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Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950) is an influential American
United States

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 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
 and performer who has won ten Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
s. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 orientated musical style in the early 1990s.

lie Maria Cole is the daughter of noted crooner
Crooner

Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads and thus a "balladeer"....
 Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist....
 and former Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine ....
 Orchestra singer Maria Hawkins Ellington Cole.






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Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950) is an influential American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
 and performer who has won ten Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
s. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 orientated musical style in the early 1990s.

Biography

Natalie Maria Cole is the daughter of noted crooner
Crooner

Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads and thus a "balladeer"....
 Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist....
 and former Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine ....
 Orchestra singer Maria Hawkins Ellington Cole. While Maria had sung with Ellington's band, Ellington is no relation to Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine ....
. Cole was raised in the affluent Hancock Park district of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, just a few doors down from the California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 governor . She has referred to her family as "the black Kennedys
Kennedy family

The Kennedy family is a family List of descendants of Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of the Irish American Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and prominent in United States Politics of the United States and government....
." She was exposed to the greats of jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
 and blues at an early age. Cole sang on her father's Christmas album at the age of six, and she began performing at the age of 11.

Cole grew up with older adopted sister Carole "Cookie" (1994) (her mother Maria's younger sister's daughter); adopted brother Nat "Kelly" Cole (1959-1995), and younger twin sisters Timolin and Casey (1961) .

Her paternal uncle Freddy Cole
Freddy Cole

File:Freddy Cole.jpgLionel Frederick Cole is an American musician. The Freddy Cole Quartet regularly tours the US, Europe, the Far East and South America....
 is an accomplished singer/pianist with numerous CDs and awards to his credit. Cole was 15 years old when her father died of lung cancer
Lung cancer

Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissue of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs....
 in February 1965. Soon afterwards she began having a difficult relationship with her mother. Her mother then moved the family to Massachusetts, where Cole attended the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts
Northfield, Massachusetts

Northfield is a New England town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,951 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
. She enrolled in the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a selective research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers over 90 undergraduate and 65 graduate areas of study....
. She briefly transferred back to University of Southern California
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 and there she pledged the Epsilion Theta
Theta

Theta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Teth. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 9....
 chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.. She transferred back to the University of Massachusetts, where she majored in Child Psychology and minored in German. Natalie Cole graduated in 1972. Cole stated in an interview that she did not connect with her cultural heritage or "blackness" until she attended college.

By the time she graduated, Natalie had already began her singing career, On the weekends, Natalie was singing at a place on North Pleasant Street in Amherst called "The Pub". She also worked as a cashier at Louis' Foods, a grocery store in Amherst. During her college years, Natalie fell victim to the ravages of drugs (mainly heroin). While she was traveling back from a performance in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 she was arrested for heroin possession. She was sentenced to probation but she had to stay in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 to serve this pobation. It was also during this time period that she met Chuck Jackson (Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activism and Baptist Minister of religion. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997....
's half-brother) and Marvin Yancy at a nighclub called Mr. Kelley's. This partnership produced hits such as: This Will Be, Inseparable
Inseparable

Inseparable is another way of saying "cannot be separated".Inseparable may refer to:*in mathematics, inseparable differential equation, or in general the opposite of separability in any of its meanings...
, Sophisticated Lady
Sophisticated Lady

"Sophisticated Lady" is a jazz standard, composed as an instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills, to which words were added by Mitchell Parish....
, Mr. Melody, I've Got Love on My Mind
I've Got Love on My Mind

"I've Got Love on My Mind" is a song recorded by Natalie Cole in 1977. Released from her third album, Unpredictable, which was a R&B #1/Pop #8 LP, it spent five weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of her most successful and popular songs....
 and Our Love
Our Love

Our Love can refer to:*Our Love , an album from the Cantopop band Twins *"Our Love ", a 1978 in music song by Natalie Cole*"Our Love ", a 1994 in music song by Matt Bianco...
, to name a few. Chuck and Marvin had worked together to produce music for The Independents
The Independents

The Independents may refer to:*The Independents *The Independents *The Independents *The Independents , 1910...
 and Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
.

