Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)

Don't Look Back
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	May 15, 1980
Recorded	1979–80
Studio	Scott/Sunstorm (Hollywood) United Western (Hollywood)
Genre	R&B soul
Label	Capitol
Producer	Marvin Yancy Gene Barge Michael Masser
Natalie Cole chronology
We're the Best of Friends (1979) Don't Look Back (1980) Happy Love (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Don't Look Back is a 1980 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on May 15, 1980, by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 77 on the Billboard 200; number 17 on Billboard 's R&B Albums chart.

The album spawned one Top 40 single, "Someone That I Used to Love," which reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent five months on the charts. It also peaked at number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Don't Look Back" (Fred Allen, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:08
2. "(I've Seen) Paradise" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:31
3. "Hold On" (Kevin Yancy, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:50
4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08
5. "I'm Getting Into You" (Chuck Bynum, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 3:57
6. "Someone That I Used to Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 4:05
7. "Danger Up Ahead" (Natalie Cole) - 6:30
8. "Beautiful Dreamer" (Natalie Cole) - 4:10
9. "Cole Blooded" (Gene Barge, Natalie Cole) - 4:56

Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, keyboards (8), rhythm arrangements (8)
• Linda Williams – keyboards (1–3, 7), acoustic piano (5)
• Marvin Yancy – keyboards (1–3, 7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1–3, 5)
• Michael Masser – keyboards (6), rhythm arrangements (6)
• Chuck Brynum – guitars (1, 5, 9), rhythm arrangements (5)
• Michael Clinco – guitars (4)
• Steve Hunter – guitars (7)
• Larry Ball – bass (1–5, 7–9), rhythm arrangements (7)
• Leland Sklar – bass (6)
• James Gadson – drums (1–3, 5, 7–9)
• Norm Jeffries – drums (4)
• Rick Shlosser – drums (6)
• Jackie Kelso – alto saxophone (4)
• Marshall Royal – alto saxophone (4)
• Bill Green – baritone saxophone (4)
• Curtis Amy – tenor saxophone (4)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (4)
• George Bohanon – trombone (4)
• Garnett Brown – trombone (4)
• Chris Riddle – trombone (4)
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet (4)
• Bobby Bryant – trumpet (4)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (4)
• Gene Barge – arrangements (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 9), rhythm arrangements (1–3, 9), alto sax solo (3)
• Nelson Riddle – arrangements (4)
• John Fresco – music contractor (4)
• Lee Holdridge – orchestral arrangements (6)
• Anita Anderson – backing vocals
• The Colettes – backing vocals
• The "N" Sisters – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Gene Barge and Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1–6, 8 & 9); Michael Masser (Track 7).
• Assistant Producer – Chuck Brynum
• Chief Engineers – Gerry E. Brown (Tracks 1–3 & 5–9); Paul Dobbe (Track 4).
• Assistant Engineers – Reggie Dozier, Jerry Hall and Rick Surber (Tracks 1–3 & 5–9); David Ahlert (Track 4).
• Remixing – Gerry E. Brown
• Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – Glen Christensen
• Personality Photography – Vincent Hughes Frye
• Still Life Photography – Georgina Karvellas

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	77
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]	17

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position
		US [5]	US R&B [6] [7]	US A/C [8]
1980	"Someone That I Used to Love"	21	21	3
	"Hold On"	—	38	—

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 54.
3. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
4. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
5. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
6. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 127.
8. "Natalie Cole Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.