Dangerous (Natalie Cole album)

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Dangerous
Natalie Cole Dangerous album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 1985
Recorded1984–85
Genre
Label Modern/Atco
Producer
  • Gary Skardina
  • Marti Sharron
  • Harold Beatty
  • Eddie Cole
  • Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole chronology
I'm Ready
(1983)
Dangerous
(1985)
Everlasting
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dangerous is a 1985 album by American singer Natalie Cole released on May 15, 1985, through the Atco Records-distributed Modern Records label. The album reached peak positions of number 140 on the Billboard 200 and number 48 on Billboard 's R&B Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Reception

The album reached peak positions at number 140 on the Billboard 200 and number 48 on Billboard‘s R&B Albums chart. [3] The lead single "Dangerous" was a modest hit and peak top 20 on US R&B Songs and a top 10 chart hit on the US Dance Songs chart. "A Little Bit of Heaven" hit the top 10 on US Adult Songs and only reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] it was used as a recurring love theme for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the television soap opera Santa Barbara. [5] [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dangerous"
  • Marti Sharron
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Gary Skardina
  • Sharron
  • Skardina
3:49
2."Billy the Kid Next Door"
  • Beatty
4:40
3."Secrets"
  • Dianne Steinberg
  • Sharron
  • Sharron
  • Skardina
4:13
4."Nobody's Soldier"
  • Sharron
  • Skardina
4:04
5."Opposites Attract"
  • Holland
  • Beatty
  • R. David
  • R. Holland
  • Beatty
3:43
6."A Little Bit of Heaven"
  • Sharron
  • Skardina
4:03
7."Your Car (My Garage)"
  • Holland
  • Beatty
  • Beatty
4:05
8."Love is On the Way"
  • Eddie Cole
  • Natalie Cole
  • E. Cole
  • N. Cole
4:51
9."The Gift"
  • Mark Davis
  • Sharron
  • Sharron
  • Skardina
3:12
Total length:54:35

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 140
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 48

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Dangerous - Natalie Cole | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  3. "1985 Natalie Cole – Dangerous | Sessiondays" . Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. "Album Search for "dangerous"". AllMusic .
  5. "Santa Barbara".
  6. Roos, Henrietta. Soap Opera Super Couples: The Great Romances of Daytime Drama. Jefferson: McFarland, 2017. Amazon Kindle. 13 Dec. 2016.
  7. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  8. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.