Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole

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Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole
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Studio album by
Jerry Vale
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1972
RecordedNovember 2-4 1971 [1]
Genre
  • Pop
  • Traditional Pop
  • Easy Listening
Length28 minutes 25 seconds
Label Columbia Records
Producer Didier C. Deutsch [1]
Jerry Vale chronology
I Don't Know How to Love Her
(1971)		Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole
(1972)		Jerry Vale's All-Time Greatest Hits
(1972)

Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole is a tribute album to Nat "King" Cole by American singer Jerry Vale released in early 1972 on Columbia Records.

Contents

Overview

Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole was the first of three albums that Vale released in 1972. Produced by Didier C. Deutsch and arranged by Al Capps, the album featured covers of popular songs by the then deceased American singer Nat King Cole. [1]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated February 12, 1972, peaking at No. 200 during a two-week run on the chart. [2] It was his last charting album. [3]

Reception

Billboard magazine wrote, "Vale comes up with some moving, warm readings of the late Nat King Cole's classics", also noting that the album had some "Fine backing" from the Al Capps arrangements. [4]

Record World magazine reviewed the album and said "Jerry adds his special touch to some of the immortal Mr. Cole's greatest successes", ending the review with "They're all there to be enjoyed. We needn't say any more." [5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine on AllMusic reviewed the album and stated, "Although Vale was past his prime at the time the record was released in 1972, it remained one of his better album projects." He would add that "Capps' arrangements may have been a little syrupy, but appealingly so, and Vale remained in good voice. And, of course, there are the songs - the vocalist, producer and arranger all picked a wonderful set of Cole favorites". [1]

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Young" Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee 2:41
2."Answer Me, My Love" Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman 2:47
3."Smile" Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner 2:40
4."Somewhere Along the Way" Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams2:28
5."Nature Boy" Eden Ahbez 2:48
6."Unforgettable" Irving Gordon 2:50
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."A Blossom Fell"Harold Cornelius, Dominic John, H. M. Barnes' Blue Ridge Ramblers2:45
8."Mona Lisa" Jay Livingston, Ray Evans 2:44
9."Walkin' My Baby Back Home" Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk 1:47
10."Ramblin' Rose"Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman2:44
11."Pretend"Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman2:47
Total length:28:25

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [2] 200

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Thomas Erdwine, Stephen. "Jerry Vale Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole - Reviews and information". AllMusic . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 147. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ as above
  4. ↑ Billboard magazine, Album Reviews - Continued, January 29, 1972 page 77. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Record World magazine, Album Picks, January 29, 1972 page 10. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
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