The Very Thought of You (Nat King Cole album)

The Very Thought of You
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released November 1958
Recorded May 2, 6, 8, 1958
Genre Traditional pop
Length 49:37
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
St. Louis Blues
(1958)St. Louis Blues1958
The Very Thought of You
(1958)
To Whom It May Concern
(1958)To Whom It May Concern1958
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The Very Thought of You is a 1958 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.[2] The album peaked at #17 on Billboard Magazine's Top LP chart.

Track listing

LP side A:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Very Thought of You"Ray Noble3:52
2."But Beautiful"3:30
3."Impossible"Steve Allen3:12
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Paradise"3:17
9."This Is All I Ask"Gordon Jenkins4:34
10."Cherie, I Love You"Lillian Rosedale Goodman3:34
11."Making Believe You're Here"
3:42
12."Cherchez La Femme"
  • Bob Marcus
  • Lorenzo Pack
2:44
13."For All We Know"3:19
14."The More I See You"
  • Gordon
  • Warren
3:32
Total length:49:37

Bonus tracks added to Capitol Record's CD re-issue:

No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Farewell to Arms"2:51
18."Happy New Year"Gordon Jenkins3:09
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.

Personnel

Performance

References

  • Capitol Records SW 1084 (The Very Thought of You) at discogs.org
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