1980 Natalie Cole – Don’t Look Back
Don’t Look Back is a 1980 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on May 15, 1980 by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 77 on the Billboard 200; number 17 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The album spawned one Top 40 single, “Someone That I Used to Love,” which reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent five months on the charts. It also peaked at number three on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Tracks
1 Don’t Look Back (Fred Allen; Marvin Yancy; Natalie Cole) 04:12
2 (I’ve Seen) Paradise (Marvin Yancy; Natalie Cole) 05:34
3 Hold On (Kevin Yancy; Marvin Yancy; Natalie Cole) 04:55
4 Stairway To The Stars (Frank Signorelli; Matty Malneck; Mitchell Parish) 03:11
5 I’m Getting Into You (Charles Bynum; Marvin Yancy; Natalie Cole) 04:03
6 Someone That I Used To Love (Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser) 04:09
7 Danger Up Ahead (Natalie Cole) 06:34
8 Beautiful Dreamer (Natalie Cole) 04:20
9 Cole-Blooded (Gene Barge; Natalie Cole) 05:03
Biography
Musicians
1 Don’t Look Back
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Charles Bynum |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Keyboards | Linda Williams |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
2 (I’ve Seen) Paradise
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Keyboards | Linda Williams |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
3 Hold On
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Charles Bynum |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Keyboards | Linda Williams |
| Sax | Gene Barge |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
4 Stairway To The Stars
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | Norm Jeffries |
| Guitar | Michael Clinco |
| Piano | Linda Williams |
| Sax | Marshall Royal |
| Sax | Jackie Kelso |
| Sax | Curtis Amy |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | William Green |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | Chris Riddle |
| Trombone | Robert Payne |
| Trumpet | Bobby Bryant |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
5 I’m Getting Into You
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Charles Bynum |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
6 Someone That I Used To Love
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Keyboards | Michael Masser |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
7 Danger Up Ahead
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Steve Hunter |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Keyboards | Linda Williams |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
8 Beautiful Dreamer
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Keyboards | Natalie Cole |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
9 Cole-Blooded
| Bass | Larry Ball |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Charles Bynum |
| Keyboards | Marvin Yancy |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
Other Musicians
| Background Vocals | Anita Anderson |
| Background Vocals | The Colettes |
| Background Vocals | The N Sisters |
Liner Notes
Producer – Gene Barge, Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Producer – Michael Masser (Track 7)
Producer (Assistant) – Charles Bynum
Arranged By – Gene Barge (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Gene Page (Tracks 2, 3, 8)
Arranged By – Nelson Riddle (Track 4)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Lee Holdridge (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Gene Barge, Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Charles Bynum (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Michael Masser (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Larry Ball (Track 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – CNatalie Cole (Track 8)
Engineer – Gerry E. Brown
Engineer – Paul Dobbe (Track 4)
Engineer (Remix) – Gerry E. Brown
Engineer (Assistant) – Jerry Hall, Reginald Dozier, Rick Surber
Engineer (Assistant) – Paul Dobbe (Track 4)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Art Direction, Design – Glen Christensen
Photography – Vincent Hughes Frye, Georgina Karvellas
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Scott / Sunstorm Studios
Recorded At United Western Studios
Remixed At Scott / Sunstorm Studios
Copyright Capitol Records