1999 Natalie Cole – Snowfall On The Sahara

Al Schmitt, Bill Reichenbach, David Foster, Jeff Mironov, JR Robinson, Luther Vandross, Michael Thompson, Mick Guzauski, Natalie Cole, Nathan East, Pete Christlieb, Peter Wolf, Rob Mathes, Rob Mounsey, Simon Franglen, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Will Lee, William Ross

Snowfall On The Sahara is the eleventh studio album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on June 22, 1999, through Elektra Records. This project marked a distinct shift for the artist, moving toward contemporary adult pop and modern R&B sounds.

Tracks

1 A Song For You (Leon Russell) 04:17
2 Reverend Lee (Eugene McDaniels) 05:09
3 Snowfall On The Sahara (Natalie Cole; Ina Wolf; Peter Wolf) 04:22
4 More Than You’ll Ever Know (Michael Ruff) 04:40
5 Corrina (Jesse Ed Davis; Taj Mahal) 05:13
6 Say You Love Me (DJ Rogers) 04:54
7 Everyday I Have The Blues (Peter Chatman) 04:07
8 With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming (Harry Revel; Mack Gordon) 04:29
9 His Eyes, Her Eyes (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Michel LeGrand) 05:57
10 Since You Asked (Judy Collins) 03:58
11 Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan) 05:17
12 Stay With Me (George Davis Weiss; Jerry Ragovoy) 04:10

Biography

Natalie Cole

Musicians

1 A Song For You

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Rob Mathes
Fender Rhodes	Clifford Carter
Keyboards	Rob Mathes
Piano	Terry Trotter
Clarinet	John Moses
Clarinet	Virgil Blackwell
Flute	Pamela Sklar
French Horn	John Clark
French Horn	Robert Carlisle
French Horn	Chris Komer
Oboe	Diane Lesser
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
Vocals	Natalie Cole

2 Reverend Lee

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Rob Mathes
Hammond Organ	Clifford Carter
Piano	Charles Floyd
Wurlitzer	Rob Mathes
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
Sax	Lawrence Feldman
Sax	Dave Tofani
Sax	Rick DePofi
Sax	Ronnie Cuber
Trombone	Jim Pugh
Trombone	Dave Bargeron
Trumpet	Dave Trigg
Trumpet	Jeff Kievit
Background Vocals	Natalie Cole
Background Vocals	Diva Gray
Background Vocals	Vaneese Thomas
Vocals	Natalie Cole

3 Snowfall On The Sahara

Bass	Nathan East
Drums (programming)	Peter Wolf
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Peter Wolf
Keyboards	Rodney Jerkins
Vocals	Natalie Cole

4 More Than You’ll Ever Know

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Electric Piano	Rob Mounsey
Keyboards	Rob Mounsey
Programming	Rob Mounsey
Vocals	Natalie Cole

5 Corinna

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Slide Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Dobro	Rob Mathes
Keyboards	Rob Mathes
Piano	Rob Mathes
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
Background Vocals	Rob Mathes
Background Vocals	Natalie Cole
Background Vocals	Phil Ramone
Vocals	Natalie Cole

6 Say You Love Me

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Rob Mathes
Hammond Organ	Clifford Carter
Keyboards	Rob Mathes
Piano	Charles Floyd
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
Background Vocals	Luther Vandross
Background Vocals	Robin Clark
Background Vocals	Diva Gray
Background Vocals	Curtis King Jr
Background Vocals	Vaneese Thomas
Background Vocals	Fonzi Thornton
Background Vocals	Darryl Tookes
Background Vocals	James Williams
Vocals	Natalie Cole

7 Everyday I Have The Blues

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Electric Piano	Rob Mounsey
Hammond Organ	Clifford Carter
Piano	Terry Trotter
Sax	Lawrence Feldman
Sax	Dave Tofani
Sax	Rick DePofi
Sax	Ronnie Cuber
Trombone	Jim Pugh
Trombone	Dave Bargeron
Trumpet	Dave Trigg
Trumpet	Jeff Kievit
Vocals	Natalie Cole

8 With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	David Foster
Programming	Simon Franglen
Vocals	Natalie Cole

9 His Eyes, Her Eyes

Bass	Jim Hughart
Drums	Harold Jones
Guitar	John Chiodini
Electric Piano	Rob Mounsey
Keyboards	Rob Mounsey
Piano	Terry Trotter
Theremin	Rob Mounsey
Clarinet	Jack Nimitz
Clarinet	Pete Christlieb
Clarinet	Terry Harrington
Flute	Louise DiTullio
Flute	Lanny Morgan
Flute	Don Shelton
Sax	Jack Nimitz
Sax	Pete Christlieb
Sax	Terry Harrington
Sax	Lanny Morgan
Sax	Don Shelton
Trombone	Charlie Loper
Trombone	Bob McChesney
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Phil Teele
Trumpet	Dave Trigg
Trumpet	Warren Luening
Trumpet	Charles Davis
Trumpet	Carl Saunders
Vocals	Natalie Cole