Music career


Early career

Her debut album in 1975, Inseparable, resulted in chart success with the single "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

"This Will Be " is a song performed by Natalie Cole and composed by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy. It was Natalie Cole's debut single in 1975 and one of her biggest hits, becoming a number-one R&B and number-six pop smash in the U.S., and also reaching the U.K....
" (#1 R&B, #6 Pop). Her performance of the song won her a 1976 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. This was a feat because Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
 had heretofore won this category 8 years in a row from 1968 - 1975. She was also awarded the Best New Artist Grammy of 1976. She gained a new generation of fans when American Idol
American Idol

American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
 finalists Jasmine Trias
Jasmine Trias

Jasmine Soriano Trias is an United States singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the American Idol of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii ....
 and Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke

Kimberley Dawn Locke is an American adult contemporary Pop music/R&B singer and plus-size fashion model. In recent years, Locke has had 11 charting singles, including 8 Billboard # 1s....
 sang "Inseparable" on the show to extremely good reviews.

More hits followed, including "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady), (1976), and "Someone That I Used To Love" (1980). Her biggest pop hit, 1977's "I've Got Love On My Mind" and "Our Love" both earned Gold single
RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
 certifications.

Career detour and resurgence

Cole's career paused in the early 1980s as she dealt with her severe drug problem. By 1985, Cole was back in good health, and began a comeback.

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
Soul Train

Soul Train was a syndicated, music-related television program. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by rhythm and blues, soul music, and Hip hop music artists, although jazz musicians and gospel music singers have also appeared....
 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, as well as #21 UK [on re-release]), and a remake of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
's "Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac (song)

"Pink Cadillac" is a 1984 humorous rockabilly song by Bruce Springsteen. It is most known as a Top 10 hit single in 1988, recorded in R&B fashion by Natalie Cole....
" (#5 Pop, #16 AC, and #1 Dance, #5 UK). 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.

In 1989, another album, Good To Be Back, gave her another chart success: "Miss You Like Crazy" (#1 both R&B and AC, and #7 Pop, plus #2 UK).

Unforgettable...with Love

Cole may be best remembered for her 1991 album, Unforgettable... with Love
Unforgettable... with Love

Unforgettable... with Love is a 1991 album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father, Nat King Cole....
, featuring her own arrangements of her father's greatest hits. Though when she was younger, Cole was reluctant to capitalize on her father's name and wanted to forge her own identity by going after the soul market in earnest, on this album she admitted to being Nat King Cole's daughter and pledged her complete devotion to her father and his music. She said that she "felt" his presence while recording. She sang 20 songs from Nat King Cole's collection. Singles included "The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You

"The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard published in 1934 in music, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble . In addition to Noble's own hit recording of the song with his orchestra, featuring the vocals of Al Bowlly, there was also a popular version recorded that same year by Bing Crosby....
", "Mona Lisa (song)" and "Route 66 (song)
Route 66 (song)

" Route 66", often rendered simply as "Route 66", is a popular song and rhythm and blues standard , composed in 1946 by United States of America songwriter Bobby Troup....
" The most fascinating song on the album was "Unforgettable." With a little help from technology, Cole performed the song as a duet with her father using her father's original recording.

Her decision to record the songs was a chart success; the album sold over 7 million copies in the United States alone, and won Cole several Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance. The album featured a duet, the title track, with her father, created by splicing a recording of his vocals into the track. As a single, it reached #14 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart amd #10 on the R&B chart, and went gold.

Additional albums

Cole has released several more albums of pop standards in the years since, appearing in the pop singles charts occasionally (such as with "A Smile Like Yours" in 1997). Her albums sell well and she is considered one of the core artists of the smooth jazz
Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a sub-genre of jazz which is influenced stylistically by Rhythm and blues, funk and pop music.Beginning in the early 1970s, it was an evolution into jazz with a modern, electronic sensibility....
 format, garnering frequent airplay on smooth jazz radio stations with both her classic songs and her newer material.

