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song. The music was written by Jimmy Van Heusen under the pseudonym Kurt Adams, the lyrics by Sammy Gallop. The sheet music was published in 1952. The original recording 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 ...

was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2069. It first reached the '' Billboard'' Best Seller chart on May 23, 1952 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 8. The song became the opening track to Nat's 1952 album ''8

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''. Cole re-recorded the song in stereo for his album '' The Nat King Cole Story'' (1961).

Other versions

* Gene Ammons on a 1952 single, Decca 9-28222. *

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recorded the song for his 1955 album '' Alone at Last with Tony Bennett''. *

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'' (1959) * Frank Sinatra in 1961 with

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arranging and conducting for his final Capitol album, ''

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'', released in 1962. *

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- ''Catch a Rising Star'' (1963). *

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on her 1963 album ''Sings Just One Look & Other Memorable Selections''. *

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- ''The New Soul of the Platters - Campus Style'' (1964). * Sam Fletcher on his 1964 album ''I Believe in You''. *Bobby Vinton on his 1964 album Tell Me Why. * Jack Jones - ''My Kind of Town'' (1965). *Alex Chilton on his 1993 album Clichés. *The song was performed by Bette Midler in the

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film '' That Old Feeling'', accompanied by a

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and a

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. *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

- '' Still Unforgettable'' (2008) *

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covered the song in French as ''Quelque part dans la nuit'' (1954). *

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- '' Triplicate'' (2017)

References

Bette Midler songs Nat King Cole songs Songs with lyrics by Sammy Gallop 1952 songs Songs with music by Jimmy Van Heusen {{1950s-pop-song-stub