Looking Back (Nat King Cole song)

"Looking Back" is a song written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, and Clyde Otis and performed by Nat King Cole. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[1]

"Looking Back"
Single by Nat King Cole
B-side"Do I Like It?"
Released1958 (1958)
GenreEasy listening
Length2:10
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis
Nat King Cole singles chronology
"Night of the Quarter Moon"
(1958)		 "Looking Back"
(1958)		 "Come Closer to Me (Acercate Mas)"
(1958)

The single's B-side, "Do I Like It?" reached #67 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[2]

The song was ranked #31 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958.[3]

Other charting versions
  • Cole re-released a version of the song in 1965 which reached #27 on the adult contemporary chart and #123 on the U.S. pop chart.[4]
  • Joe Simon released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which reached #42 on the U.S. R&B chart and #70 on the U.S. pop chart.[5]

Other versions

New Orleans artist Irma Thomas released a version of this song on her 1979 album “Safe With Me” and it received considerable airplay on the local radio stations, especially those using an oldies format.

  • Bobby Bland released a version of the song on his 1984 album You've Got Me Loving You.[19] He also released it as a single the same year, but it did not chart.
  • Maria Muldaur released a version of the song on her 1986 album Transblucency.[20]
  • Don Williams released a version of the song on his 1987 album Traces.[21]
  • Ray Price released a version of the song on his 1988 album Just Enough Love.[22]
  • Johnny Adams released a version of the song on his 1998 album Man of My Word.[23]
  • The Blind Boys of Alabama released a version of the song on their 2003 album I Brought Him with Me.[24]

References
  1. "Nat King Cole, "Looking Back" Chart Positions". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. "Nat King Cole, "Do I Like It?" Chart Position". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
  4. "Nat King Cole, "Looking Back" 1965 Chart Positions". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "Joe Simon, "Looking Back" Single Release". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. "Dinah Washington, "We Have Love" Single Release". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. "Marty Robbins, Marty After Midnight". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  8. "Jan Howard featuring The Jordanaires, Sweet and Sentimental". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. "Brook Benton, Lie to Me - Brook Benton Singing the Blues". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. "Jewel Brown, "I Ain't Givin' Up Nothing" Single Release". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  11. "Mary Wells, Two Lovers and Other Great Hits". Discogs. 31 January 1963. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  12. "Earl Grant, Sings and Plays Songs Made Famous by Nat Cole". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  13. "Carla Thomas, Carla". Discogs. October 1966. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  14. "Ruth Brown, Black is Brown and Brown is Beautiful". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  15. "Nancy Wilson, Nancy". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  16. "Gene Vincent, The Day the World Turned Blue". Discogs. March 1971. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  17. "Conway Twitty, 20 Greatest Hits by Conway Twitty". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  18. "Inez Andrews, Lord, Don't Move the Mountain". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  19. "Bobby Bland, You've Got Me Loving You". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  20. "Maria Muldaur, Transblucency". Discogs. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  21. "Don Williams, Traces". Discogs. 1987. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  22. "Ray Price, Just Enough Love". Discogs. 1988. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  23. "Johnny Adams, Man of My Word". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  24. "The Blind Boys of Alabama, I Brought Him with Me". Discogs. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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