Ballads of the Day

1. "A Blossom Fell" (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) - 2:33
2. "Unbelievable" (Jerry Livingston, Irving Gordon) - 3:04
3. "Blue Gardenia" (Bob Russell, Lester Lee) - 2:58
4. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 3:15
5. "It Happens to Be Me" (Sammy Gallop, Arthur Kent) - 3:09
6. "Smile" (John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin) - 2:54
7. "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (Anna Sosanko) - 2:51
8. "Alone Too Long" (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) - 2:56
9. "My One Sin (In Life)" (Mascherino, Robert Mellin) - 2:59
10. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:57
11. "If Love Is Good to Me" (Fred Spielman, Redd Evans) - 2:47
12. "The Sand and the Sea" (Hal Hester, B. Parker) - 2:33

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

• Nat King Cole - Vocals, piano
• Nelson Riddle - arranger
• Billy May - arranger on track 4 only
• Lee Gillette - Producer

Tracks 1, 12,

20-December-1954 (Monday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

The Four Knights (vocalist); Allan Davies, Marilyn Lewis, Dorothy McCarty, Ginny O'Connor, Charles Schrouder, Clark Yocum, Norma Zimmer (bkv); Harry Edison (tpt); Joe Howard (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, Joseph Eger (fr-h); Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Champ Webb (wwd); Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Murray Kellner, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell (vln); Stan Spiegelman, Dave Sterkin (via); Victor Gottlieb, Edgar Lustgarten (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Don Robertson, Ray Turner (p/cel); Al Hendrickson (g); Red Callender (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Tracks 2, 5, 8,

09-February-1954 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Tommy Pederson (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); John Cave, Vincent DeRosa (fr-h); Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo, Jim Williamson (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Henry Hill, Erno Neufeld, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson (vln); Michel Perriere, Paul Robyn (via); James Arkatov, Edgar Lustgarten (vlc); Ann Mason Stockton (harp); Geoffrey Clarkson (p/cel); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Tracks 3, 11,

20-January-1953 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Milt Bernhart, Paul Tanner (tbn); John Cave, Vincent DeRosa (fr-h); Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Jim Williamson (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Anatol Kaminsky, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Olcott Vail, Gerald Vinci (vln); Alfred Barr, Stan Harris (via); James Arkatov, Armand Kaproff (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Buddy Cole (p/cel); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 4,

14-January-1953 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

The Encores (bkv); Tony Facciuto, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Laubach, Robert McKinzie, Andy Peele (tpt); Karl De Karske, Dick Nash, Robert Reisiger, Si Zentner (tbn); Dick Clay, Willie Smith, Charles Deremo, Ted Nash, Jack Agee (wwd); Cliff Fishback (p); John Collins (g); Ralph Pena (b); John Markham (d); Jack Costanzo (congas); Billy May (arr/cond).

Track 6,

27-July-1954 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Joe Howard (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, William Hinshaw (fr-h); John Hacker, Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo (wwd); Len Atkins, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci (vln); Stan Harris, Paul Robyn, Barbara Simons, Dave Sterkin (via); Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p/cel); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Lou Singer (perc); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 7,

24-August-1953 (Monday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Joe Howard (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Vincent DeRosa, John Graas (fr-h); Julie Kinsler, Ted Nash, Harry Steinfeld (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Paul Nero, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (vln); Lou Kievman, Stan Spiegelman (via); Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff (vlc); Ann Mason Stockton (harp); Buddy Cole (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 9,

24-August-1954 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Si Zentner (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); John Cave, Vince DeRosa (fr-h); John Hacker, Dominic Mumolo, Jim Williamson (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (vn), Stan Harris, Dave Sterkin (vln); Cy Bernard, Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Ann Mason Stockton (harp); Paul Smith (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 10,

31-March-1953 (Tuesday) - Chicago. Universal Recording Studio A

John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).