The Touch of Your Lips (Nat King Cole album)

The Touch of Your Lips
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	April 1961
Recorded	December 21, 22, 23, 1960
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	40:48
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
The Nat King Cole Story (1961) The Touch of Your Lips (1961) Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays (1962)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

The Touch of Your Lips is a 1961 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael.^[3]

1. "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 3:52
2. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 3:13
3. "Illusion" (Barry Iver, Lillian Moss, Sol Parker) – 2:54
4. "You're Mine, You!" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:22
5. "Funny (Not Much)" (Hughie Prince, Robert Merrill, Marcia Neil, Philip Broughton) – 3:05
6. "Poinciana (Song of the Tree)" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 3:56
7. "Sunday, Monday, or Always" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:21
8. "Not So Long Ago" (Al Frisch, Charles Tobias) – 4:07
9. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 4:46
10. "Only Forever" (James V. Monaco, Johnny Burke) – 3:19
11. "My Need for You" (Al Frisch, Allan Roberts) – 3:24
12. "Lights Out" (Billy Hill) – 2:29

• Nat King Cole – vocal
• Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12,

23-December-1960 (Friday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio B

Justin Gordon, Willie Schwartz, Arthur Smith (fl); Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Emil Briano, James Getzoff, Henry Hill, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, William Miller, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Albert Steinberg, Gerald Vinci (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Stan Harris, Allan Harshman, Ray Menhennick, Gary Nuttycombe, Milton Thomas (via); Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Emmett Sargeant, Joseph Saxon, William Vandenburg (vlc); Kathryn Thompson (harp); Bobby Hammack (p/cel); John Collins (g); Joe Comfort (b); Lee Young (d); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

Tracks 2, 6, 7, 9, 11,

22-December-1960 (Thursday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio B

Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Arthur Smith (fl); Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Emil Briano, Harold Dicterow, Dave Frisina, James Getzoff, Henry Hill, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Albert Steinberg, Gerald Vinci (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, Gary Nuttycombe, Milton Thomas (via); Justin DiTullio, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Kurt Reher, Emmett Sargeant, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Kathryn Thompson (harp); Bobby Hammack (p/cel); John Collins (g); Joe Comfort (b); Lee Young (d); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).