Nelson Riddle discography

The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle (1921–1985).

Albums

 * The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
 * Moonglow (Capitol, 1955)
 * Lisbon Antigua (Capitol, 1956)
 * The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
 * Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
 * C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
 * Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
 * The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
 * Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
 * Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
 * Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
 * Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
 * Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
 * Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
 * Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1962)
 * Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Hits (Capitol, 1962)
 * Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
 * More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
 * The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
 * White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
 * Original Music from The Rogues (RCA, 1964)
 * Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
 * NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
 * Let's Face The Music & Dance! (Pickwick, 1966)
 * Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)
 * The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
 * The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
 * The Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists, 1968)
 * British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
 * The Riddle Touch (Sunset, 1969)
 * Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
 * Communication (MPS, 1971)
 * Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
 * Vive Legrand! (Daybreak, 1973)
 * The Look of Love (Bulldog, 1982)
 * Romance, Fire and Fancy (Intersound, 1983)
 * The Silver Collection (MPS, 1984)

With Nat King Cole
 * Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
 * Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
 * The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
 * Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
 * This is Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1957)
 * St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
 * Cole Español (1958)
 * To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
 * Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)
 * Nat Cole Sings the Great Songs (Capitol, 1964)

With Ella Fitzgerald
 * Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959)
 * Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
 * Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
 * Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve, 1963)
 * Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (Verve, 1964)
 * Ella Loves Cole
 * Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
 * The Best Is Yet to Come(Pablo, 1982)

With Linda Ronstadt
 * What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
 * Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
 * For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Frank Sinatra
 * Swing Easy (Capitol, 1954)
 * Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
 * In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
 * Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1956)
 * This is Sinatra (Capitol, 1956)
 * Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
 * A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
 * This is Sinatra (Volume 2) (Capitol, 1958)
 * Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
 * Look to Your Heart (Capitol, 1959)
 * Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
 * Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
 * All the Way (Capitol, 1961)
 * Sinatra Sings of Love & Things (Capitol, 1962)
 * The Concert Sinatra (1963)
 * Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
 * Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
 * Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
 * Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)

With Keely Smith
 * I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
 * Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
 * Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

With others
 * Anna Maria Alberghetti, Warm and Willing (Capitol, 1960)
 * Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962) (released in the U.S. as Shirley Bassey Sings the Hit Song from Oliver!)
 * Rosemary Clooney, Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
 * Rosemary Clooney, Love (Reprise, 1962)
 * Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
 * Sammy Davis, Jr., That's Entertainment (MGM, 1974)
 * Buddy DeFranco, Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958)
 * Eddie Fisher, Games That Lovers Play (RCA, 1966)
 * Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
 * Judy Garland, Judy in Love (Capitol, 1958)
 * Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
 * Jack Jones, There's Love and There's Love and There's Love (Kapp, 1965)
 * Kiri Te Kanawa, Blue Skies (London, 1985)
 * Steve Lawrence, Portrait of Steve (MGM, 1972)
 * Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
 * Peggy Lee, Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958)
 * Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin' (Capitol, 1960)
 * Dean Martin, Cha Cha de Amor (Capitol, 1962)
 * Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
 * Johnny Mathis, Live it Up (Columbia, 1963)
 * Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli, Top Hat (Angel, 1981)
 * Hibari Misora, Hibari in Los-Angels (Nippon Columbia, 1974)
 * Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
 * Sue Raney, When Your Lover Has Gone (Capitol, 1958)
 * Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
 * Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
 * Tommy Sands, Dream with Me (Capitol, 1960)
 * Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
 * Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)
 * Frank Sinatra, Jr., Spice (Daybreak, 1971)
 * Frank Sinatra Jr., His Way (Daybreak, 1972)
 * Kate Smith, TV Curtain Calls - Songs by Kate Smith (Capitol, 1954) (Reissued as Kate Smith (Capitol, 1957))
 * Pinky Tomlin, Country Boy (Arvee, 1963)
 * Ed Townsend, New in Town (Capitol, 1959)
 * Ed Townsend, Glad to Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
 * Slim Whitman, All Time Favorites (1964)
 * Danny Williams, Swinging for You (1962)

Selected singles
Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles, Billboard Adult Contemporary Billboard Bubbling Under Singles Books
 * "Brother John" (US No. 23 - April 1954)
 * "Lisbon Antigua" (US No. 1 - February 1956)
 * "Port Au Prince" (US No. 20 - April 1956)
 * "Theme from The Proud Ones" (US No. 39 - July 1956)
 * "Route 66 Theme" (US No. 30 - June 1962 - AC No. 9, 1962)
 * "Naked City Theme" (US No. 130 - October 1962)
 * "What's New" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 53 - December 1983 - AC No. 5, 1983)
 * "I've Got a Crush On You" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (AC No. 7, 1984)
 * "Skylark" (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) (US No. 101 - January 1985)

Arranger for film and television

 * The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
 * Pal Joey (1957)
 * Can-Can (1960)
 * Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
 * Paint Your Wagon (1969)
 * On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
 * The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)
 * The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980)
 * Till There Was You
 * A Man and His Music

Composer for film and television

 * Lisbon (1956)
 * Li'l Abner (1959)
 * The Untouchables (1959 TV)
 * Route 66 (1960 TV)
 * Naked City (1960 TV)
 * Ocean's Eleven (1960)
 * Lolita (1962)
 * 4 for Texas (1963)
 * The Rogues (1964)
 * A Rage to Live (1965)
 * Batman (1966 film)
 * Batman (1966–68 TV )
 * El Dorado (1966)
 * How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
 * This Is the Life (1971)
 * Emergency! (1972)
 * The Great Gatsby (1974)