A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole is the sixth studio album by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla (Motown) label on November 1, 1965. It is a tribute album, dedicated to his idol, late jazz performer Nat "King" Cole, who had died of lung cancer earlier in the year.[1][2]
An AllMusic writer said the album was "a fine album that got lost after its release". Marvin was a vocal admirer of Nat King Cole and told interviewers Cole's vocals and performing style influenced his.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nature Boy" | Eden Ahbez | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Ramblin' Rose" | Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Too Young" | Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Pretend" | Cliff Parman, Frank Lavere, Lew Douglas | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | Nat King Cole, Irving Mills | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Mona Lisa" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Unforgettable" | Irving Gordon | 3:40 |
| 8. | "To The Ends Of The Earth" | Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman | 2:18 |
| 9. | "Sweet Lorraine" | Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 2:47 |
| 10. | "It's Only a Paper Moon" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Billy Rose | 2:25 |
| 11. | "Send for Me" | Ollie Jones | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Calypso Blues" | Don George, Nat King Cole | 4:04 |
Personnel
- Marvin Gaye - vocals, possible piano and congas
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
References
- ^ "A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole - Marvin Gaye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "From the Archives: Nat 'King' Cole dies of cancer at 45 - Los Angeles Times".
- ^ A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole at AllMusic
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (April 30, 1966). "Marvin Gaye: A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 268. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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