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Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
February 26, 2008
Studio:
Collector's Choice
Number Of Discs:
1
Average Customer Rating:
based on 2 reviews
Description:
If it hadn't been his final LP, L-O-V-E might have had less historical importance to the Cole canon, but probably not by much. From the simple acrostic of its seminal title track to the breezy big-band histrionics of "How I'd Love to Love You" (the album's original closer), Cole was at the top of his game. Barely a hint of his encroaching lung cancer can be heard here, and what's more, L-O-V-E documents one of the most gorgeous and sustained duets of the era. The other starring voice here is that of trumpeter Bobby Bryant, who plays with, at, and around Cole's vocals with a full spectrum of the instrument's tonal capabilities, not to mention a coy sense of the limited topical range these songs employ. As advertised, this set is all about romance, and Cole is fully in his element on a range of amorous standards from "Coquette" to "The Girl from Ipanema." This re-issue also includes four songs making their debuts on U.S. CDs, including "Marnie" (from the Alfred Hitchcock film) and "Silver Bird," with its rare, weird, and wholly appealing shift in time signatures. In all, L-O-V-E remains both a fitting final chapter and a must-have title for Cole enthusiasts. --Jason Kirk
Track Listing:
1.
L-O-V-E
2.
The Girl from Ipanema
3.
Three Little Words
4.
There's Love
5.
My Kind of Girl
6.
Thanks to You
7.
Your Love
8.
More
9.
Coquette
10.
How I'd Love to Love You
11.
Swiss Retreat
12.
Marnie
13.
Silver Bird
14.
A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair
15.
My True Carrie, Love
16.
More and More of Your Armor
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Fall in Love with "L-O-V-E"Aug 07, 2008 "L-O-V-E" may be the single most joyous album Nat King Cole ever recorded. It may not be the deepest examination of love ever put on record, but it is nothing sort of exhilarating to listen to. Most of the tracks are the up-tempo swing he mastered in the late 1950s, and Cole is abetted here by arranger/conductor Ralph Carmichael, who very nearly matches the high level set by Nelson Riddle for vocal arrangements. The album mixes standards from the 1920s and 30s like "Three Little Words" and "Coquette" with then-popular hits like the title track, "More," and "The Girl From Ipanema." There are just enough ballads to keep things from boiling over, and the whole album swings even more than Cole's records with Billy May.
The bonus tracks are a little bizarre: "Marnie" is an attempt to fit a not-too-inspired love lyric to one of Bernard Herrmann's best movie themes, which makes for a disconnect between words and music (especially if you know the film), while two other numbers push Cole towards folk music. But "L-O-V-E" is a great album by a great singer, and is simply a ball to listen to.
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My favorite old male singerApr 18, 2008 I still enjoy the restful style of Nat King Cole. This was is just that.
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