The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle [ 1] (1921–1985).
The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol , 1955)
Moonglow (Capitol, 1955)[ 2]
Lisbon Antigua (Capitol, 1956)[ 3]
The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1962)[ 4]
Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Hits (Capitol, 1962)
Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle with Oscar Peterson (Verve, 1963)
White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise , 1964)
Original Music from The Rogues (RCA , 1964)
Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
Let's Face The Music & Dance! (Pickwick, 1966)[ 5]
Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State , 1967)[ 6]
The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty , 1967)
The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
The Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists , 1968)
British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
The Riddle Touch (Sunset, 1969) [ 7]
Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)[ 8]
Communication (MPS , 1971)
Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973)
The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982)
Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983)
The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984)[ 9]
With Rosemary Clooney
With Nat King Cole
With Ella Fitzgerald
With Judy Garland
With Peggy Lee
With Dean Martin
With Johnny Mathis
With Linda Ronstadt
With Tommy Sands
With Frank Sinatra
Swing Easy (Capitol, 1954)
Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1956)
This is Sinatra (Capitol, 1956)
Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
This is Sinatra (Volume 2) (Capitol, 1958)
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
Look to Your Heart (Capitol, 1959)
Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
All the Way (Capitol, 1961)
Sinatra Sings of Love & Things (Capitol, 1962)
The Concert Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With Frank Sinatra Jr.
Spice (Daybreak, 1971)
His Way (Daybreak, 1972)
With Keely Smith
With Ed Townsend
New in Town (Capitol, 1959)
Glad to Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
With others
Anna Maria Alberghetti , Warm and Willing (Capitol, 1960)
Shirley Bassey , Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From Oliver! "As Long As He Needs Me" Plus Other Popular Selections , (United Artists Records , 1962)[ 10] [ 11]
Bing Crosby , Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
Sammy Davis Jr. , That's Entertainment (MGM, 1974)
Buddy DeFranco , Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958)
Eddie Fisher , Games That Lovers Play (RCA, 1966)
Antonio Carlos Jobim , The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
Jack Jones , There's Love and There's Love and There's Love (Kapp, 1965)
Kiri Te Kanawa , Blue Skies (London, 1985)
Steve Lawrence , Portrait of Steve (MGM, 1972)
Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli , Top Hat (Angel, 1981)
Hibari Misora , Hibari in Los-Angels (Nippon Columbia , 1974)
Sue Raney , When Your Lover Has Gone (Capitol, 1958)
Mavis Rivers , Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
Dinah Shore , Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
Phil Silvers , Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)
Kate Smith, TV Curtain Calls - Songs by Kate Smith (Capitol, 1954) (Reissued as Kate Smith (Capitol, 1957))
Pinky Tomlin , Country Boy (Arvee, 1963)
Slim Whitman , All Time Favorites (1964)
Danny Williams , Swinging for You (1962)
"Brother John" (US No. 23 - April 1954)
"Lisbon Antigua " (US No. 1 - February 1956)
"Port Au Prince" (US No. 20 - April 1956)
"Theme from The Proud Ones" (US No. 39 - July 1956)
"Route 66 Theme" (US No. 30 - June 1962 - AC No. 9, 1962)
"Naked City Theme" (US No. 130 - October 1962)
"What's New" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 53 - December 1983 - AC No. 5, 1983)
"I've Got a Crush On You" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (AC No. 7, 1984)
"Skylark" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 101 - January 1985)
Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles, Billboard Adult Contemporary Billboard Bubbling Under Singles Books
Arranger for film and television [ edit ]
Composer for film and television [ edit ]
^ "Nelson Riddle - The Official Website - Albums" . www.nelsonriddlemusic.com . Retrieved 6 August 2019 .
^ A 7-inch 45 RPM "Extended Play" recording with four tracks: "Moonglow," "Vilia," "Venezuela," and "Brother John." David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, Tim Neely, Randy Watts, and Mike Callahan. "Capitol Main Series Album Discography Preview; Series 600-2999" . bsnpubs.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023 . {{cite web }}
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^ A 7-inch 45 RPM "Extended Play" recording with four tracks: "Lisbon Antigua," "In The Hall Of The Mountain King," "Robin Hood," and "The Argentine Fire Brigade." "Record Details" . 45cat.com . Retrieved February 22, 2023 .
^ A 7-inch 45 RPM "Extended Play" recording released in France and Spain, with four tracks: "Bon Soir Lisboa," "Siesta in Sevilla," "Autumn in Rio," and "Ziganette." "Record Details" . 45cat.com . Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ A re-issue of Capitol tracks originally released on Hey...Let Yourself Go! , C'mon...Get Happy! , and Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" .
^ Released on vinyl in Europe under the title For Swinging Lovers.
^ A re-issue of Liberty tracks originally released on The Bright and The Beautiful and The Riddle of Today .
^ Re-issued as Nelson Riddle Arranges and Conducts the 101 Strings (Alshire, 1970); as Bridge Over Troubled Water (Alshire, 1971); and, minus "Bridge Over Troubled Water", as Swingin' Songs (Alshire, 1972) in four-channel stereo .
^ A re-issue of tracks originally released on Communication and Changing Colors .
^ Released in the U.K. as Let's Face the Music with "I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind" replacing "As Long As He Needs Me."
^ Re-issued in 1971 in the U.K. under the title What Now My Love.