Nat King Cole’s version of “Unforgettable” is a recording that truly lives up to its name. The recording, written by Irving Gordon, with an arrangement by Nelson Riddle, is a certifiable classic.
Although footage of Nat King Cole performing the song on television exists, his version of the song has never had an official music video until now.
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French-American animator and illustrator Nevil Bernard, known for his animated videos for the Rolling Stones, Nina Simone, Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck, and others, was commissioned to make a video for the song. Rather than use the old TV footage of Nat King Cole performing, Bernard created an animated visual interpretation of the song that is inspired by ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. While Cole’s actual mage doesn’t appear in the clip, hand-drawn impressions of his silhouette are shown throughout the clip.
The 75th anniversary of Cole’s recording of the song at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Calif. will occur on Aug. 17. That recording was first released in October of 1951. It became a hit, peaking at No. 14 on Billboard’s Best-Selling Pop Singles chart. Five decades later, in 2000, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Natalie Cole Revives Her Father's Classic
This isn’t the first time that “Unforgettable” has enjoyed new life. Back in 1991, Nat King Cole’s daughter, Natalie Cole, recorded a virtual duet of the track with her late father. That recording served as the title track to Unforgettable with Love, a collection of songs made famous by Nat King Cole.
Initially, Natalie Cole’s duet version of “Unforgettable” was only serviced to adult contemporary radio stations, but the song became a surprise crossover hit, garnering airplay on top 40 stations and peaking at No. 14 in the summer of 1991 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
The album and new version of “Unforgettable” went on to win seven Grammy Awards, including record, album, and song the year, as well as best traditional performance, and producer of the year for David Foster, who worked on project with Tommy LiPuma, Cole and her husband, Andre Fischer.
The album also managed to top the Billboard 200, above then-current titles by such artists as Van Halen, Paula Abdul, C+C Music Factory, and Skid Row.
The success of the project was a surprise to Natalie Cole. “You could say that,” she in an interview for The Billboard Book of Number One Albums. “I was stupefied.”
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