The Greatest Hits

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-04-05)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-04-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-04-05)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-04-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-04-05)
recording of:
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? (on 1946-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1926) and Abe Lyman (in 1926)
3:01
2To a Wild Rose
3:14
3Could‐’Ja
recording of:
Could-’Ja
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:02
4Baby, Baby All the Time
cover recording of:
Baby Baby All the Time (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
3:01
5Oh, but I Do
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-04-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-04-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-04-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-04-17)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-04-17)
recording of:
Oh, But I Do (on 1946-04-17)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Kenneth Watts
2:39
6But She’s My Buddy’s Chick
recording of:
But She’s My Buddy’s Chick
writer:
Charles Atkinson and Sy Oliver
3:07
7You Call It Madness
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-05-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-05-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-05-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-05-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-05-01)
recording of:
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) (on 1946-05-01)
writer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor), Con Conrad (songwriter and producer), Gladys DuBois and Paul Gregory (Songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
3:04
8Chant of the Blues
recording of:
Chant of the Blues (Dog-Gone Unlucky Blues)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
3:11
9I Tho’t You Ought to Know
recording of:
I Tho’t You Ought to Know
writer:
Cecil Carter and Thomas C. Dilbeck
2:52
10It Only Happens Once
recording of:
It Only Happens Once
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Laine
2:56
11Black Market Stuff
2:43
12Laguna Leap
2:57
13I’ll Never Be the Same
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and France Mélodie
3:15
14Swinging’ on Central
2:54
15Nat’s Kick‐Part 1
recording of:
Bop-Kick
composer:
Nat King Cole (in 1949)
2:45
16Nat’s Kick‐Part 2
recording of:
Bop-Kick
composer:
Nat King Cole (in 1949)
3:15
17The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:14
18You Should Have Told Me
recording of:
You Should Have Told Me
writer:
Howard Barnes, Clete Bellin and Redd Evans
2:52
19Satchel‐Mouth Baby
recording of:
Satchel Mouth Baby
lyricist and composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:43
20Solid Potato Salad
recording of:
Solid Potato Salad
writer:
Gene de Paul, Hughie Prince and Don Raye
2:05
21(I Call Ma Papa) Fla‐Ga‐La‐Pa
recording of:
(I Call My Papa) Fla-Ga-La-Pa
writer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer), Marvin Fisher and C.L. Roberts
3:09
22It Is Better to Be Yourself
recording of:
It’s Better to Be By Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:58
23The Frim Fram Sauce
recording of:
The Frim‐Fram Sauce
lyricist:
Redd Evans (in 1945)
composer:
Joe Ricardel (in 1945)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:17
24Come to Baby, Do
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller (songwriter, director and actor)
3:03
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