Still Unforgettable
Still Unforgettable is a 2008 studio recording by American singer Natalie Cole, recognized as the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.
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."Track listing
Unless otherwise noted, information is based on the album's Liner Notes;Note
- Nat King Cole's original version of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" was recorded on September 4, 1951.
Personnel
Musicians
- Natalie Cole – vocals
- Nat King Cole – sampled vocals
- Terry Trotter – acoustic piano
- Tamir Hendelman – acoustic piano
- Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano
- Tom Ranier – celesta
- John Chiodini – guitar
- Jim Hughart – bass guitar
- Reggie Hamilton – bass guitar
- Chuck Berghofer – bass guitar
- Harold Jones – drums
- Jeff Hamilton – drums
- Gregg Field – drums
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Vanessa Brown – percussion, triangle
- Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone solo
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Andy Martin – trombone
- Rick Baptist – trumpet
- Warren Luening – trumpet, trumpet solo
Orchestra
- Endre Granat – concertmaster
- Pete Christlieb, Gene Cipriano, Jeff Clayton, Gary Foster, Jennifer Hall, Dan Higgins and Sal Lozano – saxophones
- Gary Foster, Sal Lozano, Sheridon Stokes and Jim Walker – woodwinds
- Rose Corrigan – bassoon
- Tom Ranier – clarinet
- Tom Boyd – English horn, oboe
- Craig Gosnell, Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Andy Martin, Bruce Otto and Dave Ryan – trombone
- Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Gilbert Castellanos, Daniel Fornero, Warren Luening and Carl Saunders – trumpet
- Steven Becknell, Nathan Campbell, David Duke, Brian O'Connor and James Thatcher – French horn
- 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
- Jim Hughart – arrangements
- Alan Broadbent – arrangements
- Nan Schwartz – arrangements
- Patrick Williams – arrangements
- Harold Wheeler – arrangements
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 at Bill Schnee Studios
- 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
- Diana Barnes – art direction, design
- Matthew Rolston – photography
Charts