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| "Mona Lisa" | ||||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:The_Nat_King_Cole_Show_premiere_1956.JPG) Nat King Cole, pictured around the time that "Mona Lisa" was released. | ||||
| Single by Nat King Cole | ||||
| B-side | "The Greatest Inventor of Them All" | |||
| Published | November 28, 1949 by Famous Music Corp., New York[1] | |||
| Released | June 12, 1950 | |||
| Recorded | March 11, 1950[2] | |||
| Studio | Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood[3] | |||
| Genre | Popular music, Pop standard | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Capitol 1010 | |||
| Composer(s) | Jay Livingston[4] | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ray Evans[4] | |||
| Nat King Cole singles chronology | ||||
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"Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), in which it was performed by Sergio de Karlo and a recurrent accordion motif. The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950.[4]
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1949). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Capitol 1000 - 1500, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, California, USA: Chronicle Books. p. 20. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.