| This Is Nat King Cole | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 - 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:59 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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This Is Nat King Cole is an original compilation album by Nat King Cole. It was released in 1957 by Capitol Records. The LP collection reached #18 on the Billboard Magazine album chart.
Bonus tracks added to later CD re-issue:
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For Sentimental Reasons: 25 Early Vocal Classics is one of a number of albums released on the ASV/Living Era label, featuring recording artists mostly from the 1940s and 1950s, named for one of the major hits by the artist in question. This compact disc features recordings made by Nat King Cole between 1941 and 1946, at the beginning of Cole's career.
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Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle is Shirley Bassey's first live album, recorded on the opening night of an eight-week engagement at the Pigalle, a nightclub in the West End of London. This performance, on 12 September 1965, earned Bassey outstanding reviews. The album was released that same year. It was Bassey's final album for EMI's Columbia label.
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