The Touch of Your Lips (Nat King Cole album)

This article is about the album by Nat King Cole. For the album by Chet Baker, see The Touch of Your Lips (Chet Baker album).

The Touch of Your Lips
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	April 1961
Recorded	December 21, 22, 23, 1960
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	40:48
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
The Nat King Cole Story (1961) The Touch of Your Lips (1961) Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays (1962)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

The Touch of Your Lips is a 1961 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael. ^[3] It reached No. 79 on the Billboard 150 Best Selling Monoraul LP's. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 3:52
2. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 3:13
3. "Illusion" (Barry Iver, Lillian Moss, Sol Parker) – 2:54
4. "You're Mine, You!" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:22
5. "Funny (Not Much)" (Hughie Prince, Robert Merrill, Marcia Neil, Philip Broughton) – 3:05
6. "Poinciana (Song of the Tree)" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 3:56
7. "Sunday, Monday, or Always" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:21
8. "Not So Long Ago" (Al Frisch, Charles Tobias) – 4:07
9. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 4:46
10. "Only Forever" (James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke) – 3:19
11. "My Need for You" (Al Frisch, Allan Roberts) – 3:24
12. "Lights Out" (Billy Hill) – 2:29

Personnel

• Nat King Cole – vocal
• Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 336. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
3. The Touch of Your Lips at AllMusic
4. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 34. Retrieved October 28, 2025.