Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album) explained

Don't Look Back
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Natalie Cole
Cover:	Don't Look Back Natalie Cole.jpg
Released:	May 15, 1980
Recorded:	1979–80
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	We're the Best of Friends
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Happy Love
Next Year:	1981

Don't Look Back is a 1980 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on May 15, 1980, by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 77 on the Billboard 200; number 17 on Billboard R&B Albums chart.

The album spawned one Top 40 single, "Someone That I Used to Love," which reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent five months on the charts. It also peaked at number three on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Don't Look Back" (Fred Allen, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:08
2. "(I've Seen) Paradise" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:31
3. "Hold On" (Kevin Yancy, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:50
4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08
5. "I'm Getting Into You" (Chuck Bynum, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 3:57
6. "Someone That I Used to Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 4:05
7. "Danger Up Ahead" (Natalie Cole) - 6:30
8. "Beautiful Dreamer" (Natalie Cole) - 4:10
9. "Cole Blooded" (Gene Barge, Natalie Cole) - 4:56

Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, keyboards (8), rhythm arrangements (8)
• Linda Williams – keyboards (1-3, 7), acoustic piano (5)
• Marvin Yancy – keyboards (1-3, 7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-3, 5)
• Michael Masser – keyboards (6), rhythm arrangements (6)
• Chuck Brynum – guitars (1, 5, 9), rhythm arrangements (5)
• Michael Clinco – guitars (4)
• Steve Hunter – guitars (7)
• Larry Ball – bass (1-5, 7-9), rhythm arrangements (7)
• Leland Sklar – bass (6)
• James Gadson – drums (1-3, 5, 7-9)
• Norm Jeffries – drums (4)
• Rick Shlosser – drums (6)
• Jackie Kelso – alto saxophone (4)
• Marshall Royal – alto saxophone (4)
• Bill Green – baritone saxophone (4)
• Curtis Amy – tenor saxophone (4)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (4)
• George Bohanon – trombone (4)
• Garnett Brown – trombone (4)
• Chris Riddle – trombone (4)
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet (4)
• Bobby Bryant – trumpet (4)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (4)
• Gene Barge – arrangements (1-3, 5, 7, 8, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-3, 9), alto sax solo (3)
• Nelson Riddle – arrangements (4)
• John Fresco – music contractor (4)
• Lee Holdridge – orchestral arrangements (6)
• Anita Anderson – backing vocals
• The Colettes – backing vocals
• The "N" Sisters – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Gene Barge and Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1-6, 8 & 9); Michael Masser (Track 7).
• Assistant Producer – Chuck Brynum
• Chief Engineers – Gerry E. Brown (Tracks 1-3 & 5-9); Paul Dobbe (Track 4).
• Assistant Engineers – Reggie Dozier, Jerry Hall and Rick Surber (Tracks 1-3 & 5-9); David Ahlert (Track 4).
• Remixing – Gerry E. Brown
• Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – Glen Christensen
• Personality Photography – Vincent Hughes Frye
• Still Life Photography – Georgina Karvellas

Charts

Chart (1980)^[2]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape	77
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	17

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 54.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r4307/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Don't Look Back > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ]. 2011-03-20 . AllMusic.