In 1995 she performed in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True was a 1995 musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz . The Musical theatre#Introduction and definitions and Musical theatre#Introduction and definitions of the film were performed on stage at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund....
 a musical performance of the popular story at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund
Children's Defense Fund

The Children's Defense Fund is a child advocacy and research group, founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. Their motto Leave No Child Behind indicates their mission to lobby on behalf of children in the federal government and the states, with the support of private/corporate donations and no government funding....
. The performance was originally broadcast on Turner Network Television (TNT), and issued on CD and video in 1996.

Her 1999 album Snowfall On The Sahara marked a return to the easy adult-contemporary soul that categorized her late-1980s hits. Then for 2002's critically-praised Ask A Woman Who Knows
Ask a Woman Who Knows

Ask a Woman Who Knows is a 2002 jazz album by multi-Grammy Award winning vocalist Natalie Cole,with guest Diana Krall, and receiving four Grammy Award nominations....
, she turned again toward the jazz side of the spectrum, covering songs made famous by Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. Because of her strong voice and emotional singing, she is known as the "Queen of the Blues"....
, Nina Simone
Nina Simone

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist....
, and Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Lois Vaughan was an United States jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century"....
.

In September 2006, she released Leavin, a cover album of tracks made popular by Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne is an United States country music singer, songwriter and actress. She won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Grammy Award for Best New Artist....
, Kate Bush
Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and Idiosyncrasy lyrics have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years having sold over 20,000,000 records worldwide....
, Sting, and Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it....
, and others. The album is a hybrid of rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
, pop music
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
, and R&B.

Natalie's latest album Still Unforgettable
Still Unforgettable

Still Unforgettable is a Grammy Award-winning studio album by singer-songwriter and performer Natalie Cole.This Album Chosen as Best Pop Traditional Album in Grammy 51st....
 was released September 9, 2008. The first single and video is another virtual duet with her father, a cover of his 1951 hit "Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song)

"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is a popular music song written in 1930 in music by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert . It first charted in 1931 in music with versions by Nick Lucas , Ted Weems , The Charleston Chasers , and Lee Morse ....
". At the 51st Grammy Awards
51st Grammy Awards

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2009, and was broadcast in HD on CBS in the United States at 8 pm EST/PST. The nominations were announced on a special concert airing on CBS on December 3, 2008, and were then posted on the official website....
 in 2009 "Still Unforgettable
Still Unforgettable

Still Unforgettable is a Grammy Award-winning studio album by singer-songwriter and performer Natalie Cole.This Album Chosen as Best Pop Traditional Album in Grammy 51st....
" won the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album].

Television and film

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
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a global broadcast event staged on June 11, 1988 at the Wembley Stadium , London. It is also known as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert, or Mandela Day....
 with sidemen Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell is a United States musician best known for his work as a bass guitarist and vocalist for Natalie Cole in the 1980s, and more recently with Three Dog Night, Dave Mason, and America ....
, Jeffrey Worrell, Eddie Cole and Dave Joyce. In 1990, she (along with jazz vocalist Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau

Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau is an United States singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop music, and R&B....
) sang the song "Mr. President" on HBO's Comic Relief special, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg is an United Statesn actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and media personality.She is one of only a handful of List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards....
, Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Robin McLaurim Williams is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and Grammy Award-winning United Statesn comedian and actor.Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980....
 and Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal

'William Edward' "'Billy'" 'Crystal' is an United States actor, writer, film producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes Wh...
. After Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis

Johnny Mathis is an United States singer of popular music.One of the last in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the 1960s, Mathis concentrated on romantic jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience through to the 1980s....
 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
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. 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.

