''Cole Español'' is a 1958 studio album by

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

to the Latin market, arranged by Nelson Riddle. One of three

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themed albums that Cole recorded, it was followed by '' A Mis Amigos'' (1959) and by '' More Cole Español'' in 1962. The orchestral music was recorded in Havana, Cuba, and Cole added his vocals in June in Los Angeles, California. However the song "Tú, mi delirio" is instrumental; Cole overdubbed piano, rather than vocals to this track. The album was later reissued as ''Español and More, Vol. 1''. The album was inducted into the

Latin Grammy Hall of Fame The Latin Grammy Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize "early recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that were released more than 25 years ago". LARAS is also the same organiz ...

in 2007. The album reached #12 on the ''Billboard'' Magazine LP chart.

Track listing

# " Cachito" (

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) – 2:50 # " María Elena" (

Lorenzo Barcelata Lorenzo Barcelata (July 24, 1898 – July 13, 1943) was a Mexican composer and actor born in Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz. He died in Mexico City from cholera, shortly before his 45th birthday. Barcelata came from a musically oriented family. He wrote ...

, Bob Russell) – 2:42 # " Quizás, quizás, quizás (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)" (

Osvaldo Farrés Osvaldo Farrés (; January 13, 1903 – December 22, 1985) was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the songs "", "", "", and "". Early life Farrés was born in 1903 in the small city of Quemado de Güines, Las Vi ...

, Joe Davis) – 2:46 # "Las mañanitas" (traditional) – 2:57 # "

Acércate más (Come Closer to Me) "Acércate Más" is a 1946 hit song by Osvaldo Farrés. The song was translated into English as "Come Closer to Me," in the film Easy to Wed by Carlos Ramírez. The song was covered by Nat King Cole in 1958, in both English and Spanish. This ...

" (Osvaldo Farrés, Al Stewart) – 2:49 # "El bodeguero (Grocer's Cha-Cha)" (

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) – 2:25 # "

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, Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini, Carl Sigman) – 2:46 # "Noche de ronda" (

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

) – 2:34 # "Tú, mi delirio" (César Portillo de la Luz) – 2:36 # "Te quiero, dijiste (Magic Is the Moonlight)" (

María Grever María Grever (14 September 1885 – 15 December 1951) was the first female Mexican composer to achieve international acclaim.Rodríguez, Lee M. L. María Grever: Poeta Y Compositora. Potomac, Md: Scripta Humanistica, 1994. Print. She is best k ...

, Charles Pasquale) – 2:41 # "Adelita" (traditional) – 2:10

Personnel

Performance

– vocal, piano on "Tú, mi delirio" * Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor * Armando Romeu Jr. – arranger, conductor * Armando de Sequeira Romeu – drums * Cuarteto Rivero - backing vocals on "Acércate Más"

Certifications

References

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