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When Natalie Cole released 1989's Good to Be Back, the follow-up to 1987's Everlasting, her fans had become accustomed to her year-long recording gaps for six years, going back to 1983's I'm Ready. So it's not as if her absence was that much of a surprise, but given the ups and downs of her personal life, the album's title could be alluding to something entirely different. (1989 was the year she married drummer, producer and Rufus founder Andre Fischer). At any rate, Good to Be Back continued her popularity in the mainstream and on the adult contemporary chart. The success of four singles -- "As a Matter of Fact," and especially the ballads "Miss You Like Crazy," "Starting Over Again," and "I Do" (a duet with Freddie Jackson) -- belied the album's inability to crack the Top 50 of the album chart. The ballads were (and have continued to be) staples on adult contemporary stations. On the other hand, the disposability of "Safe" and "Somebody's Rocking My Dreamboat" made it all the more evident that Cole was outgrowing the lighter and more upbeat material. A deep album cut, "The Rest of the Night" (co-written by Glen Ballard) is a major reason to not settle for an anthology.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Dennis Lambert, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Frannie Golde, ComposerLyricist - David Bianco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Cole, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY WRIGHT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Malouf, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Ordenes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Poe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claude Gaudette, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - David Joyce, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katrina Perkins, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DOUG RIDER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teddy Castellucci, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard McKernon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandra Simmons, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Steve Lindsey, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Fischer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - SIEDAH GARRETT, ComposerLyricist - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Ward, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Don Boyette, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard McKernon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Romon Johnson, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Dennis Lambert, Producer, Recording Producer - David Bianco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Goodrum, ComposerLyricist - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY WRIGHT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Malouf, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Ordenes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Poe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claude Gaudette, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Steubenhaus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DOUG RIDER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard McKernon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Cole, MainArtist - Michael Masser, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Preston W. Glass, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Craft Recordings.
Natalie Cole, MainArtist - Frank Wildhorn, Composer - Freddie Jackson, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Dennis Lambert, Producer, Recording Producer - Steve Werfel, ComposerLyricist - Pam Reswick, ComposerLyricist - David Bianco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY WRIGHT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Malouf, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Ordenes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Poe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claude Gaudette, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Steubenhaus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DOUG RIDER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard McKernon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Fischer, Producer, Recording Producer - Gary Glenn, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marnie Riley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Ward, Programmer - Katrina Perkins, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Parcaro, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard McKernon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Mccann, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Romon Johnson, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Butz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Paul Jackson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Buchanan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Harris, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Masser, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve James, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Parcaro, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Wertheimer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dooley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark E. Hogen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Parcaro, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Booker T. Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Carter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Curreri, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Scott, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Cole, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Hoyson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Clydene Jackson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN BEVERLY JONES, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Shenale, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Steubenhaus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - David Woodford, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Roberts, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Fuhrman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Scott, Piano, Digital Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Garrett Adkins, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeffery Rona, Programmer - Rick McCormick, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Gumba Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Wilmore, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Shelly Peiken, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ric Wake, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Tancredi, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy T. Scott, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jamillah Muhammad, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Franco, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Caprio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Cadway, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - THOMAS R. Yezzi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
James Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Fischer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Cole, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CRAIG BURBIDGE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Gordon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Joyce, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Rene, ComposerLyricist - Carlisle Floyd, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Rene, ComposerLyricist - Greg Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Armand Grimaldi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The "N" Sisters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
Album review
When Natalie Cole released 1989's Good to Be Back, the follow-up to 1987's Everlasting, her fans had become accustomed to her year-long recording gaps for six years, going back to 1983's I'm Ready. So it's not as if her absence was that much of a surprise, but given the ups and downs of her personal life, the album's title could be alluding to something entirely different. (1989 was the year she married drummer, producer and Rufus founder Andre Fischer). At any rate, Good to Be Back continued her popularity in the mainstream and on the adult contemporary chart. The success of four singles -- "As a Matter of Fact," and especially the ballads "Miss You Like Crazy," "Starting Over Again," and "I Do" (a duet with Freddie Jackson) -- belied the album's inability to crack the Top 50 of the album chart. The ballads were (and have continued to be) staples on adult contemporary stations. On the other hand, the disposability of "Safe" and "Somebody's Rocking My Dreamboat" made it all the more evident that Cole was outgrowing the lighter and more upbeat material. A deep album cut, "The Rest of the Night" (co-written by Glen Ballard) is a major reason to not settle for an anthology.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:17
- Main artists: Natalie Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1989 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
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