Nelson Riddle discography

The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle^[1] (1921–1985).

Albums

By his name

• The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
• Moonglow (Capitol, 1955)^[2]
• Lisbon Antigua (Capitol, 1956)^[3]
• The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
• Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
• C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
• Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
• The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
• Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
• Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
• Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
• Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
• Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
• Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
• Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1962)^[4]
• Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Hits (Capitol, 1962)
• Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
• More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
• The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
• Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle with Oscar Peterson (Verve, 1963)
• White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
• Original Music from The Rogues (RCA, 1964)
• Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
• NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
• Let's Face The Music & Dance! (Pickwick, 1966)^[5]
• Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)^[6]
• The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
• The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
• The Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists, 1968)
• British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
• The Riddle Touch (Sunset, 1969) ^[7]
• Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)^[8]
• Communication (MPS, 1971)
• Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
• Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973)
• The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982)
• Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983)
• The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984)^[9]

By other's credit

With Rosemary Clooney

• Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
• Love (Reprise, 1963)

With Nat King Cole

• Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
• Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
• The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
• Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
• This is Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1957)
• St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
• Cole Español (1958)
• To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
• Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)
• Nat Cole Sings the Great Songs (Capitol, 1964)

With Ella Fitzgerald

• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959)
• Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
• Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve, 1963)
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve, 1964)
• Ella Loves Cole (Atlantic, 1972) re-released as Dream Dancing (Pablo, 1978) with the addition of two new tracks
• The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)

With Judy Garland

• Judy (1956)
• Judy in Love (Capitol, 1958)

With Peggy Lee

• The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
• Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958)

With Dean Martin

• This Time I'm Swingin' (Capitol, 1960)
• Cha Cha de Amor (Capitol, 1962)

With Johnny Mathis

• I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
• Live it Up (Columbia, 1963)

With Linda Ronstadt

• What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
• Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
• For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Tommy Sands

• When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
• Dream with Me (Capitol, 1960)

With Frank Sinatra

• Swing Easy (Capitol, 1954)
• Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
• In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
• Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1956)
• This is Sinatra (Capitol, 1956)
• Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
• A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
• This is Sinatra (Volume 2) (Capitol, 1958)
• Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
• Look to Your Heart (Capitol, 1959)
• Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
• Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
• All the Way (Capitol, 1961)
• Sinatra Sings of Love & Things (Capitol, 1962)
• The Concert Sinatra (1963)
• Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
• Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
• Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
• Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)

With Frank Sinatra Jr.

• Spice (Daybreak, 1971)
• His Way (Daybreak, 1972)

With Keely Smith

• I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
• Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
• Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

With Ed Townsend

• New in Town (Capitol, 1959)
• Glad to Be Here (Capitol, 1959)

With others

• Anna Maria Alberghetti, Warm and Willing (Capitol, 1960)
• Shirley Bassey, Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From Oliver! "As Long As He Needs Me" Plus Other Popular Selections, (United Artists Records, 1962)^[10][11]
• Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
• Sammy Davis Jr., That's Entertainment (MGM, 1974)
• Buddy DeFranco, Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958)
• Eddie Fisher, Games That Lovers Play (RCA, 1966)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
• Jack Jones, There's Love and There's Love and There's Love (Kapp, 1965)
• Kiri Te Kanawa, Blue Skies (London, 1985)
• Steve Lawrence, Portrait of Steve (MGM, 1972)
• Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli, Top Hat (Angel, 1981)
• Hibari Misora, Hibari in Los-Angeles (Nippon Columbia, 1974)
• Sue Raney, When Your Lover Has Gone (Capitol, 1958)
• Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
• Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
• Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)
• Kate Smith, TV Curtain Calls - Songs by Kate Smith (Capitol, 1954) (Reissued as Kate Smith (Capitol, 1957))
• Pinky Tomlin, Country Boy (Arvee, 1963)
• Slim Whitman, All Time Favorites (1964)
• Danny Williams, Swinging for You (1962)

Selected singles

• "Brother John" (US No. 23 - April 1954)
• "Lisbon Antigua" (US No. 1 - February 1956)
• "Port Au Prince" (US No. 20 - April 1956)
• "Theme from The Proud Ones" (US No. 39 - July 1956)
• "Route 66 Theme" (US No. 30 - June 1962 - AC No. 9, 1962)
• "Naked City Theme" (US No. 130 - October 1962)
• "What's New" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 53 - December 1983 - AC No. 5, 1983)
• "I've Got a Crush On You" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (AC No. 7, 1984)
• "Skylark" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 101 - January 1985)

Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles, Billboard Adult Contemporary Billboard Bubbling Under Singles Books

Arranger for film and television

• The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
• Pal Joey (1957)
• Can-Can (1960)
• Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
• Paint Your Wagon (1969)
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
• The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)
• The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980)
• Till There Was You
• A Man and His Music

Composer for film and television

• Lisbon (1956)
• Li'l Abner (1959)
• The Untouchables (1959 TV)
• Route 66 (1960 TV)
• Naked City (1960 TV)
• Ocean's Eleven (1960)
• Lolita (1962)
• 4 for Texas (1963)
• The Rogues (1964)
• A Rage to Live (1965)
• Batman (1966 film)
• Batman (1966–68 TV )
• El Dorado (1966)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
• This Is the Life (1971)
• Emergency! (1972)
• The Great Gatsby (1974)