Love Songs (Nat King Cole album)

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Love Songs

Compilation album by Nat King Cole
Released	February 3, 2003
Recorded	1953–1964
Genre	Pop, jazz
Length	72:27
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Love Songs brings together tracks from throughout Nat "King" Cole's recording career with Capitol records. The swing pianist turned ballad vocalist had a prolific chart run in the 1950s. Six of his UK hits are featured here.

Track listing

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"When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 3:11
"Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 3:28
"The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 3:48
"Too Young" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) – 3:25
"Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:47
"The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:28
"Stay As Sweet As You Are" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 2:58
"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:40
"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Gordon, Revel) - 2:40
"You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Warren, Young) – 2:49
"Because You're Mine" (Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:13
"Around the World" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) – 2:33
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin, Jack Strachey) – 4:44
"It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 3:06
"You Made Me Love You" (James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:55
"For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:16 (Nat King Cole Trio)
"There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) – 2:52
"Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 2:43
"Answer Me" (Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) – 2:56
"Orange Colored Sky" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:33
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:15
"Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
"These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 3:46
"You'll Never Know" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:42
"Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) – 2:45 (Nat King Cole & George Shearing Quintet)
"More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Diociolini, Norman Newell) – 2:07
"L-O-V-E" (Gordon, Revel) – 2:31
"I Wish You Love" (Warren, Gordon) – 2:54

Personnel

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Nat King Cole – vocals
Les Baxter – arranger
Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor
Lee Gillette – producer
Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor
Bob Norberg – digital remastering
Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for *Love Songs*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ Ruhlmann, William. Love Songs at AllMusic
^ "British album certifications – Nat King Cole – Love Songs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

v t e Nat King Cole
Discography
Studio albums	The King Cole Trio Nat King Cole at the Piano King Cole for Kids Penthouse Serenade Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love The Piano Style of Nat King Cole After Midnight Just One of Those Things Love Is the Thing Cole Español St. Louis Blues The Very Thought of You To Whom It May Concern Welcome to the Club A Mis Amigos Tell Me All About Yourself Every Time I Feel the Spirit Wild Is Love The Magic of Christmas The Nat King Cole Story The Touch of Your Lips Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays Ramblin' Rose Dear Lonely Hearts More Cole Español Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Where Did Everyone Go? Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady Let's Face the Music! I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore L-O-V-E
Compilation albums	Harvest of Hits Top Pops Unforgettable 10th Anniversary Album Ballads of the Day This Is Nat King Cole The Beautiful Ballads 20 Golden Greats For Sentimental Reasons Love Songs
Tribute albums	All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio Dear Mr. Cole Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole The Nat King Cole Songbook P.S. Mr. Cole A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole With Respect to Nat You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) Nat King Cole & Me
Songs	"That Ain't Right "All for You" "Straighten Up and Fly Right" "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" "It's Only a Paper Moon" "The Frim-Fram Sauce" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" "What'll I Do" "Nature Boy" "Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" "Don't Blame Me" "For You My Love" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Mona Lisa" "Orange Colored Sky" "Frosty the Snowman" "Too Young" "Red Sails in the Sunset" "Unforgettable" "Somewhere Along the Way" "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" "Because You're Mine" "Pretend" "I Am in Love" "Lover, Come Back to Me" "Answer Me, My Love" "Tenderly" "Smile" "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" "A Blossom Fell" "That's All There Is to That" "Night Lights" "To the Ends of the Earth" "Ballerina" "When I Fall in Love" "Stardust" "Send for Me" "Looking Back" "Acércate Más (Come Closer to Me)" "Non Dimenticar" "You Made Me Love You" "Just as Much as Ever" "Let There Be Love" "Ramblin' Rose" "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" "That Sunday, That Summer" "People" "L-O-V-E" "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Family	Maria Cole (wife) Carole Cole (daughter) Natalie Cole (daughter) Eddie Cole (brother) Ike Cole (brother) Freddy Cole (brother) Lionel Cole (nephew)

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