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Stardust (Natalie Cole album)

Stardust is a studio album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on September 24, 1996. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song "When I Fall in Love", a duet with Nat King Cole, at the 39th Grammy Awards.

The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes

Notes
  • Nat King Cole's "Let's Face the Music and Dance" originally recorded on November 21, 1961
  • Nat King Cole's "When I Fall in Love" originally recorded on December 28, 1956
  • Portuguese lyrics on "Dindi" written by Louis Oliveira
  • Additional lyrics on "Two for the Blues" written by Natalie Cole
  • Additional Portuguese lyrics on by Dori Caymmi, Dorival Caymmi and Natalie Cole

Personnel

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes Musicians and Vocalists

Music arrangements

  • Alan Broadbent – music arrangements (1–3, 5, 11, 13)
  • John Clayton – music arrangements (4)
  • Natalie Cole – vocal arrangements (5, 7, 14), music arrangements (17)
  • David Foster – music and vocal arrangements (5)
  • Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements (5)
  • Rob Mounsey – music arrangements (6, 8, 9, 15)
  • George Duke – music arrangements (7, 10, 17), horn arrangements (10), vocal arrangements (14)
  • Clare Fischer – strings arrangements (7, 17)
  • Jerry Hey – horns arrangements (10, 14)
  • Johnny Mandel – music arrangements (12, 18)
  • Bob James – music arrangements (14)
  • Charles Floyd – music arrangements (16)
  • Jim Hughart – music arrangements (16)

Production

  • Natalie Cole – executive producer, album concept, producer (17)
  • Phil Ramone – producer (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • David Foster – producer (2, 5, 12, 18)
  • George Duke – producer (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
  • Debbie Datz, Jill Dell'Abate, Bill Hughes, Morris Repass and Patti Zimmitti – orchestra and big band contractors
  • Simon Ramone – production assistant (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Corrine Duke – production assistant (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
  • Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
  • Benita Hill Johnson – personal assistant
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
  • Emily Rich – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Janet Zeitoun – hair
  • Tara Posey – make-up
  • Cecille Parker – stylist
  • Dick La Palm – liner notes, research
  • Dan Cleary – management
  • Dori Caymmi, Helena Caymmi, David Romano, Roberta Taurello and Veronique Triquet – linguists

Technical credits

  • Al Schmitt – mixing, track recording (1, 5, 12, 13, 18), vocal recording (1, 5, 13, 18)
  • Elliot Scheiner – vocal recording (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15), track recording (3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15)
  • David Reitzas – vocal recording (2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17, 18), track recording (5)
  • Erik Zobler – track recording (4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17), vocal recording (4, 7, 10, 14, 16)
  • Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer
  • Wayne Holmes – additional engineer
  • Henk Korff – additional engineer
  • John Patterson – additional engineer
  • Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineer
  • Jeffrey Demorris – assistant engineer
  • Peter Doell – assistant engineer
  • Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
  • Rob Frank – assistant engineer
  • Barry Goldberg – assistant engineer
  • John Hendrickson –assistant engineer
  • Glenn Marchese – assistant engineer
  • Eddie Miller – assistant engineer
  • Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
  • Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
  • Robbes Stieglitz – assistant engineer

Charts

Certifications

References