProducerGordon Anderson
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
If I Ruled the World
(1965)
The Nat King Cole Songbook
(1965)
Our Shining Hour
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Rambling Rose" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:27
  2. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:32
  3. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:45
  4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman) – 3:10
  5. "Ballerina" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 2:21
  6. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:19
  7. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 2:40
  8. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:37
  9. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:43
  10. "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 2:12
  11. "Send for Me" (Ollie Jones) – 2:25
  12. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 2:57
  13. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
  14. "Mona Lisa"/"Too Young"/"Nature Boy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)/(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman)/(eden ahbez) – 5:02

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (4 September 1965). "Sammy Davis: The Nat King Cole Song Book" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 234. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ The Nat King Cole Songbook at AllMusic