Stardust (Natalie Cole album)

Stardust
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
RecordedJune–September 1996
Studio
GenreTraditional pop[1]
Length78:30
LabelElektra
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
Holly & Ivy
(1994) 		Stardust
(1996) 		Snowfall on the Sahara
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Cash Box(favorable)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]

Stardust is a studio album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on September 24, 1996. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song "When I Fall in Love", a duet with Nat King Cole, at the 39th Grammy Awards.[6]

The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.[7] The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."There's a Lull in My Life"
5:22
2."Stardust"
4:40
3."Let's Face the Music and Dance"
  • Ramone
2:16
4."Teach Me Tonight"
3:16
5."When I Fall in Love" (duet with Nat King Cole)
  • Foster
4:12
6."What a Diff'rence a Day Made"
  • Ramone
3:16
7."Love Letters"
  • Heyman
  • Young
  • Duke
4:49
8."He Was Too Good to Me"
  • Ramone
5:07
9."Dindi" (Portuguese)
  • Ramone
4:36
10."Two for the Blues"
  • Duke
4:22
11."If Love Ain't There"
  • Ramone
3:25
12."To Whom It May Concern"
  • Foster
3:27
13."Where Can I Go Without You?"
  • Ramone
4:23
14."Ahmad's Blues"
  • Duke
4:13
15."Pick Yourself Up"
  • Ramone
3:31
16."If You Could See Me Now"
  • Duke
4:42
17."Like a Lover"
  • Natalie Cole
  • Duke
5:17
18."This Morning It Was Summer"
  • Foster
3:24
19."When I Fall in Love" (Spanish Version)
  • Heyman
  • Young
  • Foster
4:12
Total length:78:30
Notes
  • Nat King Cole's "Let's Face the Music and Dance" originally recorded on November 21, 1961[9]
  • Nat King Cole's "When I Fall in Love" originally recorded on December 28, 1956[10]
  • Portuguese lyrics on "Dindi" written by Louis Oliveira
  • Additional lyrics on "Two for the Blues" written by Natalie Cole
  • Additional Portuguese lyrics on by Dori Caymmi, Dorival Caymmi and Natalie Cole

Personnel

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[8] Musicians and Vocalists

Music arrangements

  • Alan Broadbent – music arrangements (1–3, 5, 11, 13)
  • John Clayton – music arrangements (4)
  • Natalie Cole – vocal arrangements (5, 7, 14), music arrangements (17)
  • David Foster – music and vocal arrangements (5)
  • Gordon Jenkins – original[10] music arrangements (5)
  • Rob Mounsey – music arrangements (6, 8, 9, 15)
  • George Duke – music arrangements (7, 10, 17), horn arrangements (10), vocal arrangements (14)
  • Clare Fischer – strings arrangements (7, 17)
  • Jerry Hey – horns arrangements (10, 14)
  • Johnny Mandel – music arrangements (12, 18)
  • Bob James – music arrangements (14)
  • Charles Floyd – music arrangements (16)
  • Jim Hughart – music arrangements (16)

Production

  • Natalie Cole – executive producer, album concept, producer (17)
  • Phil Ramone – producer (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • David Foster – producer (2, 5, 12, 18)
  • George Duke – producer (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
  • Debbie Datz, Jill Dell'Abate, Bill Hughes, Morris Repass and Patti Zimmitti – orchestra and big band contractors
  • Simon Ramone – production assistant (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Corrine Duke – production assistant (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
  • Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
  • Benita Hill Johnson – personal assistant
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
  • Emily Rich – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Janet Zeitoun – hair
  • Tara Posey – make-up
  • Cecille Parker – stylist
  • Dick La Palm – liner notes, research
  • Dan Cleary – management
  • Dori Caymmi, Helena Caymmi, David Romano, Roberta Taurello and Veronique Triquet – linguists

Technical credits

  • Al Schmitt – mixing, track recording (1, 5, 12, 13, 18), vocal recording (1, 5, 13, 18)
  • Elliot Scheiner – vocal recording (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15), track recording (3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15)
  • David Reitzas – vocal recording (2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17, 18), track recording (5)
  • Erik Zobler – track recording (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17), vocal recording (4, 7, 10, 14, 16)
  • Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer
  • Wayne Holmes – additional engineer
  • Henk Korff – additional engineer
  • John Patterson – additional engineer
  • Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineer
  • Jeffrey Demorris – assistant engineer
  • Peter Doell – assistant engineer
  • Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
  • Rob Frank – assistant engineer
  • Barry Goldberg – assistant engineer
  • John Hendrickson –assistant engineer
  • Glenn Marchese – assistant engineer
  • Eddie Miller – assistant engineer
  • Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
  • Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
  • Robbes Stieglitz – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (1996)[11] Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[12] 33
U.S. Billboard 200 20
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Bill (January 1, 1997). "Natalie Cole". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 202.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Verna, Paul (September 28, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Darzin, Daina (October 19, 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ^ "The 39th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "The 39th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Cole, Natalie. "Stardust" (Album Notes). Elektra. 1996.
  9. ^ Nat King Cole with Billy May's Orchestra. "Nat King Cole Discography: November 21, 1961 (Los Angeles, CA)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Nat King Cole with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra. "Nat King Cole Discography: December 28, 1956 (Los Angeles, CA)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Stardust > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 63.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Natalie Cole – Stardust". Recording Industry Association of America.
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