1996 Natalie Cole – Stardust
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.
The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
Tracks
1 There’s A Lull In My Life (Harry Revel; Mack Gordon) 05:23
2 Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael; Mitchell Parish) 04:40
3 Let’s Face The Music And Dance (Irving Berlin) 02:17
4 Teach Me Tonight (Gene De Paul; Sammy Cahn) 03:17
5 When I Fall In Love (Edward Heyman; Victor Young) 04:09
6 What A Difference A Day Made (Maria Grever; Stanley Adams) 03:16
7 Love Letters (Edward Heyman; Victor Young) 04:49
8 He Was Too Good To Me (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart) 05:07
9 Dindi (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Gilberto Gil; Louis Oliveira) 04:36
10 Two For The Blues (Jon Hendricks; Neal Hefti) 04:22
11 If Love Ain’t There (Johnny Burke) 03:26
12 To Whom It May Concern (Charlotte Hawkins; Nat King Cole) 03:28
13 Where Can I Go Without You (Peggy Lee; Victor Young) 04:23
14 Ahmad’s Blues (Ahmad Jamal; Bob Williams) 04:14
15 Pick Yourself Up (Dorothy Fields; Jerome Kern) 03:31
16 If You Could See Me Now (Carl Sigman; Tadd Dameron) 04:42
17 Like A Lover (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Dori Caymmi; Nelson Motta; Natalie Cole) 05:17
18 This Morning It Was Summer (Bob Haymes) 03:25
19 When I Fall In Love (Spanish Version) (Edward Heyman; Victor Young) 04:11
Biography
Musicians
1 There’s A Lull In My Life
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | Harold Jones |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Fender Rhodes | Terry Trotter |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
2 Stardust
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | Ralph Penland |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Mike Lang |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
3 Let’s Face The Music And Dance
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Hammond Organ | Nat King Cole |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
4 Teach Me Tonight
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | Harold Jones |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
5 When I Fall In Love
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Oboe | Jon Clarke |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Vocals | Nat King Cole |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
6 What A Difference A Day Made
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
7 Love Letters
| Bass | Reggie Hamilton |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Keyboards | George Duke |
| Piano | George Duke |
| Harmonica | Toots Thielemans |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
8 He Was Too Good To Me
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Sax | Wynton Marsalis |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
9 Dindi
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Harmonica | Toots Thielemans |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
10 Two For The Blues
| Bass | Reggie Hamilton |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | George Duke |
| Sax | Everette Harp |
| Vibraphone | George Duke |
| Background Vocals | Janice Segal |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
11 If Love Ain’t There
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
12 To Whom It May Concern
| Bass | Chuck Berghofer |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Keyboards | Terry Trotter |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
13 Where Can I Go Without You
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | Harold Jones |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Fender Rhodes | Terry Trotter |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
14 Ahmad’s Blues
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Bob James |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
15 Pick Yourself Up
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | John Pizzarelli |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
16 If You Could See Me Now
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Organ | Harold Johnson |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
17 Like A Lover
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
18 This Morning It Was Summer
| Bass | Chuck Berghofer |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Keyboards | Terry Trotter |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
19 When I Fall In Love (Spanish Version)
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Oboe | Jon Clarke |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Vocals | Nat King Cole |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
Liner Notes
Producer – Phil Ramone (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 2, 5, 12, 18)
Producer – George Duke (Tracks 4, 10, 14, 16, 17)
Producer – Natalie Cole (Track 17)
Producer (Executive) – Natalie Cole
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13)
Arranged By – John Clayton (Track 4)
Arranged By – David Foster, Gordon Jenkins (Track 5)
Arranged By – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 6, 8, 9, 15)
Arranged By – George Duke (Tracks 7, 10, 17)
Arranged By – Johnny Mandel (Tracks 12, 18)
Arranged By – Bob James (Track 14)
Arranged By – Charles Floyd, Jim Hughart (Track 16)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 10, 14)
Arranged By (Horns) – George Duke(Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Clare Fischer (Track 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Natalie Cole (Tracks 5, 7, 14)
Arranged By (Vocals) – David Foster (Tracks 5, 14)
Contractor – Bill Hughes, Debbie Datz, Jill Dell’Abate, Morris Repass, Patti Zimmitti
Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe, Corine Duke, Simon Ramone
Engineer (Additional) – Felipe Elgueta, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg, Wayne Holmes
Engineer (Assistant) – Barry Goldberg, Charlie Paakkari, Eddie Miller, Glen Marchese, Jeff Demorris, John Hendrickson, Koji Ejawa, Peter Doell, Rail Rogut, Rob Frank, Robbes Steiglitz
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Recorded By – Erik Zobler (Tracks 4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
Recorded By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 12, 13, 18)
Recorded By – Elliot Scheiner (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Recorded By – David Reitzas (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17, 18)
Art Direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
Design – Emily Rich
Photography – Rocky Schenck
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At The Shire, Bedford, NY
Recorded At Wisseloord Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, NYC
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