Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

Take a Look
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released June 9, 1993
Recorded 1992–93 at Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Studios and Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); The Power Station (New York, NY).
Genre
Length 64:22
Label Elektra
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
I've Got Love on My Mind
(1992)I've Got Love on My Mind1992
Take a Look
(1993)
Holly & Ivy
(1994)Holly & Ivy1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Take a Look is a 1993 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on June 9, 1993 by Elektra Records, Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Take a Look at the 36th Grammy Awards.[4]

The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and No. 35 the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.

Track listing

  1. "I Wish You Love" (Albert Beach, Charles Trenet) - 4:07
  2. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 3:29
  3. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Natalie Cole, Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) - 4:01
  4. "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) - 4:11
  5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:50
  6. "Undecided" (Sydney Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 2:15
  7. "Fiesta in Blue" (Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) - 4:03
  8. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) - 3:33
  9. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) - 3:50
  10. "It's Sand, Man!" (Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Ed Lewis) - 2:30
  11. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:10
  12. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) - 3:43
  13. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 2:56
  14. "Calypso Blues" (Nat King Cole, George) - 4:59
  15. "This Will Make You Laugh" (Irene Higginbotham) - 3:46
  16. "Lovers" (Cole, Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 3:14
  17. "All About Love" (Robert Arthur, Bill Dana) - 3:39
  18. "Take a Look" (Cole, Naomi Neville, Clyde Otis) - 3:06

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); Andre Fischer (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16).
  • Executive Producers – Natalie Cole and Tommy LiPuma
  • Production Assistants – Angelo Montrone and Deborah Silverman-Kern (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); Patty Nichols and Keith Petrie (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16).
  • Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt
  • Additional Recording – Joe Ferla, Doug Ryder, Bill Schnee and Jeffrey Woodruff.
  • Assistant Engineers – Chris Albert, Ken Allerdyce, Chris Fogel, John Hendrickson, Richard Landers, Gil Morales, Charles Paakkari, Marnie Riley, Gary Sulich and Dan Wojnar.
  • Masteted by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
  • Project Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
  • Art Direction – Robyn Lynch
  • Design – Drenttel Doyle Partners
  • Photography – Matthew Rolston
  • Hair – Janet Zeitoun
  • Make-up – Rudy Calvo and Tara Posey
  • Stylist – Cecille Parker
  • Management – Dan Cleary

Charts

Chart (1993)[5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 26
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 14
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1
UK Album Charts 16

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Rolling Stone review
  4. "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  5. "Take a Look > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
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