10 Since You Asked

Bass	Tony Levin
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Acoustic Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Keyboards	Rob Mounsey
Programming	Rob Mounsey
Bassoon	Kim Laskowski
Clarinet	Ken Hitchcock
Flute	Pamela Sklar
Oboe	Shelly Woodworth
Vocals	Natalie Cole

11 Gotta Serve Somebody

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Guitar	Jeff Mironov
Guitar	Rob Mathes
Hammond Organ	Clifford Carter
Keyboards	Rob Mathes
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
Background Vocals	Natalie Cole
Background Vocals	Curtis King
Background Vocals	Diva Gray
Background Vocals	Rob Mathes
Background Vocals	Vaneese Thomas
Vocals	Natalie Cole

12 Stay With Me

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Steve Gadd
Keyboards	Rob Mathes
Programming	Rob Mathes
Programming	Jan Folkson
French Horn	John Clark
French Horn	Robert Carlisle
French Horn	Jeff Land
Trombone	Jim Pugh
Trombone	Keith O’Quinn
Trombone	Dave Taylor
Trumpet	Dave Trigg
Trumpet	Tony Kadlec
Trumpet	Jeff Kievit
Trumpet	Byron Stripling
Vocals	Natalie Cole

Strings

Bass – David Finck(Tracks 1, 4, 12)
Bass – Jacqui Danilow (Tracks 1, 4)
Bass – Judy Sugarman (Track 12)
Bass – Ed Meares, Frances Liu (Track 9)
Cello – Richard Locker, Diane Barere (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 10, 12)
Cello – Mark Shuman (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 12)
Cello – Jeanne Leblanc (Tracks 1, 4, 10, 12)
Cello – Steve Erdody, Tim Landauer, Cecilia Tsan, Stephanie Fife (Track 9)
Harp – Stacey Shames (Tracks 1, 4, 12)
Harp – Gayle Levant (Track 9)
Viola – Sue Pray, Carol Landon (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12)
Viola – Crystal Gardner, Juliet Haffner (Tracks 1, 4, 6)
Viola – Maryhelen Ewing (Track 2)
Viola – Evan Wilson, Mimi Granat, Rick Gerding, Andrew Picken (Track 9)
Viola – Sheila Brown, Nardo Poy (Track 12)
Violin – Abe Appleman, Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Paul Peabody, Ricky Sortomme, Marti Sweet, Donna Tecco (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 12)
Violin – Joyce Hamman, Ann Leathers (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Violin – Avril Brown, Regis Iandiorio (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 12)
Violin – Murray Adler, Tiffany Hu, Rafael Rishik, Isabella Lippi, Eun-Mee Ahn, Sara Parkins, Bob Sanov, Joe Ketendjian, Jennifer Walton, Mike Ferril, Gary Kuo, Jean Sudbury, Kimiyo Takeya (Track 9)
Violin – Timothy Baker, Cecilia Hobbs-Gardner, Liz Lim-Dutton (Track 12)

Liner Notes

Producer – Phil Ramone
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 3, 8)
Producer – Peter Wolf (Track 3)
Arranged By – Rob Mathes (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 4, 7, 10)
Arranged By – Natalie Cole (Track 5)
Arranged By – David Foster (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By – Peter Wolf (Track 3)
Arranged By – Bob Krogstad (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – William Ross (Track 8)
Conducted By – Rob Mathes (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 12)
Conducted By – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 4, 7, 10)
Conducted By – Bob Krogstad (Track 9)
Concertmaster – Carol Webb (Track 1, 2, 4, 6, 12)
Concertmaster – Endre Granat (Track 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jason Stasium, Bill Smith, Steve Genewick
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Eric Schilling (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 3, 8)
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti (Tracks 7, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jason Stasium, Pete Karam, Tom Bender
Recorded By – Eric Schilling, Felipe Elgueta, Brad Gilderman, Paul Ericksen, Felipe Elgueta, Al Schmitt

Art Direction, Design – Alli
Photography – Michel Comte

Recorded At Right Track Studios, NY
Recorded At Capitol Studios, LA
Recorded At Flying Monkey Studios, NY
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios, LA
Recorded At Capitol Studios, LA
Recorded At The Embassy’ Recording Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound, NY
Mixed At Right Track Studios, NY
Mixed At Capitol Studios, LA
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