| Love Is the Thing | ||||
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| Released | April 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 19, 28, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:14 (12-track original album); 30:38 (10 track version); 45:43 (reissue with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Nat King Cole chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Love Is the Thing is a 1957 album released by American jazz vocalist Nat King Cole. It is the first of four collaborations between Cole and influential arranger Gordon Jenkins.[3][4]
Launching the charting single "Stardust", which peaked at #79,[5] the album reached #1 on Billboard's "Pop Albums" chart and tied at #1 on the UK Charts with the soundtrack for the 1956 film The King and I.[6] According to the records of the RIAA, the album achieved gold status in 1960 and broke platinum in 1992.[7] The LP was Cole's first gold album.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Love Is the Thing at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Where Did Everyone Go? at AllMusic
- ^ Love Is the Thing/Where Did Everyone Go? at AllMusic
- ^ Love Is the Thing (And More) at AllMusic
- ^ Nat King Cole: Love Is the Thing Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine The Official UK Charts Company. Accessed December 5, 2007.
- ^ "American album certifications – Nat King Cole – Love Is the Thing". Recording Industry Association of America.