Nelson Riddle discography

The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle[1] (1921–1985).

## Albums

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### By his name

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* 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]

### By other's credit

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With Rosemary Clooney

* Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
* Love (Reprise, 1963)

With Nat King Cole

* Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
* Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
* The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
* Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
* This is Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1957)
* St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
* Cole Español (1958)
* To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
* Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)
* Nat Cole Sings the Great Songs (Capitol, 1964)

With Ella Fitzgerald

* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959)
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve, 1963)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve, 1964)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
* The Best Is Yet to Come(Pablo, 1982)

With Judy Garland

* Judy (1956)
* Judy in Love (Capitol, 1958)

With Peggy Lee

* The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
* Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958)

With Dean Martin

* This Time I'm Swingin' (Capitol, 1960)
* Cha Cha de Amor (Capitol, 1962)

With Johnny Mathis

* I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
* Live it Up (Columbia, 1963)

With Linda Ronstadt

* What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
* Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
* For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Tommy Sands

* When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
* Dream with Me (Capitol, 1960)

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

* I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
* Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
* Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

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)

## Selected singles

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* "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

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* The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
* Pal Joey (1957)
* Can-Can (1960)
* Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
* Paint Your Wagon (1969)
* On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
* The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)
* The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980)
* Till There Was You
* A Man and His Music

## Composer for film and television

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* Lisbon (1956)
* Li'l Abner (1959)
* The Untouchables (1959 TV)
* Route 66 (1960 TV)
* Naked City (1960 TV)
* Ocean's Eleven (1960)
* Lolita (1962)
* 4 for Texas (1963)
* The Rogues (1964)
* A Rage to Live (1965)
* Batman (1966 film)
* Batman (1966–68 TV )
* El Dorado (1966)
* How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
* This Is the Life (1971)
* Emergency! (1972)
* The Great Gatsby (1974)

## References

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1. ^ "Nelson Riddle - The Official Website - Albums". www.nelsonriddlemusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
2. ^ 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}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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".
6. ^ Released on vinyl in Europe under the title For Swinging Lovers.
7. ^ A re-issue of Liberty tracks originally released on The Bright and The Beautiful and The Riddle of Today.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ A re-issue of tracks originally released on Communication and Changing Colors.
10. ^ 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."
11. ^ Re-issued in 1971 in the U.K. under the title What Now My Love.

## External links

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* Nelson Riddle discography at Discogs