Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

Take a Look is a 1993 album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on June 9, 1993 by Elektra Records. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Take a Look at the 36th Grammy Awards.[4]

Take a Look
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	June 9, 1993
Recorded	1992–93 at Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Studios and Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); The Power Station (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz pop soul R&B
Length	64:22
Label	Elektra
Producer	André Fischer Tommy LiPuma (also exec.) Natalie Cole (exec.)
Natalie Cole chronology
Unforgettable... with Love (1991) Take a Look (1993) Holly & Ivy (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and No. 35 the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.

Track listing

1. "I Wish You Love" (Albert Beach, Charles Trenet) - 4:07
2. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 3:29
3. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Natalie Cole, Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) - 4:01
4. "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) - 4:11
5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:50
6. "Undecided" (Sydney Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 2:15
7. "Fiesta in Blue" (Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) - 4:03
8. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) - 3:33
9. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) - 3:50
10. "It's Sand, Man!" (Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Ed Lewis) - 2:30
11. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:10
12. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) - 3:43
13. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 2:56
14. "Calypso Blues" (Nat King Cole, George) - 4:59
15. "This Will Make You Laugh" (Irene Higginbotham) - 3:46
16. "Lovers" (Cole, Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 3:14
17. "All About Love" (Robert Arthur, Bill Dana) - 3:39
18. "Take a Look" (Cole, Naomi Neville, Clyde Otis) - 3:06

Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
• Roger Kellaway – piano (1, 5, 12)
• Alan Broadbent – piano (2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17), arrangements (4, 7, 15, 16)
• Clare Fischer – piano (4)
• Mike Melvoin – piano (7, 16)
• Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (8, 18), Fender Rhodes (11)
• John Chiodini – guitar (1-18), arrangements (14), guitar solo (15)
• John Clayton – bass guitar (1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18), arrangements (2, 10, 13)
• Jim Hughart – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17), arrangements (9)
• Jeff Hamilton – drums (1-8, 10-13, 16, 17)
• Harold Jones – drums (9, 15, 18)
• Luis Conte – percussion (14)
• Robert Yancy – percussion (14)
• Larry Bunker – marimba (14), vibraphone (14)
• Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (2, 17)
• Grover Washington Jr. – saxophone solo (3)
• David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone solo (5, 12)
• David Trigg – trumpet solo (9)
• Marty Paich – arrangements (1, 5, 12, 18)
• Bill Holman – arrangements (3, 6, 17)
• Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (8, 11)

Production

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); Andre Fischer (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16).
• Executive producers – Natalie Cole and Tommy LiPuma
• Production assistants – Angelo Montrone and Deborah Silverman-Kern (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); Patty Nichols and Keith Petrie (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16)
• Recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt
• Additional recording – Joe Ferla, Doug Ryder, Bill Schnee and Jeffrey Woodruff
• Assistant engineers – Chris Albert, Ken Allerdyce, Chris Fogel, John Hendrickson, Richard Landers, Gil Morales, Charles Paakkari, Marnie Riley, Gary Sulich and Dan Wojnar
• Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA)
• Project coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
• Art direction – Robyn Lynch
• Design – Drenttel Doyle Partners
• Photography – Matthew Rolston
• Hair – Janet Zeitoun
• Make-up – Rudy Calvo and Tara Posey
• Stylist – Cecille Parker
• Management – Dan Cleary

Charts

Chart (1993)[5]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	26
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	14
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums	1
UK Album Charts	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6]	Gold	50,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[7]	Gold	20,000^^
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
5. "Take a Look > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Natalie Cole – Take a Look". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
7. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Natalie Cole; 'Take a Look')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
8. "American album certifications – Natalie Cole – Take a Look". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 December 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.