Ballads of the Day
Compilation album by Nat King Cole
Released	April 1956
Recorded	January 14, 1953 – August 24, 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:56
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
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Ballads of the Day is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole. It released in 1956. The album reached a peak position of number 16 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

1. "A Blossom Fell" (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) - 2:33
2. "Unbelievable" (Jerry Livingston, Irving Gordon) - 3:04
3. "Blue Gardenia" (Bob Russell, Lester Lee) - 2:58
4. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 3:15
5. "It Happens to Be Me" (Sammy Gallop, Arthur Kent) - 3:09
6. "Smile" (John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin) - 2:54
7. "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (Anna Sosanko) - 2:51
8. "Alone Too Long" (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) - 2:56
9. "My One Sin (In Life)" (Mascherino, Robert Mellin) - 2:59
10. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:57
11. "If Love Is Good to Me" (Fred Spielman, Redd Evans) - 2:47
12. "The Sand and the Sea" (Hal Hester, B. Parker) - 2:33

• Nat King Cole - Vocals, piano
• Nelson Riddle - arranger
• Billy May - arranger on track 4 only
• Lee Gillette - Producer