To Whom It May Concern (Nat King Cole album)

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To Whom It May Concern
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ReleasedMay 1959 (1959-05)
RecordedJune 20, August 11, 18, November 11, 12, 1958
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Vocal jazz, pop
Length47:52
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
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(1958)
To Whom It May Concern
(1959)
Welcome to the Club
(1959)
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To Whom It May Concern is a 1959 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Nelson Riddle. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "To Whom It May Concern" (Nat "King" Cole, Charlotte Hawkins) – 2:58
  2. "Love-Wise" (Kenward Elmslie, Marvin Fisher) – 3:56
  3. "Too Much" (Bill Baker, Dok Stanford) – 3:20
  4. "In the Heart of Jane Doe" (James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock) – 3:02
  5. "A Thousand Thoughts of You" (Sammy Gallop, Ulpio Minucci) – 2:58
  6. "You're Bringing Out the Dreamer in Me" (Johnny Burke) – 3:09
  7. "My Heart's Treasure" (Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) – 2:56
  8. "If You Said No" (Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston) – 2:56
  9. "Can't Help It" (Fisher, Jack Segal) – 3:39
  10. "Lovesville" (Ralph Freed, Harry Beasley Smith) – 2:39
  11. "Unfair" (Phil Belmonte, Cliff Lee) – 1:54
  12. "This Morning It Was Summer" (Bob Haymes) – 3:58

Bonus Tracks included on CD reissue

  1. "Give Me Your Love" (Mayme Watts) – 2:10
  2. "Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma" – 3:04
  3. "Non Dimenticar" (Michele Galdieri, Shelly Dobbins, P. G. Redi) – 2:50
  4. "Bend A Little My Way" (Jack Wolf, Noel Sherman) – 2:23

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. To Whom It May Concern at AllMusic
  3. "To Whom It May Concern". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 July 2013.