Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
Studio album by George Benson
Released June 4, 2013
Genre Jazz
Length 40:50
Label Concord
Producer John Burk
George Benson chronology
Guitar Man
(2011)
Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
(2013)
Singles from Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
  1. "Unforgettable (feat. Wynton Marsalis)"
    Released: 2013
  2. "When I Fall in Love (feat. Idina Menzel)"
    Released: 2014

Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole is a studio album by George Benson. The album was released by Concord Jazz on June 4, 2013.[1] It peaked at #89 on the Billboard album chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
USA Today[3]

Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole has received very positive reception from music critics. Steve Leggett of Allmusic affirmed that "it all adds up to a sweet and very impressive album, full of warmth and heart, and it swings where it should."[2] At USA Today, Steve Jones praised it for "his smooth vocals [that] make this homage unforgettable."[3]

Formats

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Mona Lisa" (as Lil' Georgie Benson)  0:57
2. "Just One of Those Things"  Cole Porter 2:42
3. "Unforgettable"  Irving Gordon 5:05
4. "Walkin' My Baby"  Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert 2:43
5. "When I Fall in Love"  Victor Young, Edward Heyman 4:04
6. "Route 66"  Bobby Troup 3:50
7. "Nature Boy"  Eden Ahbez 2:40
8. "Ballerina"  Carl Sigman, Bob Russell 2:46
9. "Smile"  Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons 3:22
10. "Straighten Up and Fly Right"  Nat King Cole, Irving Mills 3:06
11. "Too Young"  Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee 3:28
12. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"  Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert 3:05
13. "Mona Lisa"  Jay Livingston, Ray Evans 3:02
Best Buy bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "That Sunday, That Summer"  George David Weiss, Joe Sherman 3:02
15. "Ramblin' Rose"  Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman 2:46
Japanese bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Almost Like Being in Love"  Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe 2:15
iTunes bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Mona Lisa (Calypso Version)"  Jay Livingston, Ray Evans 2:45

Personnel

Special guests

Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and format
Region Date Label Format
Germany May 31, 2013 Concord CD, Digital download
United Kingdom June 3, 2013
France
United States June 4, 2013
Japan June 5, 2013
Germany June 14, 2013 LP record
United Kingdom June 17, 2013
United States June 25, 2013
Japan

References

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