I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore

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I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
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Studio album by
Nat King Cole
Released1964
RecordedJanuary 14–May 5, 27, 1964
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Vocal jazz
Length29:54
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
Let's Face the Music!
(1964)		I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
(1964)		 L-O-V-E
(1965)

I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore is a 1964 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael. [1] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top LP's chart. [2] "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" b/w "People" was released as a single on Capitol 5155 in 1964, charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at Nos. 22 and 100, respectively. "I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" b/w "L-O-V-E", released as a single on Capitol 5261, [3] peaked at Nos. 34 and 81, respectively, on the Hot 100 in August 1964.

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Reception

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The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann said the album "suffered from a lack of strong material and arrangements...with the sad sentiments undercut by relatively quick tempos and a perky backup chorus" [1]

Track listing

  1. "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" - 2:29
  2. "You're Crying On My Shoulder" (Sidney Lippman, Fred Wise) - 2:22
  3. "Only Yesterday" (Hoagy Carmichael, Bretha Scott) - 2:59
  4. "I'm Alone Because I Love You" (Ned Miller, Ira Schuster, Al Young) - 1:37
  5. "Don't You Remember" - 1:57
  6. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) - 2:49
  7. "I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" (Lenwood Morris, Bernie Wayne) - 2:36
  8. "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" (Oakley Haddleman, C. Watts) - 2:46
  9. "Was That the Human Thing to Do" (Sammy Fain, Joe Young) - 2:46
  10. "Go If You're Going" (James P. Johnson) - 2:25
  11. "Road to Nowhere" (Robert Ecton) - 3:07
  12. "All Cried Out" - 2:01

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore". AllMusic . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 34. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nat King Cole – I Don't Want To See Tomorrow / L-O-V-E". Discogs. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 336. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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