Stardust | ||||
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Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
Recorded | June–September 1996 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Conway Studios and LeGonks West (Hollywood, CA); Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); The Hit Factory and Sony Music Studios (New York, NY); The Shire (Bedford, NY); Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, Netherlands) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 78:30 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favorable) [2] |
Cash Box | (favorable) [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
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. [5]
The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster. [6] The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "There's a Lull in My Life" | 5:22 | ||
2. | "Stardust" | 4:40 | ||
3. | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" |
| 2:16 | |
4. | "Teach Me Tonight" | 3:16 | ||
5. | "When I Fall in Love" (duet with Nat King Cole) |
| 4:12 | |
6. | "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" |
| 3:16 | |
7. | "Love Letters" |
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| 4:49 |
8. | "He Was Too Good to Me" |
| 5:07 | |
9. | "Dindi" (Portuguese) |
| 4:36 | |
10. | "Two for the Blues" |
| 4:22 | |
11. | "If Love Ain't There" |
| 3:25 | |
12. | "To Whom It May Concern" |
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| 3:27 |
13. | "Where Can I Go Without You?" |
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| 4:23 |
14. | "Ahmad's Blues" |
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| 4:13 |
15. | "Pick Yourself Up" |
| 3:31 | |
16. | "If You Could See Me Now" |
| 4:42 | |
17. | "Like a Lover" |
| 5:17 | |
18. | "This Morning It Was Summer" |
| 3:24 | |
19. | "When I Fall in Love" (Spanish Version) |
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| 4:12 |
Total length: | 78:30 |
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes [7]
Chart (1996) [10] | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [11] | 33 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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