Walkin’ My Baby Back Home - Nat King Cole

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position #8 in 1952 -words and music by roy turk and fred ahlert in 1930 -charted in 1931 by nick lucas (#8), ted weems (also #8), the charleston -chasers (#15), and lee morse (#18). -also charted in 1952 by johnnie ray at # 4 -title song from the 1953 […]

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 12 in 1951-52 -also charted in 1954 by the dick hyman trio (#29) -also charted in 1959 by dinah washington (#17) -also charted in a 1991 "duet" by nat and his daughter natalie cole. -words and music by irving gordon Unforgettable, that’s what you are Unforgettable though […]

Too Young - Nat King Cole

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 1 for 5 weeks in 1951 -words by sylvia dee and music by sid lippman -also charted by donny osmond at # 13 in 1972 They try to tell us we’re too young Too young to really be in love They say that love’s a word A […]

To Whom It May Concern - Nat King Cole

(nathaniel cole, charlotte hawkins) To whom it may concern, You’ve found another love, i know To whom it may concern, My heart won’t ever let you go. You tore my heart apart When you found somebody new, But you found out that your heart Could be broken, too. So to whom it may concern, You’ve […]

Thou Swell - Nat King Cole

(words by lorenz hart, music by richard rodgers) This lyrics are like performed by natalie cole Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grand Wouldst kiss me pretty? wouldst hold my hand? Both thine eyes are cute too, what they do to me Hear me holler, i choose a sweet lollapaloosa in thee I’d feel […]

Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer - Nat King Cole

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 6 in 1963 -words by charles tobias and music by hans carste Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Dust off the sun and moon and sing a […]

This Can’t Be Love - Nat King Cole

As recorded by nat king cole, who didn’t make the top 100 Words by lorenz hart and music by richard rogers and sung in the broadway Musical "the boys from syracuse" by eddie albert and marcy westcott A # 6 hit for horace heidt in 1938 A # 2 hit for benny goodman in 1939 […]

These Foolish Things (remind Me Of You) - Nat King Cole

(strachey/marvell/ link) A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces, An airline ticket to romantic places, And still my heart has wings… These foolish things remind me of you. A tinkling piano in the next apartment, Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant, A fairground’s painted swings… These foolish things remind me of […]

There’s A Lull In My Life - Nat King Cole

(m. gordon, h. revel) Oh…there’s a lull in my life. It’s just a void, an empty space, When you are not in my embrace. Oh…there’s a lull in my life. The moment that you go away, There is no night, there is no day. The clock stops ticking, The world stops turning. Everything stops But […]

There Will Never Be Another You - Nat King Cole

(harry warren, mack gordon) This is our last dance together, Tonight soon will be long ago. And in our moment of parting, This is all i want you to know… There will be many other nights like this, And i’ll be standing here with someone new. There will be other songs to sing, Another fall…another […]