1993 studio album by Natalie Cole
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 .[7]
The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 35 the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.
Track listing [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] Musicians [ edit ] Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17) Roger Kellaway – acoustic piano (1, 5, 12) Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (2, 3, 9, 10, 13-15, 17), arrangements (4, 7, 15, 16) Clare Fischer – acoustic piano (4) Mike Melvoin – acoustic piano (7, 16) Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (8, 18), Fender Rhodes (11) John Chiodini – guitars (1-18), arrangements (14), guitar solo (15) John Clayton – bass (1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18), arrangements (2, 10, 13) Jim Hughart – bass (2-4, 6, 9, 10, 13-15, 17), arrangements (9) Jeff Hamilton – drums (1-8, 10-13, 16, 17) Harold Jones – drums (9, 15, 18) Luis Conte – percussion (14) Robert Yancy – percussion (14) Larry Bunker – marimba (14), vibraphone (14) Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (2, 17) Grover Washington Jr. – saxophone solo (3) David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone solo (5, 12) David Trigg – trumpet solo (9) Marty Paich – arrangements (1, 5, 12, 18) Bill Holman – arrangements (3, 6, 17) Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (8, 11) Production [ edit ] Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17, 18); André 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, Charlie Paakkari , Marnie Riley, Gary Sulich and Dan Wojnar. Mastered 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 Certifications [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ AllMusic review ^ Obee, Dave (June 20, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald . ^ Entertainment Weekly review ^ Jones, Alan (June 19, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF) . Music Week . p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2023 . ^ Wood, Sam (June 22, 1993). "Golden-Era Tunes Allow Cole to Shine". Philadelphia Inquirer . ^ Rolling Stone review ^ "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List" . Grammy Awards . Retrieved 2011-03-20 . ^ "Australiancharts.com – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Charts.nz – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 8, 2021. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" . Music Canada . Retrieved 21 December 2018 . ^ "Natalie Cole; 'Take a Look' " . Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2019 . ^ "American album certifications – Natalie Cole – Take a Look" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 21 December 2018 .
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