Nat King Cole discography
Appearance
Nat King Cole discography | |
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Studio albums | 28 (12") |
Live albums | 1 |
This article contains a list of albums by Nat King Cole and compilations of his recordings.
Capitol 78-rpm albums
Volumes 1-4 released as separate booklets in 10" format. Booklet Volumes 1 and 2 contain 4 shellac records. Booklet Volumes 3 and 4 contain 3 shellac records. Volume 4 is also issued in a box set of three 45-rpm records.
- 1945 The King Cole Trio
- 1946 The King Cole Trio, Volume 2
- 1947 The King Cole Trio, Volume 3
- 1949 The King Cole Trio, Volume 4
Capitol 10" albums
- 1950 Nat King Cole at the Piano
- 1951 King Cole for Kids
- 1952 Penthouse Serenade
- 1952 Top Pops
- 1952 Harvest of Hits
- 1953 Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love
- 1954 Unforgettable
Capitol 12" albums
- 1955 Penthouse Serenade
- 1955 Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love
- 1955 The Piano Style of Nat King Cole
- 1957 After Midnight
- 1957 Just One of Those Things
- 1957 Love Is the Thing
- 1958 Cole Español
- 1958 St. Louis Blues
- 1958 The Very Thought of You
- 1958 To Whom It May Concern
- 1959 Welcome to the Club
- 1959 A Mis Amigos
- 1960 Tell Me All About Yourself
- 1960 Every Time I Feel the Spirit
- 1960 Wild Is Love
- 1960 The Magic of Christmas (reissued in 1963 as The Christmas Song, substituting his 1961 recording of "The Christmas Song" for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")
- 1961 The Nat King Cole Story
- 1961 The Touch of Your Lips
- 1962 Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
- 1962 Ramblin' Rose
- 1962 Dear Lonely Hearts
- 1962 More Cole Español
- 1963 Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
- 1963 Where Did Everyone Go?
- 1964 Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
- 1964 Let's Face the Music! (Recorded 1961)
- 1964 I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
- 1965 L-O-V-E
- 1966 Nat King Cole at the Sands (recorded live)
Original compilation albums
- 1952 Top Pops
- 1952 Harvest of Hits
- 1954 Unforgettable
- 1955 10th Anniversary Album
- 1956 Ballads of the Day
- 1957 This Is Nat King Cole
- 1965 Sings Songs from Cat Ballou & Other Motion Pictures
- 1965 Looking Back
- 1966 Sincerely, Nat King Cole
- 1966 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole Sings the Great Songs!
- 1967 The Beautiful Ballads
- 1967 Thank You Pretty Baby
Other compilation albums
- 1965 Unforgettable
- 1965 Sings Hymns & Spirituals
- 1965 Nat King Cole Trio: The Vintage Years
- 1965 Nature Boy
- 1966 Longines Symphonette Society Presents the Unforgettable Nat King Cole (box set)
- 1967 Stay As Sweet As You Are
- 1968 Best Of Nat King Cole
- 1970 The Magic of Christmas with Children (Safeway Supermarket promo LP)
- 1972 The Greatest of Nat King Cole (2-album set sold by Dynamic House)
- 1973 Nature Boy
- 1974 Love Is Here to Stay
- 1974 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
- 1977 20 Golden Greats
- 1979 Reader's Digest Presents: The Great Nat King Cole (box set)
- 1982 Greatest Love Songs
- 1983 Unforgettable (Australia)
- 1990 Hit That Jive, Jack
- 1990 Jumpin' at Capitol
- 1990 Capitol Collectors' Series
- 1990 Cole, Christmas and Kids
- 1991 The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (box set, Mosaic Records)
- 1991 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
- 1992 Nat King Cole at the Movies
- 1992 Christmas Favorites
- 1992 The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics
- 1993 The Billy May Sessions
- 1993 Mis Mejores Canciones: 19 Super Exitos
- 1994 Let's Face the Music & Dance
- 1996 Sincerely/The Beautiful Ballads
- 1997 For Sentimental Reasons
- 1997 Retro
- 1998 The Frim Fram Sauce
- 1998 Dear Lonely Hearts/I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
- 1999 Looking Back/Where Did Everyone Go?
- 1999 Live at the Circle Room
- 1999 The Christmas Song
- 2000 Coast to Coast Live (1963 concert at Riverside Inn, Fresno, Calif., 1962 WNEW radio show)
- 2000 Route 66
- 2001 Golden Greats
- 2001 The King Swings
- 2001 Try Not to Cry
- 2001 Night Lights (radio recordings from 1956, most tracks previousl unreleased)
- 2003 Stepping Out of a Dream
- 2003 The Classic Singles (4-CD book)
- 2003 20 Golden Greats
- 2003 The Best Of...
- 2003 Love Songs
- 2003 The Nat King Cole Trio (with famous guests)
- 2003 The One and Only Nat King Cole
- 2004 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer/My Fair Lady
- 2005 The World Of Nat King Cole (bonus DVD added 2006)
- 2006 The Very Best of Nat King Cole
- 2006 Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1955–1959
- 2006 L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1960–1964
- 2008 Holiday Collection 2008: NBC Sounds of the Season
- 2009 Re:Generations
- 2014 The Extraordinary
References
- "Both Sides Now" discographies at bsnpubs.com
- Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955–1959. Bear Family Records.
- Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1960–1964. Bear Family Records.