It's Only A Paper Moon (track)
by Nat King Cole
Year: 1957
From the album After Midnight (track #5)
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It's Only A Paper Moon appears on the following album(s) by Nat King Cole:
- After Midnight (track #5) (this album) (1957)
- The World Of Nat King Cole (track #2) (compilation) (2005)
- The Nat King Cole Story (track #3) (1961)
- The Jazz Collector Edition: The Trio Recordings, Vol. 1 (track #2) (compilation) (1991)
- Unforgettable (2000) (track #2) (compilation) (2000)
- The Gold Collection (40 Classic Performances) (track #17) (compilation) (1997)
- Nat King Cole (track #5) (compilation) (1992)
- Live At The Blue Note Chicago (track #4) (2024)
- The King Cole Trio (track #1) (1944)
Condition: Used
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/23/2025 06:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,736 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2024 07:49 | babsfanatic87 | 1,237 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2023 00:22 | martintho | 68,336 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2023 07:56 | Fertu | 40,982 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2023 10:57 | mostlymor | 86,502 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 22% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.6.
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