A Blossom Fell

1955 single by Nat King Cole

"A Blossom Fell"

Single by Nat King Cole

B-side

"If I May"

Released

April 11, 1955

Recorded

1954

Studio

Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood

Genre

Traditional pop

Length

3:00

Label

Capitol

Songwriter(s)

Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John

Nat King Cole singles chronology

"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"
(1955)

"A Blossom Fell"
(1955)

"If I May"
(1955)

"A Blossom Fell" is a popular song written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, and Dominic John and published in 1954.

The best-known version was recorded by Nat King Cole.^[1] The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3095. The B-side was "If I May." The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1955, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.^[2] (Note that in this era, Billboard combined data for both sides of two-sided hits, so the #2 status applies to the combination of "A Blossom Fell" and "If I May").

Nat King Cole recorded the song again for his album The Nat King Cole Story (1961).

Other versions

In the UK "A Blossom Fell" was even more popular with 3 cover versions to reach the UK charts: The first one was by Dickie Valentine who entered the UK listings on 18 February 1955 and climbed up to the # 10 spot. One week later the version by Nat King Cole appeared and outsold Valentines recording by reaching #3. Finally Ronnie Hilton's version charted at #10 a few weeks later.^[3]
Tony Bennett - Recorded June 9, 1955.^[4]
Diana Krall - All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio (1996)
Sue Raney - Songs for a Raney Day (1960).^[5]

References

^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Track 4.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1954). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
^ British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records. 2005. p. 570. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
^ "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved December 30, 2017.