Take a Look

Performer: Natalie Cole
Engineer: Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff; Joe Ferla; Al Schmitt
Producer: Andre Fischer; Tommy LiPuma
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Natalie Cole (vocals); John Chiodini (guitar); Pete Christlieb, Grover Washington Jr., David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone); David Trigg (trumpet); Roger Kellaway, Alan Broadbent, Clare Fischer, Michael Melvoin, Herbie Hancock (piano); Larry Bunker (vibraphone, marimba), Jim Hughart, John Clayton (bass); Jeff Hamilton, Harold Jones (drums); Luis Conte, Robert Yancy (percussion). Includes liner notes by Natalie Cole, Tommy LiPuma and Andre Fischer. "Take A Look" won the 1994 Grammy Award for Jazz Vocalist. Personnel: Natalie Cole (vocals); John Chiodini (guitar); David "Fathead" Newman , Pete Christlieb (saxophone); Dave Trigg (trumpet); Herbie Hancock (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Clare Fischer, Alan Broadbent, Michael Melvoin, Roger Kellaway (piano); Larry Bunker (vibraphone, marimba); Jeff Hamilton , Harold Jones (drums); Robert Yancy, Luis Conte (percussion). Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt. Recording information: Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Burbank, CA; Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; O'Henry Sound STudios; Power Station Studios, New York, NY; Westlake. Photographers: Matthew Rolston; Stephen Danellan. Arrangers: Jeremy Lubbock; Jim Hughart; John Chiodini; John Clayton; Alan Broadbent; Marty Paich; Bill Holman. Those who questioned whether Natalie Cole had either the will or skill to succeed with another session of pre-rock popular music need wonder no more. There are another 18 jazz-tinged and early pop numbers, with some unexpected pleasures ("Calypso Blues," "It's Sand Man") and spectacular triumphs ("Cry Me a River," "Fiesta in Blue," "I'm Beginning to See the Light"). Cole is now completely comfortable with the pacing, flow, and sensibility of pre-rock material; she has no problems with articulation or delivery, either. ~ Ron Wynn

Rolling Stone (9/2/93, p.61) - 3 1/2 Stars - Very Good - "...a project that's just as much a labor of love as UNFORGETTABLE and just as shrewd in its choice of material....excellent showcases for Cole's warm, elegant singing..." Entertainment Weekly (6/25/93, p.104) - "...moves her definitively out of her father's shadow....She makes the tunes dance--and with the fun she's clearly having, she's hard to resist..." - Rating: B+

The daughter of celebrated singer Nat "King" Cole, Natalie Cole signed to Capitol Records in 1975 and went right to the Top 10 with her debut single "This Will Be," followed by two more hits in quick succession. An increasing drug dependency took a professional and personal toll. But after a successful spell in rehab, Cole re-launched her career in `87 with the album EVERLASTING, which spawned the transatlantic hit "Pink Cadillac." In 1991, Cole recorded a "duet" with her father on his original recording of the song "Unforgettable." The accompanying album won seven Grammy Awards, and sent her in a more jazz/pop direction from the early `90s and onward.

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