Happy Love Explained
Happy Love is an album by American singer Natalie Cole.[1] Released on July 18, 1981, it was her final album on Capitol Records. The album reached peak positions of number 132 on the Billboard 200 and number 37 on Billboard R&B Albums chart.[2]
Track listing
- "You Were Right Girl" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:16
- "Only Love" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:44
- "Nothin' But a Fool" (Bill Amesbury) - 4:20
- "The Joke Is On You" (Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole) - 3:22
- "These Eyes" (Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman) - 3:37
- "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis) - 3:47
- "I Can't Let Go" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:07
- "Love and Kisses" (Natalie Cole) - 3:43
- "Across the Nation" (Mark Davis, Natalie Cole) - 5:16
Personnel
- Natalie Cole – lead vocals, arrangements (8, 9)
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards
- Eddie Cole – acoustic piano (4), Fender Rhodes (8), backing vocals
- Mike Piccirillo – synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals, arrangements (1-7)
- Chuck Bynum – guitars (8)
- Keni Burke – bass
- Scott Edwards – bass
- Ed Greene – drums
- Joel Peskin – saxophones
- Harry Kim – trumpet
- George Tobin – arrangements (1-7)
- Pat Henderson – backing vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
- Anita Anderson – backing vocals (8)
- Yasmin "Sissy" Peoples – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Executive Producers – Kevin Hunter and Varnell Johnson
- Produced and Mixed by Mike Piccirillo and George Tobin
- Assistant Producer – Richie Griffin
- Engineers – Howard Wolen and Mark Wolfson
- Assistant Engineer – John Volaitis
- Mastered by John Lemay at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction and Photography – Glen Christensen
Notes and References
- Book: McCann . Bob . Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television . 2022 . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 82.
- http://allmusic.com/album/happy-love-r4308/charts-awards Happy Love – Natalie Cole | AllMusic