Cole has made a number of dramatic appearances on television, including guest appearances on I'll Fly Away, Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel is an United States drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all around the world....
, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
. In 2006, she made a memorable guest appearance on the popular ABC show Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy

Grey?s Anatomy is an American primetime medical drama. It debuted on American Broadcasting Company as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal on March 27, 2005, immediately following Desperate Housewives....
 as a terminally ill
Terminal illness

Terminal illness is a medical terminology popularized in the 20th century to describe an active and malignant disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient....
 patient. Her character visited Seattle Grace Hospital to have a fork removed from her neck that her husband had stabbed her with during a mishap; the couple had been having sex
Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which the Penis enters the Vagina. The two entities may be of opposite sexes or not, or they may be hermaphrodite, as is the case with snails....
 in public .

Cole has also made several appearances in feature films, most recently in the Cole Porter
Cole Porter

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana, Indiana.His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate , Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day ", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "Two Little Babes In The Wood"...
 biopic De-Lovely
De-Lovely

De-Lovely is a 2004 United States/Great Britain musical film biographical film directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Jay Cocks is based on the life and career of Cole Porter, from his first meeting with Linda Lee Thomas in 1918 until moments before his death in 1964....
. She has appeared in several made-for-TV movies, most notably as the lead in Lily in Winter. Cole was featured on Macy Gray's album Big, singing "Finally Make Me Happy".

She also sang the national anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by then 35-year-old amateur poet Francis Scott Key who wrote "Defence of Fort McHenry" after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland, by Royal Navy ships in the Chesapeake Bay during th...
 with the Atlanta University Center Chorus at Super Bowl XXVIII
Super Bowl XXVIII

Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1993 NFL season....
.

On December 2, 2006, Cole performed for the first time in Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands at about 196 km? and contains the capital George Town, Cayman Islands. Towns on the island are referred to as "districts"....
, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman....
, as part of the annual Cayman Jazz Fest .

On the February 5, 2007, episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is an American dramedy television television program created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to NBC's Saturday Night Live....
, Cole sang "I Say a Little Prayer
I Say a Little Prayer

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song songwriter by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967. It is often named in error as "I Say a Little Prayer for You"....
" at a benefit dinner for Harriet Hayes
Harriet Hayes

Hannah Harriet Hayes is a fictional character on the United States TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Sarah Paulson....
 (Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress....
).

She can also be seen in the last scene of Nas
Nas

Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
' music video for "Can't Forget About You
Can't Forget About You

"Can't Forget About You" is the second and final single from Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, released on January 23, 2007. It features Chrisette Michele, and the track is produced by will.i.am....
". The song uses a sample
Sampling

Sampling may refer to:*Sampling , converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal*Sampling , re-using portions of sound recordings in a piece...
 of her father's song "Unforgettable
Unforgettable (song)

"Unforgettable" is a popular music song written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1951 in music.The most popular version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1951 in music, with an arrangement written by Nelson Riddle....
". Cole is sitting at a piano in a cabaret
Cabaret

Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance being introduced by a master of ceremonies, or MC....
-style lounge mouthing her father's song with Nas standing beside her.

Personal life

Cole has been married three times. With Marvin Yancy (31 July 1976 - 1980) she has son Robert Adam Yancy (Oct 1977). Robert is a musician who tours with her. Marvin was her producer and helped her become religious again as he is an ordained Baptist minister. Under his influence Cole changed from a lapsed Episcopalian to become a devout Baptist.

She next married former Rufus
Rufus (band)

Rufus was a 1970s funk band , best known for launching the career of their lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several Chart-toppers throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good" , "Sweet Thing ", and "Ain't Nobody"....
 drummer Andre Fischer (16 September 1989 - 1995). Fischer co-produced her album Unforgettable... With Love.

She is now married to Kenneth H. Dupree (12 October 2001) but they have filed for divorce.

