1987 Natalie Cole – Everlasting
Everlasting is a 1987 RIAA Gold-certified album by American singer Natalie Cole. She returned to Capitol Records via Manhattan Records. Released on June 14, 1987, the album is considered Cole’s commercial comeback. The album features production by duo The Calloways who contributed to “Jump Start”, the pure pop crossover cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac”, which reached the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10, and the hit, “I Live for Your Love”.
Also included are the Bacharach and David songs “In My Reality” and “Split Decision” along with a cover of “When I Fall in Love”, bringing her another step closer to tapping into her father Nat King Cole’s era of the Great American Songbook.
Tracks
1 Everlasting (Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight) 05:18
2 Jump Start (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway) 06:28
3 The Urge To Merge (Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) 04:11
4 Split Decision (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 04:14
5 When I Fall In Love (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) 05:08
6 Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen) 04:29
7 I Live For Your Love (Allan Rich, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) 04:29
8 In My Reality (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 05:21
9 I’m The One (Belinda Lipscomb, Reggie Calloway) 05:21
10 More Than The Stars (Natalie Cole) 04:38
11 What I Must Do (Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts) 04:52
Biography
Musicians
1 Everlasting
All Instruments | Aaron Zigman |
All Instruments | Jerry Knight |
Sax | Larry Williams |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
2 Jump Start
Guitar | Gene Robinson |
Keyboards | Joel Davis |
Keyboards | Odeen Mays |
Programming | David Ervin |
Background Vocals | Eddie Cole |
Background Vocals | Katrina Perkins |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
3 The Urge To Merge
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Claude Gaudette |
Sax | Tom Scott |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
4 Split Decision
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
5 When I Fall In Love
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Buddy Williams |
Guitar | Ira Siegel |
Guitar | Marcus Miller |
Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
Programming | Jeff Bova |
Sax | Kenny G. |
Background Vocals | David Joyce |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
6 Pink Cadillac
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | Mike Baird |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Claude Gaudette |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
7 I Live For Your Love
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | Mike Baird |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Claude Gaudette |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Mendy Lee |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
8 In My Reality
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Background Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
9 I’m The One
Guitar | Gene Robinson |
Keyboards | David Ervin |
Keyboards | Joel Davis |
Keyboards | Odeen Mays |
Percussion | Shandu Akiem |
10 More Than The Stars
Bass | Abe Laboriel |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Jose Feliciano |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Piano | Charles Floyd |
Synthesizer | Charles Floyd |
Synthesizer | David Joyce |
Percussion | Steve Samuel |
Vocals | Jose Feliciano |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
11 What I Must Do
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Andy Goldmark |
Keyboards | Bruce Roberts |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Vocals | Natalie Cole |
Liner Notes
Producer – Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway (Tracks 2, 9)
Producer – Dennis Lambert (Tracks 3, 7)
Producer (Assistant) – Marrianne Pellicci (Track 3)
Producer – Bibi Green, Marcus Miller (Track 5)
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Paul Jackson Jr (Track 6)
Producer – Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole (Track 10)
Producer (Executive) – Gerry Griffith
Producer (Assistant) – Marrianne Pellicci (Tracks 6, 7)
Arranged By – Reggie Calloway (Tracks 2, 9)
Arranged By – Claude Gaudette (Track 3)
Arranged By – Paul Jackson Jr (Track 6)
Arranged By – Jerry Hey (Track 8)
Arranged By – Eddie Cole (Track 10)
Engineer – Gary Wagner (Track 1)
Engineer – Craig Burbidge, Elmer Flores, Gabe Veltri, Glen Holguin, Jeff Lorenzen, Jim Krause, John Hegedes, Paul Ericksen, Robin Jenney, Sabrina Buchanek, Taavi Mote, Tony Spataro (Tracks 2, 9)
Engineer – Liz Cluse (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer – Ron Dasilva (Track 3)
Engineer – Mick Guzauski (Track 4)
Engineer – Bill Miranda, Bruce Gisoni, Bruce Miller, Clark Germain, Ed Thacker, Neil Nappe, Paul Huggins (Track 5)
Engineer – Bino Espinoza, Paul Ericksen (Track 6)
Engineer – Gary Wagner, Marnie Riley, Mick Guzauski (Track 8)
Engineer – Kathy Botich, Mark Wolfson, Sean Stancioff (Track 10)
Engineer – Alan Gregory, Barney Perkins, Glen Hoalguin (Track 11)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 4, 8)
Mixed By – Taavi Mote (Tracks 2, 9)
Mixed By – Jeremy Smith (Tracks 3, 6, 7)
Mixed By – Ray Bardani (Track 5)
Mixed By – Gary Wagner, Marnie Riley (Track 8)
Mixed By – Eddie Cole, Mark Wolfson, Natalie Cole (Track 10)
Mixed By – Barney Perkins (Track 11)
Recorded By – Mick Guzauski (Track 1)
Recorded By – Jeremy Smith (Tracks 3, 6, 7)
Recorded By – Bino Espinoza (Track 7)
Recorded By – Tom Perry, Tommy Vicari (Tracks 4, 8)
Cover – The Cream Group
Design – Debra Bishop, Koppel & Scher
Photography – Moshe Brakha, Matthew Rolston
Designed At Cream Group
Engineered At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
Engineered At Messina Music
Engineered At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Mixed At Entourage Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At Encore Studios
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Fifth Floor Recording Studios
Recorded At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At One On One Studios
Recorded At O’Henry Sound Studios
Recorded At 39th Street Music Studio
Recorded At Yamaha Studios
Phonographic Copyright Manhattan Records
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