The Complete Billy May Sessions

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1957-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
2:17
2I Should Care
recording of:
I Should Care
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:49
3The Party’s Over
recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
2:46
4Just for the Fun of It
recording of:
Just for the Fun of It
writer:
Lillian Bret Harte and Arlene Jackson
2:38
5A Cottage for Sale
recording of:
A Cottage for Sale
lyricist:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist)
composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
3:00
6I Understand
recording of:
I Understand
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
composer:
Mabel Wayne
2:27
7When Your Lover Has Gone
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:34
8Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (1961 reprise)
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1961-07-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1961-07-20)
guitar:
Alvino Rey (on 1961-07-20)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1961-07-20)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-20)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (on 1961-07-20)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
42:45
9Ebony Rhapsody
3:07
10Day In, Day Out
recording of:
Day In, Day Out
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1939)
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
2:27
11Too Little, Too Late
3:01
12When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
2:12
13Cold, Cold Heart
3:47
14Let’s Face the Music and Dance
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
2:28
15Something Makes Me Want to Dance With You
recording of:
Something Makes Me Want to Dance With You
writer:
Danny Meehan (Broadway actor turned songwriter) and Colin Romoff
2:11
16I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
2:39
17The Rules of the Road
2:47
18Warm and Willing
recording of:
Warm and Willing
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter), Jay Livingston and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:04
19Bidin’ My Time
recording of:
Bidin’ My Time (from Girl Crazy)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:30
20Moon Love
2:13
21Who’s Sorry Now (mono version)
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
2:59
22When Your Lover Has Gone (mono version)
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:33
23With You on My Mind (broadcast version)
2:05
24Once in a While (broadcast version)
2:57
25I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (broadcast version)
2:28
26These Foolish Things (broadcast version)
3:16
27Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (trio version)
2:11