Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)

Don't Look Back
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedMay 15, 1980
Recorded1979–80
Studio
Genre
LabelCapitol
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
We're the Best of Friends
(1979) 		Don't Look Back
(1980) 		Happy Love
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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's 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.[2]

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

Musicians and vocalists

Music arrangements

  • Gene Barge – arrangements (1–3, 5, 7–9), rhythm arrangements (1–3, 9)
  • Marvin Yancy – rhythm arrangements (1–3, 5)
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements (4)
  • Chuck Brynum – rhythm arrangements (5)
  • Lee Holdridge – orchestral arrangements (6)
  • Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (6)
  • Larry Ball – rhythm arrangements (7)
  • Natalie Cole – rhythm arrangements (8)

Production

  • Gene Barge – producer (1–5, 7-9)
  • Marvin Yancy – producer (1–5, 7-9)
  • Michael Masser – producer (6)
  • Gerry Brown – remixing, chief engineer (1–3, 5–9)
  • Paul Dobbe – chief engineer (4)
  • Reggie Dozier – assistant engineer (1–3, 5–9)
  • Jerry Hall – assistant engineer (1–3, 5–9)
  • Rick Surber – assistant engineer (1–3, 5–9)
  • David Ahlert – assistant engineer (4)
  • Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Chuck Brynum – production assistant
  • Melissa Tormé-March – album coordinator
  • Glen Christensen – art direction, design
  • Vincent Hughes Frye – personality photography
  • Georgina Karvellas – still life photography
  • Emory Jones – hair stylist
  • Sir Lord Donl – make-up
  • Janice Williams – spiritual advisor
  • Kevin Hunter for New Direction – management

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 77
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 17
Singles
Year Title Peak
position
US
[5] 		US
R&B
[6][7] 		US
A/C
[8]
1980 "Someone That I Used to Love" 21 21 3
"Hold On" — 38 —

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 54.
  3. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 127.
  8. ^ "Natalie Cole Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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