Still Unforgettable

Still Unforgettable is a 2008 studio album by American singer-songwriter and performer Natalie Cole. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Still Unforgettable at the 51st Grammy Awards.[3]

Still Unforgettable
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008[1]
Recorded2007–2008
GenreJazz
LabelDMI/Atco
Producer
  • Natalie Cole
  • Gail Deadrick
  • Tena Clark (exec.)
Natalie Cole chronology
Leavin'
(2006)
Still Unforgettable
(2008)
Caroling, Caroling: Christmas with Natalie Cole
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Patriot Ledger(average)[2]

Background

Speaking in July 2008 to noted UK soul writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Cole discussed the thinking behind 'Still Unforgettable': "While we were still trying to create that same 'Unforgettable'-type mood or environment, this time I wanted to expand. Rather than just doing another Nat 'King' Cole tribute – which was not necessary – I wanted to go deeper into the American Songbook, by not just getting songs from my father, but also from other singers of his time like Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peggy Lee. You know, there was something about the approach that the writers from that era had to the lyrics and the melodies that was so intentional, so purposeful. Which I think is the thing that's missing from music today."[4]

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, information is based on the album's Liner Notes[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Duet with Nat King Cole)Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk2:59
2."Come Rain or Come Shine"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer3:08
3."Coffee Time"Arthur Freed, Harry Warren2:28
4."Somewhere Along the Way"Kurt Adams, Sammy Gallop4:42
5."You Go to My Head"J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie5:24
6."Nice 'N' Easy"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence3:31
7."Why Don't You Do Right?"Joe McCoy4:02
8."Here's That Rainy Day"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke6:03
9."But Beautiful"Van Heusen, Burke3:51
10."Lollipops and Roses"Tony Velona5:52
11."The Best Is Yet to Come"Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh4:04
12."Something's Gotta Give"Mercer2:49
13."Until the Real Thing Comes Along"Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Alberta Nichols, Mann Holiner, L.E. Freeman3:09
14."It's All Right with Me"Cole Porter3:29
Borders Exclusive Bonus Tracks[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."All the Things You Are"Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II3:06
16."Bésame Mucho"Consuelo Velazquez, Sunny Skylar5:08
Amazon.com Exclusive Bonus Track[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."How Do You Keep the Music Playing"Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman5:54
Note
  • Nat King Cole's original version of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" was recorded on September 4, 1951.[8]

Personnel

Information is based on AllMusic[1] and the album's Liner Notes[5]

Main Performance
Orchestra
  • Concertmaster: Endre Granat
  • Violins: Charlie Bisharat, Joel Derouin, Mark Cargill, Lily Ho Chen, Kevin Connolly, Mario DeLéon, Bruce Dukov, Endre Granat, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Liane Mautner, Helen Nightengale, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Bob Peterson, Katia Popov, Lesa Terry, Shalini Vijayan
  • English Horn and Oboe: Tom Boyd
  • Triangle: Vanessa Brown (7)
  • Additional Percussion: Vanessa Brown
  • Cellos: Larry Corbett, Dennis Karmazyn, Timothy Loo, David Low, Miguel Martinez & Cecilia Tsan
  • Bassoon: Rose Corrigan
  • Violas: Karen Elaine, Matthew Funes, Pamela Goldsmith, Darrin McCann & Jorge Moraga
  • Trumpets: Rick Baptist (7), Warren Luening (7, solo on 8), Daniel Fornero
  • Basses played by: Trey Henry & Edward Meares
  • Trombones: Alan Kaplan & Bruce Otto
  • Harp: Katie Kirkpatrick
  • Saxophone: Sal Lozano
  • Woodwinds: Sal Lozano & Sheridon Stokes
  • Clarinet: Tom Ranier
  • Celesta: Tom Ranier (5, 10, 13)
  • French Horns: James Thatcher, Steven Becknell, Nathan Campbell, Dave Rockin' Duke & Brian O'Connor
Additional Musicians
Production
  • Natalie Cole – producer (All tracks)
  • Alan Broadbent – musical arrangement (5–6, 9)
  • Gail Deadrick – producer, musical director (All tracks)
  • Bill Holman – musical arrangement (1, 12)
  • Jim Hughart – musical arrangement (3, 7)
  • Nan Schwartz – musical arrangement (8, 10)
  • Harold Wheeler – musical arrangement (14)
  • Patrick Williams – musical arrangement (13)

References

  1. Cole, Natalie (September 9, 2008). "Still Unforgettable". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. The Patriot Ledger review
  3. "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. Natalie Cole interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008
  5. Cole, Natalie. "Still Unforgettable" (Album Notes). DMI Records / Atco Records. 2008.
  6. Still Unforgettable (Borders Exclusive with Bonus Tracks)
  7. Still Unforgettable (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track)
  8. Nat King Cole with Billy May Orchestra. "Capitol Studios: September 4, 1951 (Los Angeles, CA)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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