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]

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Ballads of the Day
Compilation album by Nat King Cole
Released	April 1956
Recorded	January 14, 1953 - August 24, 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:56
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee 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

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

• Nat King Cole - Vocals, piano
• Nelson Riddle - arranger
• Billy May - arranger on track 4 only
• Lee Gillette - Producer

References

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