Still Unforgettable

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{{Infobox album

| name = Still Unforgettable

| type = Studio album

| artist = Natalie Cole

| cover = stillnat.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 9, 2008{{cite web|last=Cole|first=Natalie|title=Still Unforgettable|website=AllMusic|date=September 9, 2008|accessdate=October 17, 2019|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-unforgettable-mw0000793668}}

| recorded = 2007–2008

| venue =

| studio = Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = DMI/Atco

| producer = {{flat list |

  • Natalie Cole
  • Gail Deadrick
  • Tena Clark (exec.)}}

| prev_title = Leavin'

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Caroling, Caroling: Christmas with Natalie Cole

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = The Patriot Ledger

|rev2score = (average)[http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/music/x1780976807/Album-review-Still-Unforgettable-by-Natalie-Cole The Patriot Ledger review]

}}

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.{{cite web|accessdate=February 14, 2009 |url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List |publisher=Grammy Awards |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085806/http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx |archivedate=February 7, 2009 }}

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."[http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/336/natalie_cole_star_bright/ Natalie Cole interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008]

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, information is based on the album's Liner NotesCole, Natalie. "Still Unforgettable" (Album Notes). DMI Records / Atco Records. 2008.

{{tracklist

| title1 = Walkin' My Baby Back Home

| note1 = Duet with Nat King Cole

| writer1 = {{hlist|Fred E. Ahlert|Roy Turk}}

| length1 = 2:59

| title2 = Come Rain or Come Shine

| writer2 = {{hlist|Harold Arlen|Johnny Mercer}}

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Coffee Time

| writer3 = {{hlist|Arthur Freed|Harry Warren}}

| length3 = 2:28

| title4 = Somewhere Along the Way

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kurt Adams|Sammy Gallop}}

| length4 = 4:42

| title5 = You Go to My Head

| writer5 = {{hlist|J. Fred Coots|Haven Gillespie}}

| length5 = 5:24

| title6 = Nice 'N' Easy

| writer6 = {{hlist|Alan Bergman|Marilyn Bergman|Lew Spence}}

| length6 = 3:31

| title7 = Why Don't You Do Right?

| writer7 = Joe McCoy

| length7 = 4:02

| title8 = Here's That Rainy Day

| writer8 = {{hlist|Jimmy Van Heusen|Johnny Burke}}

| length8 = 6:03

| title9 = But Beautiful

| writer9 = {{hlist|Van Heusen|Burke}}

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = Lollipops and Roses

| writer10 = Tony Velona

| length10 = 5:52

| title11 = The Best Is Yet to Come

| writer11 = {{hlist|Cy Coleman|Carolyn Leigh}}

| length11 = 4:04

| title12 = Something's Gotta Give

| writer12 = Mercer

| length12 = 2:49

| title13 = Until the Real Thing Comes Along

| writer13 = {{hlist|Sammy Cahn|Saul Chaplin|Alberta Nichols|Mann Holiner|L.E. Freeman}}

| length13 = 3:09

| title14 = It's All Right with Me

| writer14 = Cole Porter

| length14 = 3:29

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Borders Exclusive Bonus Tracks[https://www.amazon.com/Still-Unforgettable-Borders-Exclusive-Tracks/dp/B0035H9IMQ, Still Unforgettable (Borders Exclusive with Bonus Tracks)]

| title15 = All the Things You Are

| writer15 = {{hlist|Jerome Kern|Oscar Hammerstein II}}

| length15 = 3:06

| title16 = Bésame Mucho

| writer16 = {{hlist|Consuelo Velazquez|Sunny Skylar}}

| length16 = 5:08

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Amazon.com Exclusive Bonus Track[https://www.amazon.com/Still-Unforgettable-Amazon-Exclusive-Bonus/dp/B001AW3UNQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468715393&sr=8-1&keywords=still+unforgettable, Still Unforgettable (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track)]

