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Genre: R&B
Release Date: 09/26/2006

Natalie Cole's second album for Verve, released four years after Ask a Woman Who Knows, is also based around covers. This time out, she fixes her gaze on more modern material and is joined by producer Dallas Austin. Backed by a band anchored by Austin (who drums throughout), longtime Austin associate Tony Reyes (bass, guitar), and Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (keyboards), Cole breezes through an easygoing set of covers including the likely (Aretha Franklin's "Day Dreaming," Des'ree's "You Gotta Be"), the relatively unlikely (Neil Young's "Old Man," Kate Bush's "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"), and the practically required (the requisite Sting cover, thankfully not "Fragile"). Sounding like it was recorded at a leisurely pace, with all the involved enjoying themselves, the album should be a treat for any Cole fan, even though there is only one original song: the classy, Al Green-inspired "5 Minutes Away."

~Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

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Natalie Cole - Vocals
Natalie Cole - Producer
Natalie Cole - Performer
Natalie Cole - Executive Producer
Natalie Cole - Vocal Arrangement
Natalie Cole - Horn Arrangements
Natalie Cole - Adaptation
Natalie Cole - Rhythm Arrangements
Dallas Austin - Percussion
Dallas Austin - Drums
Dallas Austin - Producer
Dallas Austin - Performer
Dallas Austin - Executive Producer
Dallas Austin - Vocal Arrangement
Dallas Austin - Horn Arrangements
Dallas Austin - Rhythm Arrangements
Bernie Grundman - Mastering
David Hancock - Celli
David Hancock - String Section
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Rhythm Arrangements
Peter Mokran - Producer
Peter Mokran - Mixing
Kevin Ricard - Percussion
Kevin Ricard - Cajon
Rick Sheppard - Engineer
Rick Sheppard - Performer
Rick Sheppard - Vocal Arrangement
Prissy Reed - Performer
Tony Reyes - Bass
Tony Reyes - Guitar
Tony Reyes - Vocals (Background)
Tony Reyes - Choir, Chorus
Tony Reyes - Performer
Tony Reyes - Rhythm Arrangements
Isabelle Wong - Graphic Design
Hollis King - Art Direction
Sharliss Ashbury - Production Coordination
Gail Deadrick - Performer
Janet Zeitoun - Hair Stylist
Ralph Cacciurri - Engineer
Graham Marsh - Assistant Engineer
Cathy Lynn - Viola
Cathy Lynn - String Section
Eddie Horst - String Arrangements
Kwaku Alston - Photography
N Sisters - Vocals (Background)
John Meisner - Violin
John Meisner - String Section
Tammy White - Choir, Chorus
Kimberly Smith - Production Coordination
Carolyn Hancock - Violin
Carolyn Hancock - String Section
Sonji Mickey - Choir, Chorus
Ken Watters - Trumpet
Sylvia Grieser - Wardrobe
David Munk - Performer
David Munk - Executive Producer
Seth Waldmann - Assistant Engineer
Wes Funderburk - Trombone
Wes Funderburk - Horn Arrangements
Kimberly Edwards - Choir, Chorus
Alice Lord - Violin
Alice Lord - String Section
Rick DeVarona - Assistant Engineer
Peter Ciaschini - Violin
Peter Ciaschini - String Section
Tania Maxwell Clements - Viola
Tania Maxwell Clements - String Section
Frissy - Performer
Half Time Live Horns - Horn Arrangements
Nicole Harvey - Choir, Chorus
Rene D. James - Choir, Chorus
Fatimah Jester - Choir, Chorus
Charae Krueger - Celli
Charae Krueger - String Section
Travis Omari McCauley - Trombone
Alisha D. Monson - Choir, Chorus
No betta - Performer
No heffa - Performer
No teefas - Performer
Parkman's Ensemble - Vocals (Background)
Parkman's Ensemble - Choir, Chorus
Christopher Pulgram - Violin
Christopher Pulgram - String Section
Will Scruggs - Sax (Baritone)
Will Scruggs - Sax (Tenor)
Jermaine Thomas - Choir, Chorus
Turmaine Thomas - Choir, Chorus
Donla Willis, III - Trumpet
Jordan Winsen - Assistant Engineer
John Woodbury - Choir, Chorus
Joli Wu - Viola
Joli Wu - String Section

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    Brandy / CD / 2004
Lazy Afternoon
    Regina Belle / CD / 2004
Complex Simplicity
    Teedra Moses / CD / 2004
The First Lady
    Faith Evans / CD / 2005
Un Nuevo Día
    Frankie J / CD / 2006
Baby Makin' Music
    The Isley Brothers / CD / 2006

Release Date: 09/26/2006
Genre: r&b