Time: 35:25
Size: 81.1 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1956/1992
Art: Front
[2:34] 1. A Blossom Fell
[3:05] 2. Unbelievable
[2:58] 3. Blue Gardenia
[3:15] 4. Angel Eyes
[3:09] 5. It Happens To Be Me
[2:59] 6. Smile
[2:56] 7. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
[2:56] 8. Alone Too Long
[3:00] 9. My One Sin (In Life)
[2:58] 10. Return To Paradise
[2:49] 11. If Love Is Good To Me
[2:40] 12. The Sand And The Sea
Since all but one of the tracks on Nat King Cole's 1956 LP Ballads of the Day were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, the album might be thought of as a Cole/Riddle ballad album on the order of Sings for Two in Love. But it really should have been called something like "Nat King Cole's Greatest Hits, 1953-1955," since it is actually a compilation assembled from recent single releases. It boasts two Top 40 hits ("The Sand and the Sea" and "My One Sin [In Life]"), two Top 20s ("Return to Paradise" and "It Happens to Be Me"), and three Top Tens ("A Blossom Fell," "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup," and "Smile"), plus five B-sides. There are some minor efforts, but also some gems, notably a version of the saloon song "Angel Eyes" (the B-side of "Return to Paradise," arranged and conducted by Billy May). This is not, perhaps, one of the great Cole/Riddle album collaborations, but the tracks remain pleasant examples of the lengthy musical partnership between the singer and his most frequent musical facilitator. ~William Ruhlmann
Ballads Of The Day
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