Penthouse Serenade

Infobox Album
Name = Penthouse Serenade
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Nat King Cole


Released = September, 1952
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 23:05
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Lee Gillette
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:kzfuxqtgldde link]
Last album = "Nat King Cole at the Piano" 1950
This album = "Penthouse Serenade" 1952
Next album = "Sings for Two in Love (and More)" 1954

"Penthouse Serenade" is an instrumental jazz quartet album by Nat King Cole. It was released in September, 1952, on Capitol Records. An expanded (12 track) version was reissued in 1955 and a 19 track version (14-19 being vocal tracks) was reissued in 1998.

Track listing

"The original 1952 10 inch album release includes tracks 1-8 only."
#"Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" – 3:06 (Burton, Jason)
#"Somebody Loves Me" – 3:03 (DeSylva, Gershwin, MacDonald)
#"Laura" – 2:43 (Mercer, Raksin)
#"Once in a Blue Moon" – 2:55 (Caldwell, Kern "based On Rubenstein's Melody In F")
#"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 3:03 (Burke, VanHeusen)
#"Down by the Old Mill Stream" – 2:18 (Taylor)
#"If I Should Lose You" – 3:11 (Rainger, Robin)
#"Rose Room" – 2:46 (Hickman, Williams)
#"I Surrender Dear"* – 2:57 (Barris, Clifford)
#"It Could Happen to You"* – 2:46 (Burke, VanHeusen)
#"Don't Blame Me"* – 3:02 (Fields, McHugh)
#"Little Girl"* – 1:48 (Henry, Hyde)
#"I Surrender Dear" (alt. take)* – 3:00 (Barris, Clifford)
#"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"* – 2:11 (Ahlert, Turk)
#"Too Marvelous for Words"* – 1:53 (Mercer, Whiting)
#"Too Young"* – 2:32 (Dee, Lippman)
#"That's My Girl"* – 1:45 (Ellington, Tobias)
#"It's Only a Paper Moon"* – 2:09 (Arlen, Harburg, Rose)
#"Unforgettable"* – 3:05 (Gordon)

Personnel

*Nat King Cole – piano, vocals
*John Collins – guitar
*Jack Costanzo – bongos, conga
*Charlie Harris – bass
*Benny Shawker – drums
*Lee Young – drums

References

*"Allmusic" [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:kzfuxqtgldde album review link]
*Capitol 94504