Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

by Natalie Cole

Overview

In 1988 Natalie Cole was enjoying great success with her recording career. Her comeback album, Everlasting, proved to be a smash, and had provided her with several big hits. Among those was her version of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac." The third single from the album, it was revamped into a powerful dance song -- much improved from the original, lackluster album version. It was that dance mix which propelled the song into the Top Five, making it the biggest hit of her career. Imagine the disappointment when, upon hearing her 2000 collection Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, one realizes the version on this album is the original album mix, not the version which became a hit! This long-awaited greatest-hits album, released to coincide with a television movie and a biography, has 19 tracks. In the U.S., Natalie Cole scored 18 Hot 100 pop hits up to the time of the album's release, so an all-inclusive album of her chart hits would have been a realistic possibility. As it goes, many of her bigger hits -- "Jump Start," "Sophisticated Lady," "Someone That I Used to Love" -- are not on this album. Her earlier hits, among them "Mr. Melody" and "Our Love," are included as live recordings. Also, there is heavy emphasis on selections from her 1999 album Snowfall on the Sahara. All this leads one to hope that any complimentary volume to this one will include the studio versions of her hits. As an additional note, this collection boasts two new songs, "Angel on My Shoulder" and "Livin' for Love," plus the soundtrack-only single "A Smile Like Yours." True, the songs are good and the album is a pleasure to the ear. One only wishes that the extra step would have been taken to assemble the correct versions of her hits, and that a second volume will follow. ~ Jose F. Promis

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/2000
Label:	Elektra
UPC:	0075596258227

Tracks

1. Mr. Melody
2. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
3. I've Got Love on My Mind
4. Song for You
5. I Can't Say No
6. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
7. Pink Cadillac
8. Miss You Like Crazy
9. Inseparable
10. Snowfall on the Sahara
11. Say You Love Me
12. La Costa
13. I Live for Your Love
14. I'm Catching Hell (Living Here Alone)
15. A Smile Like Yours
16. Unforgettable
17. Angel on My Shoulder
18. Our Love
19. Livin' for Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Natalie Cole   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Peter Wolf   Guest Artist,Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Siedah Garrett   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guest Artist,Guitar
Luther Vandross   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Regis Landiorio   Violin
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals (Background)
Terry Fryer   Synthesizer
Maryhelen Ewing   Viola
Diane Lesser   Oboe
Jacqui Danilow   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Bobby Eaton   Bass
Owen Waters   Vocals (Background)
Crystal Gamer   Viola
Stacey Shames   Harp
John hiodini   Guitar
Henry Gibson   Congas
Chrystal Garner   Viola
Criss Johnson   Guitar
Diva Gray   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Fonzi Thornton   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Deborah Cooper   Vocals (Background)
Derf Reklaw-Raheem   Percussion
Robbie Buchanan   Piano,Fender Stratocaster
Robin Clark   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Ann Leathers   Violin
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals (Background)
Oren Waters   Vocals (Background)
Mike Melvoin   Piano
Charles Floyd   Piano
Abe Appleman   Violin
Darryl Tookes   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Will Lee   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Carol Landon   Viola
Donnelle Hagan   Drums
Paul Robinson   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jeanne Lablanc   Celli
Pamela Sklar   Flute
Gia Chiambotti   Vocals (Background)
Julie Tillman   Vocals (Background)
Chuck Jackson   Percussion
Quinton Joseph   Drums
Mendy Lee   Vocals (Background)
Marti Sweet   Violin
Nat King Cole   Featured Artist,Vocals
Nathan East   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Vaneese Thomas   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Jan Mullen   Violin
Ray Brown   Guitar (Bass)
Richard Marx   Vocals (Background)
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Mike Baird   Drums
Michael Lang   Piano
Michael Melvoin   Piano
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Marvin Yancy   Keyboards
Mark Orrin Shuman   Celli
Diane Barere   Celli
Sol Gubin   Drums
Sue Pray   Viola
Barry Finclair   Violin
Paul Peabody   Violin
David Finck   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Donna Tecco   Violin
Richard Sortomme   Violin
Tennyson Stephens   Keyboards
John Clark   French Horn
Regis Iandiorio   Violin
James "D-Train" Williams   Celli,Vocals (Background)
John Moses   Clarinet
Terry Trotter   Piano
Chris Komer   French Horn
Steve Gadd   Drums
Bob Carlisle   French Horn
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Claude Gaudette   Keyboards
Larry Ball   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Curtis King   Celli,Vocals (Background)
Clifford Carter   Fender Rhodes
Virgil Blackwell   Clarinet
Cash McCall   Guitar
Juliet Haffner   Viola
Joyce Hammann   Violin
John Chiodini   Guitar
Dean Parks   Guitar
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
Avril Brown   Violin
Joseph Scott   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric)
Rob Mathes   Conductor,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Ricky Sortomme   Violin
Phil Upchurch   Guitar
Alfie Silas   Vocals (Background)
Richard Locker   Celli

Technical Credits

Peter Wolf   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown   Producer
Marrianne Pellicci   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Eric Schilling   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Denise Rich   Composer
Yuri Zwadiuk   Engineer
Jimmy Hester   Executive Producer
Mark Taylor   Producer,Producer
Steve James   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer,Production Coordination
Calvin Harris   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Dewayne Julius Rogers, Sr.   Composer
Felipe Elgueta   Engineer,Recording
Leon Russell   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Producer
Robbie Buchanan   Rhythm Track Arrangement
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins   Drum Programming
David Foster   Arranger,Producer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Aaron Whitby   Engineer
Al Schmitt   Mixing
Mark Rubenstein   Engineer
Shari Sutcliffe   Production Coordination
Liz Cluse   Assistant Engineer
Bino Espinoza   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Roy Trakin   Musician
Ina Wolf   Composer
Steve Werfel   Composer
Graham Stack   Producer
Barbara Stout   Production Coordination
Mike Zainer   Assistant Engineer
John Janus   Engineer
Linda Williams   Composer
Chuck Jackson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Garianno Lorenzo   Composer
Russ Terrana   Engineer
Larkin Arnold   Producer,Executive Producer
Jason Stasium   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Smith   Mixing,Recording
Phil Ramone   Producer
Richard Marx   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Production Coordination
Preston Glass   Composer
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Producer
Michael Masser   Composer,Producer
Marvin Yancy   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Bruce Springsteen   Composer
David Cole   Mixing,Engineer
Diane Warren   Composer
Brad Gilderman   Engineer,Recording
Brian Rawling   Producer
Richard Evans   Arranger
Gerry Goffin   Composer
D.J. Rogers   Composer
Dan Cleary   Management
Koji Egawa   Operation
Bill Meyers   String Arrangements
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Arranger,Associate Producer
Paul Ericksen   Engineer,Recording,Assistant Engineer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Natalie Cole   Composer,Lyricist
Bill Schnee   Mastering Advisor
Irving Gordon   Composer
Claude Gaudette   Arranger
L. Williams   Composer
Charles Jackson   Composer
Gene Barge   Arranger,Producer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Johnny Mandel   Arranger
Jan Folkson   Programming
Dave Reitzas   Mixing Assistant
John Lennon   Composer
Wally Traugott   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Rob Mathes   Arranger,Programming
Roger Anfinsen   Engineer
Pete Karam   Mixing Assistant
Pam Reswick   Composer
Allan Rich   Composer