| "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The King Cole Trio | ||||
| Released | April 14, 1944 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1943[1] | |||
| Studio | C.P. MacGregor, Hollywood[2] | |||
| Label | Capitol 154 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nat King Cole, Irving Mills | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Mercer | |||
| The King Cole Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills and one of the first vocal hits for the King Cole Trio.[3] It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts.[4] "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the Most Played Jukebox Hillbilly Records.[5]
- ^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, California, USA: Chronicle Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
- ^ Gilliland, John (January 15, 1972). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #11". UNT Digital Library.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 126.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 85.
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