2CD. A compilation pulling together 10 years' worth of Cole's and May's collaborative recordings.
The first 14 tracks are mono, the rest are stereo. Disc 1 tracks 15, 16, 19 to 21 and Disc Two tracks 1 to 7 originally released as the album [r1617219] in 1957. Disc Two tracks 8 to 19 originally released as the album [r1548489] in 1964. Disc 1 tracks 10, 12, 14, 17, and 18 are previously unissued. The rest of the tracks appeared on various singles. Notably missing from this collection are the two tracks May arranged for Nat King Cole and [a10533].
©?1993 Capitol Records, Inc.
1-1 to 1-4: recorded September 4, 1951
1-5 to 1-7: recorded January 14, 1953
1-8 to 1-9: recorded October 18, 1954
1-10 to 1-14 recorded May 14, 1957
1-15 to 1-18 recorded July 10, 1957
1-19 to 1-21 recorded July 19, 1957
2-1 to 2-4 recorded July 31, 1957
2-5 to 2-7 recorded August 7, 1957
2-8 to 2-11 recorded November 20, 1961
2-12 to 2-15 recorded November 21, 1961
2-16 to 2-19 recorded November 22, 1961
1-1. Walkin' My Baby Back Home (2:39)
1-2. What Does It Take (2:47)
1-3. Walkin' (2:49)
1-4. I'm Hurtin' (2:49)
1-5. Angel Eyes (3:15)
1-6. Lover Come Back To Me (2:30)
1-7. Can't I? (3:15)
1-8. Papa Loves Mambo (2:39)
1-9. Teach Me Tonight (3:11)
1-10. Blue Moon (2:13)
1-11. With You On My Mind (2:37)
1-12. Don't Try (2:22)
1-13. Send For Me (2:39)
1-14. Let's Make More Love (2:55)
1-15. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:11)
1-16. The Song Is Ended (2:46)
1-17. You'll Never Know (2:43)
1-18. Just For The Fun Of It (Alt. Take) (2:35)
1-19. Who's Sorry Now (2:57)
1-20. These Foolish Things (3:47)
1-21. Once In A While (2:47)
2-1. Just One Of Those Things (2:14)
2-2. I Should Care (2:47)
2-3. The Party's Over (2:43)
2-4. Just For The Fun Of It (2:36)
2-5. A Cottage For Sale (2:57)
2-6. I Understand (2:24)
2-7. When Your Lover Has Gone (2:30)
2-8. Ebony Rhapsody (3:04)
2-9. Day In, Day Out (2:25)
2-10. Too Little, Too Late (2:59)
2-11. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (2:08)
2-12. Cold, Cold Heart (3:45)
2-13. Let's Face The Music And Dance (2:25)
2-14. Something Makes Me Want To Dance (2:08)
2-15. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (2:35)
2-16. Rules Of The Road (2:44)
2-17. Warm And Willing (3:01)
2-18. Bidin' My Time (2:27)
2-19. Moon Love (2:09)
