I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
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| I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 14–May 5, 27, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 29:54 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Nat King Cole chronology | ||||
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I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore is a 1964 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael.[1] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top LP's chart.[2] "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" b/w "People" was released as a single on Capitol 5155 in 1964, charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at Nos. 22 and 100, respectively. "I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" b/w "L-O-V-E", released as a single on Capitol 5261,[3] peaked at Nos. 34 and 81, respectively, on the Hot 100 in August 1964.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann said the album "suffered from a lack of strong material and arrangements...with the sad sentiments undercut by relatively quick tempos and a perky backup chorus"[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" - 2:29
 - "You're Crying On My Shoulder" (Sidney Lippman, Fred Wise) - 2:22
 - "Only Yesterday" (Hoagy Carmichael, Bretha Scott) - 2:59
 - "I'm Alone Because I Love You" (Ned Miller, Ira Schuster, Al Young) - 1:37
 - "Don't You Remember" - 1:57
 - "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) - 2:49
 - "I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" (Lenwood Morris, Bernie Wayne) - 2:36
 - "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" (Oakley Haddleman, C. Watts) - 2:46
 - "Was That the Human Thing to Do" (Sammy Fain, Joe Young) - 2:46
 - "Go If You're Going" (James P. Johnson) - 2:25
 - "Road to Nowhere" (Robert Ecton) - 3:07
 - "All Cried Out" - 2:01
 
Personnel
[edit]- Nat King Cole – vocals
 - Ralph Carmichael – arranger
 
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
 - ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 34. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
 - ^ "Nat King Cole – I Don't Want To See Tomorrow / L-O-V-E". Discogs. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
 - ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 336. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved May 5, 2025.