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  "Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. The song was written in 1947 by eden ahbez and is partly autobiographical. It is a tribute to ahbez's mentor Bill Pester, who had originally introduced him to Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies, which ahbez practiced. When Cole was performing in 1947 at the Lincoln Theater, ahbez wanted to present the song to him, but was ignored. He left the copy with Cole's valet, and from him the singer came to know of "Nature Boy". After receiving appreciation for his performance of the song, Cole wanted to record it but needed consent from the writer. Eventually, he tracked down ahbez. Here is the Central Line Version from 1983: The recording took place on August 22, 1947, and featured an orchestra conducted by Frank De Vol—the in-house arranger of Capitol Record...

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Tracklist A The Night Is All Over  B The Night Is All Over (Dub Side) Companies, etc. Published By – Nikashra Music Distributed By – WKS Records Credits Arranged By – Willie Lindo Producer – Willie Lindo Written-By – W. Lindo * Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society: BMI