Nat King Cole – Unforgettable album cover

Nat King Cole – Unforgettable

Album 1954

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1954 album Unforgettable.

Music from Unforgettable

Gear Used On Unforgettable

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Nat King Cole – Unforgettable (1954). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Nat King Cole on Unforgettable

Condenser Microphones

Telefunken U47

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"At one point, instead of being in a vocal booth, she came out and stood right there with the orchestra, à la Frank Sinatra. She was amazing. I used a Neumann U67 on her voice, along with just 2dB of a Summit limiter and a Neve 1073 preamp. I like the 67 a lot, it seems to work well on vocals, and with her it worked really well. When her father recorded 'Unforgettable', he used a 47, and the 67 matched up pretty well with that."

— Al Schmitt on the recording of Natalie Cole's cover of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", in this Sound On Sound article

The U47 is also visible in this photo.