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| Birth Name(s) : Natalie Maria Cole |
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Full Natalie Cole Biography
Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950), known professionally as Natalie Cole, is an American singer and songwriter.
Cole has been married three times, and has a son, Robert Yancy, (by Marvin Yancy), born in 1977; her son is a musician who tours with her. She later married former Rufus drummer Andre Fischer, who co-produced her album Unforgettable... With Love.
Her first step was with the album Dangerous, released on the Modern label. In 1987, she released Everlasting (on EMI Manhattan) which sold over 2 million copies in the U.S., and won Cole a Soul Train Award for Female Single of the Year for the #1 R&B ballad "I Live for Your Love". The album garnered her three major hit singles: "Jump Start," "I Live For Your Love" (#2 AC and #13 Pop as well as #1 R&B), and a successful remake of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" (#5 Pop, #16 AC, and #1 Dance). The album also included a remake of one of her father's signature hits, "When I Fall In Love," which did moderately well on the AC chart.
Cole has released several more albums of pop standards in the years since; as a result of appealing to the "adult standards" audience, she has made only occasional forays onto the pop singles charts in that time (for example, "A Smile Like Yours" in 1997), although her albums still sell well. Cole is considered one of the core artists of the smooth jazz format, garnering frequent airplay on smooth jazz radio stations with both her classic songs and her newer material.
Cole has carved out a secondary career in acting. She has also appeared several times in live concerts or other music related programs, including the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute with sidemen Richard Campbell, Jeffrey Worrell, Eddie Cole and Dave Joyce. In 1990, she (along with jazz vocalist Al Jarreau) sang the song "Mr. President" on HBO's Comic Relief special, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal. After Johnny Mathis appeared on a special of Cole's in 1980, the two kept in contact, and in 1992, he invited Cole to be a part of his television special titled "A Tribute To Nat Cole" for BBC-TV in England. It had high viewer ratings and was successful. From that project, an album with the same name was released, and featured several medley and solo numbers.
On the February 5, 2007, episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Cole sang "I Say a Little Prayer" at a benefit dinner for Harriet Hayes (Sarah Paulson).
She can also be seen in the last scene of Nas' music video for "Can't Forget About You". The song uses a sample of her father's song "Unforgettable". Cole is sitting at a piano in a cabaret-style lounge mouthing her father's song with Nas standing beside her, sharing the moment.
Unpredictable
- Released: February 1977
- Label: Capitol
- Chart Peak: US Pop #8, R&B #1
- RIAA Certification: Platinum
- Singles: "I've Got Love On My Mind", "Party Lights"
Thankful
- Released: November 16, 1977
- Label: Capitol
- Chart Peak: US Pop #16, R&B #5
- RIAA Certification: Platinum
- Singles: "Our Love", "Annie Mae"
I'm Ready
- Released: August 12, 1983
- Label: Epic
- Chart Peak: US Pop #182, R&B #54
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "Too Much Mister", "I Won't Deny You"
Good To Be Back
- Released: May 2, 1989
- Label: EMI-Manhattan / Elektra (Re-issue)
- Chart Peak: US Pop #59, R&B #21, UK #10
- RIAA Certification: Platinum
- Singles: "Miss You Like Crazy", "I Do", "Starting Over Again", "As A Matter Of Fact"
Take A Look
- Released: June 8, 1993
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #26, R&B #14, Jazz #1, UK #16
- RIAA Certification: Gold
- Singles: "Take A Look", "As Time Goes By"
Holly & Ivy
- Released: October 25, 1994
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #36, R&B #20
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "No More Blue Christmas"
Stardust
- Released: September 24, 1996
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #20, R&B #11
- RIAA Certification: Gold
- Singles: "When I Fall In Love"
This Will Be - Natalie Cole's Everlasting Love
- Released: June 3, 1997
- Label: Capitol
- Chart Peak: N/A
- RIAA Certification: N/A
Snowfall On The Sahara
- Released: June 22, 1999
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #163, R&B #64
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "Snowfall On The Sahara", "Say You Love Me"
The Magic Of Christmas
- Released: September 21, 1999
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #157, R&B #84
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "The Christmas Song"
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
- Released: November 7, 2000
- Label: Elektra
- Chart Peak: US Pop #154, R&B #86
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "A Smile Like Yours", "Angel On My Shoulder", "Livin' For Love"
Love Songs
- Released: July 24, 2001
- Label: Elektra / Rhino
- Chart Peak: N/A
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "A Smile Like Yours", "Angel On My Shoulder", "Livin' For Love"
Leavin'
- Released: September 26, 2006
- Label: Verve
- Chart Peak: US Pop #97, R&B #16
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles: "Day Dreamin'" |
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