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In 1954, Capitol Records released the 10" LP collection Eight Top Pops, compiling eight songs that had appeared on singles by Nat King Cole during 1952. The first two, "Somewhere Along the Way" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," were the biggest hits, both reaching number eight in Billboard. "Because You're Mine," Cole's cover of the Mario Lanza movie song (done in a far more relaxed style than Lanza's, of course), was also a major hit, reaching number 16. "Faith Can Move Mountains" and "The Ruby and the Pearl" were somewhat less successful, but still lodged in the Top 30, as did the B-sides "Funny (Not Much)" and "I'm Never Satisfied." The only one of the eight songs not to earn a chart placing was "A Weaver of Dreams," the B-side of the single "Wine, Women and Song." In 1963, Capitol expanded Eight Top Pops into the 12" LP Top Pops by adding two tracks at the end of either side of the original release. These four songs all came from an EP recorded by Cole in 1954, on which he covered hits by other performers, including Doris Day's "If I Give My Heart to You," the De Castro Singers' "Teach Me Tonight," and Perry Como's "Papa Loves Mambo." On the various tracks, Cole addresses charts written by his conductors Les Baxter, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, and Pete Rugolo, varying the mood from lightly romantic to lightly melancholic, but always remaining as smooth a crooner as ever.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Sammy Gallop, ComposerLyricist - Ada Kurtz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy May, Conductor - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - Fred E. Ahlert, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Ben Raleigh, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Vocal Arranger, Chorus Conductor, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Wood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Hughie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Marcia Neil, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Rugolo, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Harris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Robert Merrill, ComposerLyricist - Jack Costanzo, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Philip F. Broughton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Lawrence, Composer - Richard Myers, Composer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Herb Perry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, Author - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Nikolaus Brodszky, Composer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - LES BAXTER, Conductor - Jerry Livingston, Composer - RAYMOND B. EVANS, Composer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor P. Young, Composer - Jack Elliott, Composer
℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Al Hoffman, Composer - Dick Manning, Composer - Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Reichner, Composer
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmie Crane, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, ComposerLyricist - Al Jacobs, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
In 1954, Capitol Records released the 10" LP collection Eight Top Pops, compiling eight songs that had appeared on singles by Nat King Cole during 1952. The first two, "Somewhere Along the Way" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," were the biggest hits, both reaching number eight in Billboard. "Because You're Mine," Cole's cover of the Mario Lanza movie song (done in a far more relaxed style than Lanza's, of course), was also a major hit, reaching number 16. "Faith Can Move Mountains" and "The Ruby and the Pearl" were somewhat less successful, but still lodged in the Top 30, as did the B-sides "Funny (Not Much)" and "I'm Never Satisfied." The only one of the eight songs not to earn a chart placing was "A Weaver of Dreams," the B-side of the single "Wine, Women and Song." In 1963, Capitol expanded Eight Top Pops into the 12" LP Top Pops by adding two tracks at the end of either side of the original release. These four songs all came from an EP recorded by Cole in 1954, on which he covered hits by other performers, including Doris Day's "If I Give My Heart to You," the De Castro Singers' "Teach Me Tonight," and Perry Como's "Papa Loves Mambo." On the various tracks, Cole addresses charts written by his conductors Les Baxter, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, and Pete Rugolo, varying the mood from lightly romantic to lightly melancholic, but always remaining as smooth a crooner as ever.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:38
- Main artists: Nat King Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1955 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
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