To the Ends of the Earth (song)

{{Short description|1956 song by Nat King Cole}}

{{For|the 2013 Jessica Mauboy song|To the End of the Earth}}

{{Infobox song

| name = To the Ends of the Earth

| type = single

| artist = Nat King Cole

| album =

| A-side = Night Lights

| released = {{Start date|1956|10|23}}

| recorded =

| genre = Traditional pop

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=16}}

| label = Capitol

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = That's All There Is to That

| prev_year = 1956

| next_title = The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

| next_year = 1956

}}

"To the Ends of the Earth" is a 1956 Nat King Cole song, written by Noel Sherman and Joe Sherman.{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|date=1957|publisher=Copyright Office, Library of Congress|location=Washington D.C.|page=705|edition=Vol 10|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ry0hAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA705|language=en|chapter=Part 5A: Published Music}} It was released as a single in 1956 and reached number 25 on the pop charts. The song was reissued on the album This Is Nat King Cole (1957),LIFE - 23 Dec 1957 - Page 3 LONG PLAY BEST SELLING ALBUMS NAT 'KING' COLE Here is the man whose warm, ... Twelve favorites including: Annabelle, Dreams Can Tell a Lie, Never let Me Go, To the Ends of the Earth, Too Young to Go ..." and again on The Nat King Cole Story (1961).

Versions

The song was covered by Marvin Gaye on his album A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole (1965), Tony Middleton (1966), and Engelbert Humperdinck on his 1967 album The Last Waltz and by Johnny Mathis on Mathis Magic (1979), again with Cole's daughter Natalie Cole on Mathis' Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole (1983), and others including Cole's younger brother Freddy Cole. The American blues artist Gary Clark Jr. covered the song under the title "To the End of the Earth" on his album JPEG Raw (2024). John Swenson The Rolling Stone jazz & blues album guide 1999 - Page 159 "To the Ends of the Earth (Fantasy, 1997) Freddy Cole fb. 1931), the younger brother of Nat King Cole, has an instantly recognizable voice full of charm and emotional heft."

References