Natalie (Natalie Cole album)

Natalie
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released April 9, 1976
Recorded 1975-1976
Genre Soul, rhythm and blues
Label Capitol
Producer Gene Barge, Richard Evans, Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Larkin Arnold (exec.)
Natalie Cole chronology

Inseparable
(1975)		 Natalie
(1976)		 Unpredictable
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau C+ [2]
Rolling Stone (average) [3]

Natalie is the second studio album by American R&B singer Natalie Cole. The album was released on April 9, 1976 under Capitol Records and features the hit singles, "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" and "Mr. Melody". The track, "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Mr. Melody"   3:07
2. "Heaven Is With You"   4:17
3. "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" (Jackson, Yancy, Natalie Cole) 3:27
4. "No Plans for the Future"   3:12
5. "Can We Get Together Again"   3:12
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Keep Smiling"   2:55
7. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Irene Higgenbotham, Dan Fisher) 4:19
8. "Not Like Mine" (Jackson, Yancy, Cole) 3:03
9. "Touch Me"   4:14
10. "Hard to Get Along"   2:45

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 13
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 3
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[4]		 US
R&B
[4]		 US
A/C
[4]
1976 "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" 25 1 —
"Mr. Melody" 49 10 25

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Natalie > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Natalie > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. ↑ McEwen, Joe (July 15, 1976). "Natalie Cole: Natalie : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "US Charts > Natalie Cole". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-27.

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