| title15 = How Do You Keep the Music Playing

| writer15 = {{hlist|Michel Legrand|Alan and Marilyn Bergman}}

| length15 = 5:54

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan Bonus Tracks[https://www.discogs.com/release/12517597-Natalie-Cole-Still-Unforgettable, Still Unforgettable (Japan Release)]

| title15 = All the Things You Are

| writer15 = {{hlist|Kern|Hammerstein II}}

| length15 = 3:06

| title16 = Bésame Mucho

| writer16 = {{hlist|Velazquez|Skylar}}

| length16 = 5:08

| title17 = Busted

| writer17 = {{hlist|Harlan Howard}}

| length17 = 3:57

| title18 = How Do You Keep the Music Playing

| writer18 = {{hlist|Michel Legrand|Alan and Marilyn Bergman}}

| length18 = 5:54

| title19 = The Man That Got Away

| writer19 = {{hlist|Harold Arlen|George Gershwin}}

| length19 = 3:45

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Expanded Digital Edition[https://open.spotify.com/album/5DoaC07Tzl170xtqz0f2oU?si=rLwu32W8QzG_De0Sz43Utw, Still Unforgettable (Expanded Edition)]

| title15 = All the Things You Are

| writer15 = {{hlist|Kern|Hammerstein II}}

| length15 = 3:06

| title16 = The Man That Got Away

| writer16 = {{hlist|Arlen|Gershwin}}

| length16 = 3:45

| title17 = Summer Sun

| writer17 = {{hlist|Chad Cates|Dave Barnes|Matt Wertz}}

| length17 = 4:00

| title18 = Bésame Mucho

| writer18 = {{hlist|Velazquez|Skylar}}

| length18 = 5:08

| title19 = Willow Weep for Me

| writer19 = {{hlist|Ann Ronell}}

| length19 = 5:39

| title20 = Busted

| writer20 = {{hlist|Howard}}

| length20 = 3:57

| title21 = How Do You Keep the Music Playing?

| writer21 = {{hlist|Legrand|Bergman|Bergman}}

| length21 = 5:54

}}

;Note

  • Nat King Cole's original version of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" was recorded on September 4, 1951.{{cite web|author=Nat King Cole with Billy May Orchestra|title=Capitol Studios: September 4, 1951 (Los Angeles, CA)|website=Jazz Disco|accessdate=October 17, 2019|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/nat-king-cole/discography/#510904}}

Personnel

= Musicians =

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= Orchestra =

Horns, Reeds and Woodwinds

Strings

  • Trey Henry, Edward Meares, Mike Valerio and Frances Liu Wu – bass
  • Larry Corbett, Dennis Karmazyn, Timothy Loo, David Low, Miguel Martinez and Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Katie Kirkpatrick – harp
  • Karen Elaine, Matt Funes, Pamela Goldsmith, Darrin McCann and Jorge Moraga – viola
  • Charlie Bisharat, Mark Cargill, Lily Ho Chen, Kevin Connolly, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov, Endre Granat, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Liane Mautner, Helen Nightengale, Sid Page, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Bob Peterson, Katia Popov, Lesa Terry and Shalini Vijayan – violin

= Arrangements =

  • Bill Holman – arrangements (1, 12)
  • Jim Hughart – arrangements (3, 7)
  • Alan Broadbent – arrangements (5, 6, 9)
  • Nan Schwartz – arrangements (8, 10)
  • Patrick Williams – arrangements (13)
  • Harold Wheeler – arrangements (14)

= Production =

  • Tena Clark – executive producer
  • Natalie Cole – producer, liner notes
  • Gail Deadrick – co-producer, musical director
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Bill Schnee – additional recording on rhythm tracks (5, 7, 13, 14) at Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Travis Ference – additional engineer
  • Darius Fong – additional engineer
  • Aaron Walk – additional engineer
  • Steve Genewick – additional vocal engineer, Pro Tools editing
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Diana Barnes – art direction, design
  • Matthew Rolston – photography

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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! scope="col"| Chart (2008)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UK2|59|date=20090703|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Natalie Cole|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|8|artist=Natalie Cole|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardJazz|1|artist=Natalie Cole|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}

References

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