Drug abuse and recovery

In 2000, Cole released an autobiography, Angel on My Shoulder, which described her battle with drugs during much of her life.
  • In the book, Cole admitted to using heroin
    Heroin

    Heroin is a opioid synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-acetate ester of morphine . The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, however heroin Freebase may also appear as a white powder....
     and crack cocaine
    Crack cocaine

    Crack cocaine, crack or rock is a solid, smokable form of cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda or sodium hydroxide, in a process to convert cocaine hydrochloride into methylbenzoylecgonine ....
    .
  • Cole said she began recreational drug use
    Recreational drug use

    Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational purposes rather than for employment, Medicine or Spirituality purposes, although the distinction is not always clear ....
     while attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  • She also disclosed that she was arrested in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for possession of heroin in 1975.
  • Cole continued to spiral out of control - including one incident where she refused to evacuate a burning building, and another where her young son Robert nearly drowned in the family swimming pool while she was on a drug binge. She did eventually enter rehab in 1983.


In concert with the release of the book, her autobiography was turned into a made-for-TV movie, The Natalie Cole Story, which aired December 10, 2000 on NBC.

Health Problems

On July 16, 2008 Cole announced that she was diagnosed with hepatitis C
Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a Blood-borne disease infectious disease that is caused by the hepatitis C virus , affecting the liver. The infection is often asymptomatic, but once established, chronic infection can cause inflammation of the liver ....
 likely caused by her drug use: "I've been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life." Dr. Graham Woolf, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA/Cedars Sinai Medical Center, said that Cole "had a terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative. This gives her an increased chance of cure. But, she has also suffered significant side effects from the anti-viral medicine, which is the only FDA authorized treatment for hepatitis C. Her side effects include fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration but she is recovering from these. On September 19, 2008 she was rushed to the hospital due to her Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a Blood-borne disease infectious disease that is caused by the hepatitis C virus , affecting the liver. The infection is often asymptomatic, but once established, chronic infection can cause inflammation of the liver ....
 medications.

She has also had struggles with kidney disease; she is currently on dialysis three times a week while awaiting a kidney transplant.

Selective awards and recognitions


Grammy history


Natalie Cole Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 History
Year Category Title Genre Result Notes
2009 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Still Unforgettable Trad Pop Winner
2009 Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Here's That Rainy Day Composing / Arranging field Winner
1996 Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals When I Fall In Love
When I Fall in Love

"When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song...
 Pop Winner Natalie Cole (& Nat "King" Cole
Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist....
)
1993 Best Jazz Vocal Performance Take A Look Jazz Winner
1991 Record Of The Year Unforgettable
Unforgettable (song)

"Unforgettable" is a popular music song written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1951 in music.The most popular version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1951 in music, with an arrangement written by Nelson Riddle....
 General Winner Natalie Cole (& Nat "King" Cole
Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist....
)
1991 Album Of The Year Unforgettable
Unforgettable... with Love

Unforgettable... with Love is a 1991 album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father, Nat King Cole....
 General Winner
1991 Best Traditional Pop Performance Unforgettable
Unforgettable (song)

"Unforgettable" is a popular music song written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1951 in music.The most popular version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1951 in music, with an arrangement written by Nelson Riddle....
 Trad Pop Winner
1976 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)
Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)

"Sophisticated Lady " was a hit song for R&B artist Natalie Cole in 1976. It was the first song released from her second album, Natalie, which was a R&B Top 5/Top 15 Pop LP....
 R&B Winner
1975 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female This Will Be
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

"This Will Be " is a song performed by Natalie Cole and composed by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy. It was Natalie Cole's debut single in 1975 and one of her biggest hits, becoming a number-one R&B and number-six pop smash in the U.S., and also reaching the U.K....
 R&B Winner
1975 Best New Artist Of The Year  General Winner


Other Awards


Natalie Cole Awards
Year Category Title Result Notes
2002 and 2009 Best Jazz Artist NAACP Image Awards Winner
2000 Best Actress -
Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special		 NAACP Image Awards Winner Livin for Love:
The Natalie Cole Story
1999 Hitmaker Award Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond....
 *Winner*
1991 Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary American Music Awards Winner
1978 Favorite Female Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues American Music Awardskm Winner
1977 Favorite Female Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues American Music Awards Winner


