(2019) Marvin Gaye - A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole [Expanded Edition]


Review:
…The original Gaye album was released in November 1965, featuring the Motown star’s treatment of 12 Cole hits, including “Mona Lisa,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Unforgettable” and “Nature Boy.” It was recorded in Detroit and Los Angeles during 1965 with producers Hal Davis and Marc Gordon, and Harvey Fuqua. The 26-track expanded edition include the original mono mix of A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole, which is making its digital debut, and more than a dozen bonus recordings, including six alternate takes from the studio sessions. Among the bonus tracks are Gaye’s interpretations of “I Wish You Love” and “If I Had to Go,” recorded in New York with producer Mickey Stevenson. Gaye was one of several Cole admirers at Motown, including founder Berry Gordy. Cole’s “velvet voice and piano playing could romance a song like no one else,” Gordy wrote in his autobiography, To Be Loved. Gaye originally aspired to be a singer in the same mold, but commercial realities at Motown moved him towards the company’s mainstream sound. Nonetheless, he recorded other albums of standards, including When I’m Alone I Cry and Hello Broadway.





Track Listing:
01 - Nature Boy (Original Mono LP Mix)
02 - Ramblin Rose (Original Mono LP Mix)
03 - Too Young (Original Mono LP Mix)
04 - Pretend (Original Mono LP Mix)
05 - Straighten Up and Fly Right (Original Mono LP Mix)
06 - Mona Lisa (Original Mono LP Mix)
07 - Unforgettable (Original Mono LP Mix)
08 - To the Ends of the Earth (Original Mono LP Mix)
09 - Sweet Lorraine (Original Mono LP Mix)
10 - It's Only a Paper Moon (Original Mono LP Mix)
11 - Send for Me (Original Mono LP Mix)
12 - Calypso Blues (Original Mono LP Mix)
13 - Unforgettable (Original California Version, Take 2)
14 - Send for Me (Original Cali Version, Take 1)
15 - Send for Me (Original Cali Version, Take 3)
16 - Ramblin' Rose (Alternate Vocal)
17 - Too Young (Alternate Vocal, Take 1)
18 - Send for Me (Alternate Vocal, Take 1)
19 - The More I See You (Bonus Track)
20 - I Wish You Love (Bonus Track)
21 - The End of a Love Affair (Bonus Track)
22 - Violets for Your Furs (Bonus Track)
23 - So in Love (Bonus Track)
24 - If I Had to Go (Bonus Track)
25 - You're All That Matter to Me (Bonus Track)
26 - Goodbye (Bonus Track)


Media Report:
Genre: pop, soul, tribute
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits