Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
| Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 17–20, 1963 at Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 36:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Nat King Cole chronology | ||||
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Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady is an album by Nat King Cole released by Capitol Records in 1963 of songs from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady.[1] The album was recorded in Philadelphia with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The cover art shows Cole in Philadelphia's Elfreth's Alley standing in for London's Covent Garden setting in the musical.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated September 26, 1964, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 74.[2] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated September 26, 1964, and remained on the chart for six weeks, peaking at number 75.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic's wrote in the review stated that "[Cole's] clearly enjoyed this project, which is really of greater interest to fans of the show than to Cole's earlier jazz followers.[4]
Track listing
- "With a Little Bit of Luck" – 2:52
- "I Could Have Danced All Night" – 2:30
- "The Rain in Spain" – 3:26
- "On the Street Where You Live" – 3:12
- "I'm an Ordinary Man" – 5:14
- "Get Me to the Church on Time" – 2:30
- "Show Me" – 3:37
- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" – 2:48
- "You Did It" – 4:09
- "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" – 2:51
- "A Hymn to Him" – 3:10
All music by Frederick Loewe, and all lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.
Personnel
- Nat King Cole – vocal
- Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor
References
- ^ Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady at AllMusic
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.6: Record Research. p. 166. ISBN 0898201179.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady: Ratings & Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 336. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved May 5, 2025.