The Very Thought of You

Nat King Cole

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Nat \”King\” Cole met the distinguished arranger and songwriter Gordon Jenkins for his most ethereal album ever–no reedsor brass, just dramatic yet highly economical settings for voice and strings. The opening title tune is perhaps the finest version yet of one of the loveliest songs ever written, originally introduced by the \’30s English crooner Al Bowly. Tellingly, some of the other songs (\”Paradise\”, \”I Found a Million Dollar Baby\”) are indelibly associated with other singing idols from that decade like Russ Columbo and Bing Crosby. Beyond this, most of the other material is relatively unknown, including Steve Allen\’s \”Impossible\” and Jenkin\’s own philosophical \”This as all I Ask\”. This slighty anonymous aspect lends the session an air of romantic spirituality, a particular quality the angelic Cole was famous for. Perhaps his greatest album.

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Track Listings

1. Very Thought of You
2. But Beautiful
3. Impossible
4. I Wish I Knew
5. I Found a Million Dollar Baby
6. Magnificent Obsession
7. My Heart Tells Me
8. Paradise
9. This Is All I Ask
10. Cherie
11. I Love You
12. Making Believe You're Here
13. Cherchez la Femme
14. For All We Know
15. More I See You
16. Don't Blame Me
17. There Is No Greater Love

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