| The Very Thought of You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1958 | |||
| Recorded | May 2, 6, 8, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (New York) | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 49:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Very Thought of You is a 1958 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Gordon Jenkins. [1] The album peaked at #17 on Billboard Magazine's Top LP chart.
LP side A:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | 3:52 |
| 2. | "But Beautiful" | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "Impossible" | Steve Allen | 3:12 |
| 4. | "I Wish I Knew (Notorious)" |
| 3:16 |
| 5. | "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" | 2:53 | |
| 6. | "Magnificent Obsession" |
| 3:56 |
| 7. | "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)" |
| 4:16 |
LP side B:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Paradise" | 3:17 | |
| 9. | "This Is All I Ask" | Gordon Jenkins | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Cherie, I Love You" | Lillian Rosedale Goodman | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Making Believe You're Here" |
| 3:42 |
| 12. | "Cherchez La Femme" |
| 2:44 |
| 13. | "For All We Know" | 3:19 | |
| 14. | "The More I See You" |
| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 49:37 | ||
Bonus tracks added to Capitol Record's CD re-issue:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Don't Blame Me" | 3:56 | |
| 16. | "There Is No Greater Love" | 3:03 | |
| Total length: | 56:36 | ||
Bonus tracks added to the Collectors' Choice Music CD re-issue, recorded in 1962:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Farewell to Arms" | 2:51 | |
| 18. | "Happy New Year" | Gordon Jenkins | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 62:36 | ||
The "bonus" tracks "Don't Blame Me" and "There Is No Greater Love" were part of the original recording session, and were added to Capitol Record's 1987 and 1997 CD re-issues. In 2007 Collectors' Choice Music also re-issued "The Very Thought of You" on CD and included the tracks "Happy New Year" and "Farewell To Arms" from a 1962 recording session.
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