Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

Take a Look
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	June 9, 1993
Recorded	1992–93
Genre	Jazz, pop, R&B, soul, neo soul, quiet storm, adult contemporary
Length	64:22
Label	Elektra
Producer	André Fischer Tommy LiPuma (also exec.) Natalie Cole (exec.)
Natalie Cole chronology
I've Got Love on My Mind (1992) Take a Look (1993) Holly & Ivy (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

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.^[4]

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

Track listing

1. "I Wish You Love" (Albert Beach, Charles Trenet) 4:07
2. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) 3:29
3. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Natalie Cole, Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) 4:01
4. "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) 4:11
5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) 3:50
6. "Undecided" (Sydney Robin, Charlie Shavers) 2:15
7. "Fiesta in Blue" (Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) 4:03
8. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) 3:33
9. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) 3:50
10. "It's Sand, Man!" (Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Ed Lewis) 2:30
11. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) 3:10
12. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) 3:43
13. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) 2:56
14. "Calypso Blues" (Nat King Cole, George) 4:59
15. "This Will Make You Laugh" (Irene Higginbotham) 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" (Cole, Naomi Neville, Clyde Otis) 3:06

Charts

Chart (1993)[5]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	26
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	14
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums	1
UK Album Charts	16

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
5. "Take a Look > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-20.