L-O-V-E

"L-O-V-E" is a song recorded by Nat King Cole for his album of the same name (1965). It was composed by Bert Kaempfert, with lyrics by Milt Gabler. The trumpet solo was performed by Bobby Bryant. The song had previously appeared an instrumental track on Kaempfert's album Blue Midnight (1964). For international versions of L-O-V-E album, Nat "King" Cole also recorded versions of "L-O-V-E" and other songs, in Japanese (mixed with english words), Italian, German, Spanish and French. In this last language, the song was renamed Je Ne Repartirai Pas and translated by Jean Delleme.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by several artists, including Dionne Warwick on The Windows of the World (1967), Cole's daughter Natalie Cole on Unforgettable... with Love (1991), and Michael Bublé on the special edition of Call Me Irresponsible (2007).

English singer Joss Stone recorded a cover of "L-O-V-E" for the soundtrack to a short film for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance, starring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright, which debuted on September 24, 2007 on E!, Bravo, and VH1. Stone's version was released digitally on September 18, 2007, reaching number 100 on the UK Singles Chart and number seventy-five on the Swiss Singles Chart. It was also later included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of her third album Introducing Joss Stone as well as her 2011 compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003-2009.

L-O-V-E (Love)

"L-O-V-E (Love)" is a 1975 R&B/pop single by Al Green. The single was from the LP Al Green Is Love and continued a string of number one R&B hits throughout the 1970s. "L-O-V-E (Love) was at the top spot on the R&B charts for two weeks and made it to thirteen on the pop singles chart.

The single was produced by Willie Mitchell, who also co-wrote the song along with Al Green and Mabon Hodges.

References

L-O-V-E (album)

L-O-V-E is a 1965 studio album by the American singer Nat King Cole. It was arranged by Ralph Carmichael.L-O-V-E was Cole's last album, and was released shortly before his death in February 1965. The songs "The Girl from Ipanema", "My Kind of Girl" and "More (Theme From Mondo Cane)" were recorded December 1–3, 1964, shortly after Cole's diagnosis with lung cancer, and were the last recordings he made. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Albums chart in the spring of 1965.

The initial Billboard magazine review from January 30, 1965 commented that it was "One of the finest Nat Cole albums to date! He's in great form as he breathes new life into some fine standard material...The title tune is a Cole classic!".

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