Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

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Take a Look
Take a look Natalie Cole album.jpg
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedJune 9, 1993
Recorded1992–93
Studio Ocean Way, Capitol, Conway, Westlake and Schnee (Hollywood, California); O'Henry (Burbank, California); The Power Station (New York, New York)
Genre
Length64:22
Label Elektra
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
Unforgettable... with Love
(1991)		Take a Look
(1993)		 Holly & Ivy
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Calgary Herald B [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

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. [7]

Contents

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wish You Love"
4:07
2."I'm Beginning to See the Light"
3:29
3."Swinging Shepherd Blues"
4:01
4."Crazy He Calls Me"
4:11
5."Cry Me a River"
3:50
6."Undecided"
2:15
7."Fiesta in Blue"
4:03
8."I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life"
3:33
9."Let There Be Love"
  • Ian Grant
  • Lionel Rand
3:50
10."It's Sand, Man!"
2:30
11."Don't Explain"
3:10
12."As Time Goes By"
3:43
13."Too Close for Comfort"
2:56
14."Calypso Blues"
4:49
15."This Will Make You Laugh"
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"
3:06
Total length:64:22

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17, 18); André 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, Charlie 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 performance for Take a Look
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 90
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 16
US Billboard 200 [13] 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 14

Certifications

Certifications for Take a Look
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold50,000^
Germany (BVMI) [16] Gold10,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Obee, Dave (June 20, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
  3. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (June 19, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wood, Sam (June 22, 1993). "Golden-Era Tunes Allow Cole to Shine". Philadelphia Inquirer .
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards . Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Natalie Cole – Take a Look". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Natalie Cole – Take a Look". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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