Ballads of the Day is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole. It released in 1956. The album reached a peak position of number 16 on the Billboard 200.[1]

Ballads of the Day
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1956
RecordedJanuary 14, 1953 – August 24, 1954
GenreJazz
Length34:56
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
The Piano Style of Nat King Cole
(1955)
Ballads of the Day
(1956)
This Is Nat King Cole
(1957)

Track listing

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  1. "A Blossom Fell" (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) - 2:33
  2. "Unbelievable" (Jerry Livingston, Irving Gordon) - 3:04
  3. "Blue Gardenia" (Bob Russell, Lester Lee) - 2:58
  4. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 3:15
  5. "It Happens to Be Me" (Sammy Gallop, Arthur Kent) - 3:09
  6. "Smile" (John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin) - 2:54
  7. "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (Anna Sosanko) - 2:51
  8. "Alone Too Long" (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) - 2:56
  9. "My One Sin (In Life)" (Mascherino, Robert Mellin) - 2:59
  10. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:57
  11. "If Love Is Good to Me" (Fred Spielman, Redd Evans) - 2:47
  12. "The Sand and the Sea" (Hal Hester, B. Parker) - 2:33

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Album Search for "ballads of the day"".