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Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady

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Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedSeptember 17–20, 1963 at Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreJazz
Length36:19
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
Where Did Everyone Go?
(1963)
Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
(1963)
Let's Face the Music!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady is a 1963 album by Nat King Cole of songs from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady.[3] It was his only album recorded in Philadelphia; personnel included members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The album cover shows Cole in the city’s Elfreth's Alley as a stand-in for the Covent Garden setting in the musical.

Track listing

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  1. "With a Little Bit of Luck" – 2:52
  2. "I Could Have Danced All Night" – 2:30
  3. "The Rain in Spain" – 3:26
  4. "On the Street Where You Live" – 3:12
  5. "I'm an Ordinary Man" – 5:14
  6. "Get Me to the Church on Time" – 2:30
  7. "Show Me" – 3:37
  8. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" – 2:48
  9. "You Did It" – 4:09
  10. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" – 2:51
  11. "A Hymn to Him" – 3:10

All music by Frederick Loewe, and all lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.

Personnel

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Performance

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady at AllMusic