The Very Thought of You (Nat King Cole album)
1958 studio album by Nat King Cole From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1958 studio album by Nat King Cole From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| The Very Thought of You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpeg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1958 | |||
| Recorded | May 2, 6, 8, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (New York) | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 49:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Nat King Cole chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
LP side A:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | 3:52 |
| 2. | "But Beautiful" | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "Impossible" | Steve Allen | 3:12 |
| 4. | "I Wish I Knew (Notorious)" |
| 3:16 |
| 5. | "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" | 2:53 | |
| 6. | "Magnificent Obsession" |
| 3:56 |
| 7. | "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)" |
| 4:16 |
LP side B:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Paradise" | 3:17 | |
| 9. | "This Is All I Ask" | Gordon Jenkins | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Cherie, I Love You" | Lillian Rosedale Goodman | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Making Believe You're Here" |
| 3:42 |
| 12. | "Cherchez La Femme" |
| 2:44 |
| 13. | "For All We Know" | 3:19 | |
| 14. | "The More I See You" |
| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 49:37 | ||
Bonus tracks added to Capitol Record's CD re-issue:
| No. | Title | Writer(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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Farewell to Arms" | 2:51 | |
| 18. | "Happy New Year" | Gordon Jenkins | 3:09 |
| 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.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