Discography


Albums


Inseparable
  • Released: May 11, 1975
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #18, R&B #1
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Gold
  • Singles: "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", "Inseparable"


Natalie
  • Released: April 9, 1976
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #13, R&B #3
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Gold
  • Singles: "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)", "Mr. Melody"


Unpredictable
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #8, R&B #1
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Platinum
  • Singles: "I've Got Love On My Mind", "Party Lights"


Thankful
  • Released: November 16, 1977
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #16, R&B #5
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Platinum
  • Singles: "Our Love", "Annie Mae"


Natalie...Live!
  • Released: June 13, 1978
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #31, R&B #9
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Gold
  • Singles: "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"


I Love You So
  • Released: March 19, 1979
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #52, R&B #11
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Gold
  • Singles: "Stand By", "Sorry", "The Winner"


We're the Best of Friends
  • Released: November 15, 1979
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #44, R&B #7
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Gimme Some Time", "What You Won't Do For Love"


Don't Look Back
  • Released: May 15, 1980
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #77, R&B #17
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Someone That I Used To Love", "Hold On"


Happy Love
  • Released: August 13, 1981
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #132, R&B #37
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "You Were Right Girl", "Nothing But A Fool"


I'm Ready
  • Released: August 12, 1983
  • Label: Epic
    Epic Records

    Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #182, R&B #54
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Too Much Mister", "I Won't Deny You"


Dangerous
  • Released: May 23, 1985
  • Label: Modern
    Modern Records

    Modern Records was an United States record label formed in 1945 in music in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers ? Jules Bihari, Saul Bihari, Lester Bihari and Joe Bihari....
     / ATCO
    Atco Records

    Atco Records is an United States record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #140, R&B #48
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Dangerous", "A Little Bit Of Heaven", "Secrets"


Everlasting
  • Released: June 14, 1987
  • Label: EMI
    EMI America Records

    EMI America Records was started in 1978 in music by EMI as a second United States label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984 in music....
    -Manhattan
    Manhattan Records

    Manhattan Records is a United States record label, owned by EMI and operates as a subsidiary of The Blue Note Label Group.Company history...
     / Elektra (Re-issue)
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #42, R&B #8, UK #62
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Gold
  • Singles: "Jump Start", "I Live For Your Love", "Everlasting", "Pink Cadillac", "When I Fall In Love", "Urge To Merge"


The Collection
  • Released: July 7, 1987
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: N/A
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A


Good to Be Back
  • Released: May 2, 1989
  • Label: EMI
    EMI America Records

    EMI America Records was started in 1978 in music by EMI as a second United States label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984 in music....
    -Manhattan
    Manhattan Records

    Manhattan Records is a United States record label, owned by EMI and operates as a subsidiary of The Blue Note Label Group.Company history...
     / Elektra (Re-issue)
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #59, R&B #21, UK #10
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Platinum
  • Singles: "Miss You Like Crazy", "I Do", "Starting Over Again", "As A Matter Of Fact", "Rest Of The Night"


Unforgettable... with Love
Unforgettable... with Love

Unforgettable... with Love is a 1991 album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father, Nat King Cole....
  • Released: September 10, 1991
  • Label: Elektra
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #1 (5 weeks), R&B #5, Jazz #1, UK #11
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : 8x Platinum
  • Singles: "Unforgettable", "Route 66", "The Very Thought Of You"


Take a Look
  • Released: June 8, 1993
  • Label: Elektra
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #26, R&B #14, Jazz #1, UK #16
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : 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
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "No More Blue Christmas"


Stardust
  • Released: September 24, 1996
  • Label: Elektra
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #20, R&B #11
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : Platinum
  • Singles: "When I Fall In Love"


This Will Be - Natalie Cole's Everlasting Love
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: N/A
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A


Snowfall On The Sahara
  • Released: June 22, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #163, R&B #64
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : 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
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : 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
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : 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
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "A Smile Like Yours", "Angel On My Shoulder", "Livin' For Love"


