Unforgettable (song)

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"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1951.

The most popular version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1951, with an arrangement written by Nelson Riddle. Cole reprised the tune ten years later, in a stereo version recorded for the album The Nat King Cole Story.

In 1991, Cole's 1961 recording of the song was edited and remixed to create a duet with his daughter, Natalie, which won three awards at the Grammy Awards of 1992: Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance ^[1].

Nat Cole's original recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.^[2]

[edit] Notable cover versions

A partial list includes:

• Dinah Washington (1959) (was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001)
• Peggy Lee (1963)
• Aretha Franklin (1964)
• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)
• Marvin Gaye (1965)
• Oscar Peterson (1965)
• Aretha Franklin (1976)
• Esther Phillips (1976)
• Lou Rawls (1977)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (1980)
• Johnny Mathis (1983)
• Marlena Shaw (1986)
• Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole (1991) (Grammy Award 1992)
• Roberta Flack (1991)
• Diane Schuur (1991)
• Vikki Carr (1997)
• Peter Nero (1997)
• Kenny Rogers (1998)
• Captain & Tennille (2001)
• Jackie Chan (2002)
• Merle Haggard (2004)
• Bradley Joseph (2006)
• Terry Fator's performance for America's Got Talent, in which he sings the role of Nat King Cole whilst his dummy sings Natalie Cole's lines

[edit] Sampled by song

• Nas ("Can't Forget About You") (2006)
• Fabolous ("Don't Worry About You") (2007)
• Lil Wayne ("Don't Forget About You") (2007)
• Cassidy ("Thinking About You") (2007)

[edit] Footnotes