Orange Colored Sky

"Orange Colored Sky"
Single by Nat King Cole (with Stan Kenton's orchestra)
Released	1950
Genre	Jazz
Writer(s)	Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein

"Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole (with Stan Kenton's orchestra), but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.

The recording by Nat King Cole was recorded on August 16, 1950 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1184. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on September 22, 1950 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 11. (Some sites list a 1945 date for this recording, but this is apparently in error.)

The first known recording was on July 11, 1950 on KING records catalog number 15061, with Janet Brace singing and Milton Delugg conducting the orchestra.

The recording by Jerry Lester was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60325. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on November 24, 1950 and lasted one week in the chart, peaking at number 30. Jerry Lester was the host of the late-night NBC series Broadway Open House, on which co-writer DeLugg was musical director. Because of the exposure that the song received on that show, "Orange Colored Sky" has been said to be one of the first songs to become a hit through television exposure.

Danny Kaye and Patty Andrews recorded the song on September 28, 1950, in a version released by Decca Records as catalog number 27261. Doris Day recorded the song with the Page Cavanaugh Trio on August 21, 1950, in a version released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38980 for the 78rpm version and 6-811 for the 45rpm version. A version of this song was recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. An Australian recording of the song was made by Larry Stellar, with Les Welch and his orchestra, in January, 1951 and released by the Australian company, Pacific Records, as catalog number 10-0052.

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