Mona Lisa

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

SPARS code: AAD
Individual cat#s: CDS 51082, CDS 51083, CDS 51084

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-08 14:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: It's Only a Paper Moon
2▶CD: Nat King Cole
3▼CD: Mona Lisa
#TitleRatingLength
1Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
2:21
2Fascination
recording of:
Fascination (English version)
lyricist:
Maurice de Féraudy (in 1905)
composer:
Fermo Dante Marchetti (in 1904)
translator:
Dick Manning (American songwriter)
translated version of:
Fascination (original French version)
2:27
3You Stepped Out of a Dream
recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
2:33
4An Affair to Remember
recording of:
An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Leo McCarey
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:00
5Answer Me My Love
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
2:51
6Ramblin' Rose
recording of:
Ramblin’ Rose (1962 popular torch song)
lyricist:
Noel Sherman
composer:
Joe Sherman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:46
7When You're Smiling
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:41
8Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
cover recording of:
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
lyricist and composer:
Anna Sosenko (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Francis Day S.A.
medley of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
2:50
9Mona Lisa
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
3:25
10Papa Loves Mambo
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-10-18)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1954-10-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1954-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-10-18)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-10-18)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (American harpist) (on 1954-10-18)
percussion:
Stevan Dweek (on 1954-10-18), Alvin Stoller (on 1954-10-18) and Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1954-10-18)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1954-10-18)
reeds:
Fred Fallensby (on 1954-10-18), Chuck Gentry (on 1954-10-18), Skeets Herfurt (on 1954-10-18), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew) (on 1954-10-18) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1954-10-18)
trombone:
Ed Kusby (on 1954-10-18), Murray McEachern (on 1954-10-18), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson (on 1954-10-18) and Si Zentner (on 1954-10-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1954-10-18), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-10-18), Manny Klein (on 1954-10-18) and Uan Rasey (on 1954-10-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1954-10-18) and Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1954-10-18)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1954-10-18), Alex Beller (on 1954-10-18), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Paul Shure (on 1954-10-18) and Felix Slatkin (on 1954-10-18)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-10-18)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-10-18)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1954-10-18)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1954-10-18) and Nelson Riddle (on 1954-10-18)
arranger:
Billy May and Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-10-18)
cover recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo (on 1954-10-18)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
2:42
11Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
3:26
12Love Is Here to Stay
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1953-01)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:48
13Around the World
cover recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days) (on 1957-08-08)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
recording of:
Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson and Stella Unger
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
part of:
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film soundtrack, main theme)
2:34
14Stardust
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1956-12-19)
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1956-12-19)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1956-12-19)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
recorded at:
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-12-19)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1956-12-19)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
2.653:15