Take a Look (Natalie Cole album) explained
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.[1]
The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard R&B chart and No. 35 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.
Personnel
Musicians
- 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
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2011-03-20. The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List. Grammy Awards.
