Description
Nat King Cole: Love Songs / Gold / 納京高爵愛情歌 / UltraAnalog CD ADD
UPC 9787884818082
Product Details:
- Format: Ultra Analog CD
- Audio Source: Original Analog Master Tape
- Audio Quality: AAD (Analog-Digital Hybrid), 6N Pure Silver Coating
- Label: ABC (INTL) Records
- Country of Manufacture: Germany
- Release Year: 2015
Overview:
Celebrate the romantic charm and velvety smooth vocals of the legendary Nat King Cole, affectionately known as the "King of Sentimental Ballads." This compilation features his most beloved love songs, showcasing the iconic warmth and richness of his voice, now remastered from the original analog master tapes for unparalleled audio fidelity.
With AAD mastering and a 6N pure silver pressing, this album offers an audiophile-grade experience, emphasizing natural tonal purity and dynamic range. Each track immerses listeners in a world of timeless romance, making it an essential addition to any collection of classic love ballads.
Track Listing:
- The Very Thought of You – 3:51
Lyrics: Ray Noble | Composer: Gordon Jenkins - Mona Lisa – 3:29
Lyrics: Ray Evans | Composer: Jay Livingston - When I Fall in Love – 3:13
Lyrics: Edward Heyman | Composer: Victor Young - The More I See You – 3:22
Lyrics: Mack Gordon | Composer: Harry Warren - Smile – 2:57
Lyrics: John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons | Composer: Charlie Chaplin - Around the World – 2:59
Lyrics: Harold Adamson | Composer: Victor Young - Too Young – 3:10
Lyrics: Sylvia Dee | Composer: Sidney Lippman - Let's Fall in Love – 2:47
Lyrics: Ted Koehler | Composer: Harold Arlen - Let There Be Love – 2:44
Lyrics: Ian Grant | Composer: Lionel Rand - Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer – 2:25
Lyrics: Charles Tobias | Composer: Hans Carste - On the Street Where You Live – 3:41
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner | Composer: Frederick Loewe - Love Is Here to Stay – 3:30
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin | Composer: George Gershwin - For All We Know – 3:12
Lyrics: Sam M. Lewis | Composer: J. Fred Coots - There Goes My Heart – 3:29
Lyrics: Benny Davis | Composer: Abner Silver - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing – 3:16
Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster | Composer: Sammy Fain - Ramblin' Rose – 3:07
Lyrics: Noel Sherman | Composer: Joe Sherman - Somewhere Along the Way – 3:00
Lyrics: Sammy Gallop | Composer: Kurt Adams - That's All There Is to That – 2:45
Lyrics/Composer: Gordon Jenkins - Ain’t Misbehavin’ – 3:16
Lyrics: Andy Razaf | Composer: Fats Waller, Harry Brooks
Key Credits:
- Vocalist: Nat King Cole
- Composers and Lyricists: Gordon Jenkins, Victor Young, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Arlen, and more.
- Audio Mastering: High Definition Mastering by ABC (INTL) Records
令人永難忘懷的醉人嗓音，20首情意濃蜜的經典情歌！
爵士樂界中最具代表性的男聲，也由於他曼妙的歌聲掩蓋了他也 是一位優秀鋼琴師的才華；Nat King Cole本名Nathaniel Adams Cole，出生於爵士世家，40年代初期，用心組合了鋼琴、吉他、貝斯的Trio-3重奏，影響了當時Bop樂風的發展，同時也展露出他歌唱的才華。
1936年開始了錄製唱片的工作，50年代，由於歌聲受到注意，唱片公司皆邀約他發行歌唱專輯，尤其中、慢版的情歌更是受到市場的好評。雖然是爵士 歌 手，他的唱片普遍受到流行市場的歡迎，1957年的“Love Is The Thing”及1969年的“The Christmas Song”皆榮獲專輯冠軍，並於1959年拿下了葛萊美獎，在60年代的暢銷單曲數量，並不亞於最當紅的英國樂團The Beatles。1965年時因肺癌而病逝，享年僅46歲，令樂壇無限惋惜不已。
美好的歌聲，總是伴隨著我們進入浪漫氣息的愛情世 界，Nat King Cole的爵士情歌，更是令人難以忘懷，所以不斷地有電影、配樂引用他那珍貴的歌聲，帶來最美的感動，共計20首情意濃蜜之作的膾炙人口的情歌，令人陶醉其中。
Beautiful voices are always unforgettable, while Nat King Cole is one of the most identifiable and most memorable among them. Although he untimely passed away in 1965 at the age of 47, his charming voice is still warming thousands of fans at the moment. Being natural, romantic, mysterious, tender and blue, the charms of Nat King’s love songs are irresistible. Nat is the one to caress and embrace you at lonely midnight, by taking you into a romantic world of love. That’s exactly why so many movies scored with Nat’s love songs. More than 20 love songs, including “The Very Thought of You”， “Mona Lisa”, “When I Fall in Love” ，“Around the World”， “Let’s Fall in Love ”，“Love Is a Many Splendored Thing”, “Ramblin’ Rose”，“Too Young”, as well as the very popular “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”, you can hear from this record. Just enjoy your romantic Nat King Cole moment!
