Straighten Up and Fly Right

"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. 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. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the Most Played Jukebox Hillbilly Records.

"Straighten Up and Fly Right"
Single by The King Cole Trio
ReleasedApril 14, 1944 (1944-04-14)
RecordedNovember 30, 1943 (1943-11-30)
StudioC.P. MacGregor, Hollywood
LabelCapitol 154
Songwriter(s)Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
Producer(s)Johnny Mercer
The King Cole Trio singles chronology
"All for You"
(1943)
"Straighten Up and Fly Right"
(1944)
"Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You"
(1944)
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