"L-O-V-E" | |
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Single by Nat King Cole | |
from the album L-O-V-E | |
A-side | "I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" |
Released | September 1964 |
Format | 7" single |
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Length | 2:30 |
Label | Capitol |
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Producer(s) | Lee Gillette |
"L-O-V-E" | ||||
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Single by Joss Stone | ||||
Released | September 18, 2007 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Producer(s) | Raphael Saadiq | |||
Joss Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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).Deana Martin recorded "L-O-V-E" on her second studio album, Volare, released in 2009 by Big Fish Records.
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.