Ask a Woman Who Knows
Ask a Woman Who Knows

Ask a Woman Who Knows is a 2002 jazz album by multi-Grammy Award winning vocalist Natalie Cole,with guest Diana Krall, and receiving four Grammy Award nominations....
  • Released: September 17, 2002
  • Label: Verve
    Verve Records

    Verve Records is an United States Jazz record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records and material which had been licensed to Mercury Records previously....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #32, R&B #24, Jazz #1
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Tell Me All About It", "Better Than Anything (with Diana Krall
    Diana Krall

    Diana Jean Krall, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her graceful contralto vocals....
    )"


Anthology
  • Released: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Capitol
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
  • Chart Peak: N/A
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A


Leavin'
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Verve
    Verve Records

    Verve Records is an United States Jazz record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records and material which had been licensed to Mercury Records previously....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #97, R&B #16
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Day Dreamin'", "Leavin'"


Still Unforgettable
Still Unforgettable

Still Unforgettable is a Grammy Award-winning studio album by singer-songwriter and performer Natalie Cole.This Album Chosen as Best Pop Traditional Album in Grammy 51st....
  • Released: September 9, 2008
  • Label: Atco Records
    Atco Records

    Atco Records is an United States record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment....
  • Chart Peak: US Pop #19, R&B #8
  • RIAA Certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
    : N/A
  • Singles: "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "Coffee Time"


Singles


70s

Year Title Album Peak positions
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
1975"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

"This Will Be " is a song performed by Natalie Cole and composed by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy. It was Natalie Cole's debut single in 1975 and one of her biggest hits, becoming a number-one R&B and number-six pop smash in the U.S., and also reaching the U.K....
"		Inseparable6145532
1976"Inseparable
Inseparable (song)

"Inseparable" a hit song by R&B singer Natalie Cole. Released in 1975, it was her second straignt number one single on the Hot Soul Singles chart from her debut album of the same title....
"		Inseparable32120--
1976"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)
Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)

"Sophisticated Lady " was a hit song for R&B artist Natalie Cole in 1976. It was the first song released from her second album, Natalie, which was a R&B Top 5/Top 15 Pop LP....
"		Natalie251---
1976"Mr. Melody"Natalie491025--
1977"I've Got Love on My Mind
I've Got Love on My Mind

"I've Got Love on My Mind" is a song recorded by Natalie Cole in 1977. Released from her third album, Unpredictable, which was a R&B #1/Pop #8 LP, it spent five weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of her most successful and popular songs....
"		Unpredictable5145--
1977"Party Lights"Unpredictable799---
1978"Our Love
Our Love (Natalie Cole song)

"Our Love" was a hit song by R&B singer Natalie Cole. Released from her 1977 in music album, Thankful, which was a R&B #5/Pop #16 LP, it spent 2 weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in January of that year....
"		Thankful10133--
1978"Annie Mae"Thankful-6---
1978"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"Natalie...Live!-53---
1979"Stand By"I Love You So-9---
1979"Sorry"I Love You So-34---
1979"Your Lonely Heart"I Love You So-59---


80s

Year Title Album Peak positions
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
1980"Gimme Some Time" (with Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson is a two-time Grammy Award-winning United States R&B and Soul music singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney animated feature soundtracks....
)		We're The Best Of Friends-8---
1980"Someone That I Used To Love"Don't Look Back21213--
1980"Hold On"Don't Look Back-38---
1980"What You Won't Do For Love" (with Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson is a two-time Grammy Award-winning United States R&B and Soul music singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney animated feature soundtracks....
)		We're The Best Of Friends-16---
1981"You Were Right Girl"Happy Love-35---
1981"Nothin' But A Fool"Happy Love-34---
1983"Too Much Mister"I'm Ready-45---
1983"I Won't Deny You"I'm Ready-----
1985"Dangerous"Dangerous5716-6-
1985"A Little Bit Of Heaven"Dangerous812811--
1985"Secrets"Dangerous---36-
1987"Jump Start"Everlasting132-2836
1987"I Live For Your Love"Everlasting1342-23
1987"Everlasting"Everlasting----28
1988"Over You" (duet with Ray Parker, Jr.)After Dark (Ray Parker, Jr. album)-1038-65
1988"Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac (song)

