Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer

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Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
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ReleasedMay 1963
RecordedApril 11, May 15, 16, 1963
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Jazz, Pop
Length26:50
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
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Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer is a 1963 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael. [1] The album reached #14 on Billboard's LP chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" [3] (Hans Carste, Charles Tobias) – 2:25
  2. "Get Out and Get Under the Moon" (William Jerome, Larry Shay, Tobias) – 2:09
  3. "There is a Tavern in the Town" (Nat King Cole, Traditional) – 1:36
  4. "On a Bicycle Built for Two" (Cole, Steve Gillette) – 1:46
  5. "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss) – 3:10
  6. "On the Sidewalks of New York" (Edith Bergdahl, Cole) – 2:17
  7. "Our Old Home Town" (Haven Gillespie, Shay) – 1:40
  8. "After the Ball" (Charles K. Harris) – 2:02
  9. "You Tell Me Your Dream" (Cole) – 2:18
  10. "That's What They Meant (By the Good Old Summertime)" (Al Frisch, Tobias) – 2:35
  11. "Don't Forget" (Sherman, Weiss) – 2:00
  12. "In the Good Old Summer Time" (Cole, George "Honey Boy" Evans, Ren Shields) – 1:30
  13. "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (Reprise)" – 1:22

Personnel

Performance

1st session: April 11, 1963

2nd session: May 15, 1963

3rd session: May 16, 1963

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. Watson, Jimmy (17 August 1963). "Nat King Cole: Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 127. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles . University of North Texas Libraries. Track 5.