L-O-V-E (album)

L-O-V-E is the final studio album by the American singer Nat King Cole. It was arranged by Ralph Carmichael.[2] L-O-V-E was Cole's last album, and was released shortly before his death in February 1965. The songs "The Girl from Ipanema", "My Kind of Girl" and "More (Theme From Mondo Cane)" were recorded December 1–3, 1964, shortly after Cole's diagnosis with lung cancer, and were the last recordings he made.[3] It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Albums chart in the spring of 1965.

For similarly titled albums, see Love (disambiguation) § Music.
L-O-V-E
Studio album by
Nat King Cole
Released1965
RecordedJune 3, December 1–3, 1964 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length29:40
LabelCapitol 2195
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
(1964)		 L-O-V-E
(1965)
Singles from L-O-V-E
  1. "L-O-V-E"
    Released: September 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The initial Billboard magazine review from January 30, 1965 commented that it was "One of the finest Nat Cole albums to date! He's in great form as he breathes new life into some fine standard material...The title tune is a Cole classic!".[4]

Track listing
  1. "L-O-V-E" (Milt Gabler, Bert Kampfert) – 2:30
  2. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinícius de Moraes) – 2:56
  3. "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Burt Kalmar) – 2:16
  4. "There's Love" (George David Weiss, Joe Sherman) – 3:10
  5. "My Kind of Girl" (Leslie Bricusse) – 3:11
  6. "Thanks to You" (Bob Marcus) – 3:24
  7. "Your Love" (Ralph Carmichael, Wayne Dunstan) – 2:14
  8. "More (Theme From Mondo Cane)" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) – 2:09
  9. "Coquette" (Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) – 2:55
  10. "How I'd Love to Love You" (Joe Bailey) – 2:19
  11. "Swiss Retreat" (Jerry Tobias, Milt Rogers) – 2:14

Recording sessions data [5]
  • "L-O-V-E" (in English language) was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood on June 3, 1964 (session number AA-19/11848), from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
  • On August 18, 1964 Cole overdubbed in Las Vegas the versions of L-O-V-E in French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese languages (session number AA-52).
  • "Coquette" and "How I'd Love to Love You" were recorded at Coast Recorders in San Francisco on December 1, 1964 (session number AA-22/12165), from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
  • "There's Love", "My Kind Of Girl", "Thanks To You", "Your Love", "More" and "Swiss Retreat" were recorded at Coast Recorders in San Francisco on December 2, 1964 (session number AA-23/12166), from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
  • "The Girl From Ipanema", "More" and "Three Little Words" were recorded at Coast Recorders in San Francisco on December 3, 1964 (session number AA-24/12167), from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. This was the final recording session of Cole.

Personnel

Performance[5]

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. L-O-V-E - 2007 Collectors' Choice Bonus Tracks at AllMusic
  3. Daniel Mark Epstein (2000). Nat King Cole. Northeastern University Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-55553-469-1.
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 January 1965). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Sessions of 1964". Nat King Cole, An informal discography. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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