More Cole Español is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael and recorded in Mexico City.[1]

More Cole Español
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedMarch 6–9, 1962
StudioMusart (Mexico City)
GenreVocal jazz
Length29:04
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
Dear Lonely Hearts
(1962)
More Cole Español
(1962)
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
(1963)

This was Cole's third and last album of Spanish themed music, following Cole Español (1958) and A Mis Amigos (1959).

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [1]
New Record Mirror     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three and a half stars, and said that compared to his two other Spanish albums Cole "still didn't sound like he always knew what he was singing, and he still seemed to be working on his pronunciation, but on More Cole Español he was clearly having a lot more fun."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "La Feria de Las Flores" - 1:49
  2. "Guadalajara" - 2:02
  3. "La Golondrina (The Swallow)" - 2:57
  4. "Tres Palabras (Without You)" (Osvaldo Farres) - 2:07
  5. "Piel Canela" - 2:09
  6. "Solamente Una Vez (You Belong to My Heart)" (Agustín Lara) - 2:47
  7. "Las Chiapanecas (While There's Music, There's Romance)" (Alberto De Campo) - 2:35
  8. "Vaya con Dios (May God Be With You)" - 2:32
  9. "Adiós Mariquita Linda (Adios and Farewell)" - 2:53
  10. "No Me Platiques" - 3:02
  11. "Aquí Se Habla en Amor (Love Is Spoken Here)" - 2:01
  12. "A Media Luz (When Lights Are Soft and Low)" - 2:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "More Cole Español". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Watson, Jimmy (9 March 1963). "Nat King Cole: More Cole Espanol" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 104. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.