"Pink Cadillac" is a 1984 humorous rockabilly song by Bruce Springsteen. It is most known as a Top 10 hit single in 1988, recorded in R&B fashion by Natalie Cole....
"		Everlasting591615
1988"When I Fall In Love"Everlasting953114--
1988"Urge To Merge"Everlasting-----
1989"Miss You Like Crazy
Miss You Like Crazy

"Miss You Like Crazy" is a song recorded by Natalie Cole and released in 1989 in music from her album Good To Be Back. It was a huge hit for Cole, becoming her fifth Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where the song peaked at #7....
"		Good To Be Back711-2
1989"I Do (with Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson

Freddie Jackson is an United States soul music singer. He was an important figure in Rhythm and blues during the 1980s and early 1990s. Among his well-known hit record are "Rock Me Tonight ," "Jam Tonight," "Do Me Again," and "You are My Lady."...
)"		Good To Be Back-715--
1989"Starting Over Again"Good To Be Back--5-56
1989"As A Matter Of Fact"Good To Be Back-52---
1989"The Rest Of The Night"Good To Be Back----56


90s

Year Title Album Peak positions
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
1990"Wild Women Do""Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman is a 1990 in film romantic comedy film. The film centers on the titular character, down-on-her-luck prostitute Vivian Ward who is hired by a wealthy businessman and Corporate raid, Edward Lewis to be his escort for several business functions, and their developing relationship....
" Soundtrack		34--816
1990"Grown-Up Christmas List (with David Foster
David Foster

David Walter Foster, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Doctor of Laws is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer-songwriter and arrangement.....
)"		River Of Love (David Foster
David Foster

David Walter Foster, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Doctor of Laws is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer-songwriter and arrangement.....
)		-----
1991"Unforgettable" (with Nat King Cole)Unforgettable... with Love14103-19
1991"Route 66"Unforgettable... with Love-----
1991"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"---22--
1992"The Very Thought Of You"Unforgettable... with Love--34-71
1993"Take A Look"Take A Look-6835--
1993"As Time Goes By"Take A Look-----
1994"No More Blue Christmas"Take A Look-----
1995"When I Fall In Love" (with Nat King Cole)Stardust-----
1997"A Smile Like Yours""A Smile Like Yours" Soundtrack
Greatest Hits Vol.1
Love Songs		841068--
1998"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"The Magic Of Christmas124104---
1999"Snowfall On The Sahara"Snowfall On The Sahara--25--
1999"Say You Love Me"Snowfall On The Sahara-82---


2000s

Year Title Album Peak positions
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
2000"Angel On My Shoulder"Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Love Songs		--14--
2000"Livin' For Love"Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Love Songs		---1-
2002"Tell Me All About It"Ask a Woman Who Knows
Ask a Woman Who Knows

Ask a Woman Who Knows is a 2002 jazz album by multi-Grammy Award winning vocalist Natalie Cole,with guest Diana Krall, and receiving four Grammy Award nominations....
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2002"Better Than Anything" (with Diana Krall
Diana Krall

Diana Jean Krall, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her graceful contralto vocals....
)		Ask a Woman Who Knows
Ask a Woman Who Knows

Ask a Woman Who Knows is a 2002 jazz album by multi-Grammy Award winning vocalist Natalie Cole,with guest Diana Krall, and receiving four Grammy Award nominations....
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2006"Day Dreaming"Leavin-7729--
2006"Leavin"Leavin-----
2008"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"Still Unforgettable-----
2008"Coffee Time"Still Unforgettable-----


See also

  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
    List of number-one dance hits (United States)

    This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in United States dance clubs....
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart


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