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20 Golden Greats [2004]

 
Album Review: 20 Golden Greats [2004]

  • Artist: Nat King Cole
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Vocal Music

Review

20 Golden Greats highlights recordings made by Nat King Cole for Capitol Records in the late '50s and early '60s. Spotlighting his chart-topping run of romantic ballads, these tracks have been reissued a zillion times over the years, so there is nothing here the collector doesn't already own in spades. Still, you can't argue with the combination of lush string arrangements and Cole's warm crooning on such timeless classics as "Nature Boy," "Mona Lisa," "Unforgettable," "Ramblin' Rose," "Too Young," and "Smile." Apart from the drab packaging, 20 Golden Greats is a solid mid-line collection that is perfect for the casual listener. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sweet Lorraine (Lyrics) Mitchell Parish, Clifford R. Burwell Nat King Cole (4:37)
Straighten up and Fly Right (Lyrics) Irving Mills, Nat King Cole Nat King Cole (2:38)
Nature Boy Eden Ahbez Nat King Cole (2:55)
Dance Ballerina Dance Bob Russell, Carl Sigman Nat King Cole (2:42)
Mona Lisa (Lyrics) Ray Evans, Jay Livingston Nat King Cole (3:28)
Too Young Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman Nat King Cole (3:26)
Love Letters [Mono Version] Edward Heyman, Victor Young Nat King Cole (2:44)
Smile Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner Nat King Cole (2:54)
Around the World (Lyrics) Victor Young, Harold Adamson Nat King Cole (2:34)
For All We Know (Lyrics) John Frederick Coots, Sam M. Lewis Nat King Cole (3:16)
When I Fall in Love (Lyrics) Edward Heyman, Victor Young Nat King Cole (3:11)
The Very Thought of You Ray Noble Nat King Cole (3:49)
On the Street Where You Live (Lyrics) Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe Nat King Cole (3:10)
Unforgettable Irving Gordon Nat King Cole (3:29)
It's All in the Game Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes Nat King Cole (3:07)
Ramblin' Rose (Lyrics) Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman Nat King Cole (2:49)
Portrait of Jennie [Mono Version] J. Russel Robinson, Gordon Burdge Nat King Cole (3:09)
Let There Be Love (Lyrics) Ian Grant, Lionel Rand Nat King Cole (2:46)
Somewhere Along the Way (Lyrics) Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams Nat King Cole (3:01)
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Charles Tobias, Hans Carste Nat King Cole (2:23)
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