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Good to Be Back is a 1989 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on April 19, 1989 by EMI USA, It includes the single "Miss You Like Crazy" which peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary and R&B charts in 1989.[4] It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her biggest hit there.[5] Two further singles were released from the album: "The Rest of the Night" (UK No. 56) and "Starting Over Again" (UK No. 56).[5]

Good to Be Back
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	April 19, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Ocean Way Recording, Westlake Audio, Record Plant, Hitsville U.S.A., Ground Control Studios, A.E.M.P. and Jones Studio (Los Angeles); Steve Lindsey Studio, Conway Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California); Devonshire Sound Studios (Burbank, California); Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California); Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, California); O'Henry Sound Studios (Toluca Lake, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Cove City Sound Studios (Long Island, New York); Shakedown Sound Studios (New York City)
Genre	R&B adult contemporary
Length	46:34
Label	EMI-USA (Original release) Elektra (1991 re–release)
Producer	Dennis Lambert André Fischer Michael Masser Narada Michael Walden Lee Curreri Ric Wake For Wake Productions Eddie Cole
Natalie Cole chronology
The Natalie Cole Collection (1987) Good to Be Back (1989) Unforgettable... with Love (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

Track listing

1. "Safe" (Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert) – 3:46
2. "As a Matter of Fact" (Don Boyette, Siedah Garrett) – 3:57
3. "The Rest of the Night" (Glen Ballard, Randy Goodrum) – 4:33
4. "Miss You Like Crazy" (Preston Glass, Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) – 3:53
5. "I Do" (duet with Freddie Jackson) (Frank Wildhorn) – 3:56
6. "Good to Be Back" (Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 4:19
7. "Gonna Make You Mine" (Garry Glenn) – 4:34
8. "Starting Over Again" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) – 4:13
9. "Don't Mention My Heartache" (Clydene Jackson, Catherine Wilmore) – 4:44
10. "I Can't Cry" (Shelly Peiken) – 4:17
11. "Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat" (Leon René, Otis René) – 4:05

‡NB UK LP #MTLX 1042 (EMI USA label) has "Wild Women Do (Power Mix with Rap)" (the original version of which appeared on the Pretty Woman soundtrack), written by Greg Prestopino, Sam Lorber and Matthew Wilder and produced by Andre Fischer, as track 1 (12 tracks total). The track length is 4:18. The track was also noted to have been produced in 1990 rather than 1989 so this was probably a later issue of the album as the copyright notice was for 1990. The track is not listed on the various releases for this album in either Allmusic or Discogs listings,[6] but had been released in various mixes as 7", 12" and CD singles in 1990.[7]

Personnel

Musicians

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 7)
• Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1, 3, 6), synthesizers (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 6)
• Don Boyette – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), bass (2), arrangements (2)
• Roman Johnson – synthesizers (2, 7), keyboards (7)
• Steve Lindsey – synthesizer programming (2), sounds (2)
• Sam Ward – synthesizer programming (2, 7), sounds (2, 7)
• Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (4, 8), Fender Rhodes (4, 8), rhythm track arrangements (4, 8), string arrangements (8)
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), bass (5), drum programming (5)
• Ren Klyce – E-mu Emulator II (5), Fairlight CMI (5)
• Jeff Scott – Fender Rhodes (9), acoustic piano (9)
• Lee Curreri – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9), synthesizer programming (9), arrangements (9)
• Jeff Rona – synthesizer programming (9)
• Phil Shenale – synthesizer programming (9)
• Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ (9)
• Rich Tancredi – keyboards (10), arrangements (10)
• Charles Floyd – acoustic piano (11), synthesizers (11)
• Teddy Castellucci – guitars (1)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 4, 6, 8)
• Dean Parks – guitars (4)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (7)
• Bob Cadway – guitars (10)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 6, 9)
• Paul Robinson – bass (4)
• Mike Porcaro – bass (8)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (11)
• John Robinson – drums (3)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (4, 7, 8), percussion (7)
• Joey Franco – drums (10)
• Ric Wake – drums (10), arrangements (10)
• Armand Grimaldi – drums (11)
• Luis Conte – percussion (1, 3, 6)
• Gigi Gonaway – cymbal (5)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9)
• Tom Scott – alto saxophone (9)
• David Woodford – baritone saxophone (9)
• Jimmy Roberts – tenor saxophone (9)
• Garrett Adkins – trombone (9)
• Rick Braun – trumpet (9)
• André Fischer – arrangements (2), brush overdubs (11)
• Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (8), string arrangements (8)
• Steve Skinner – arrangements (10)
• Dennis Lambert – vocal arrangements (1, 3, 6)
• Penny Ford – vocal arrangements (7)
• Eddie Cole – backing vocals (1), arrangements (11), finger snaps (11)
• David Joyce – backing vocals (1), synthesizers (11), arrangements (11)
• Katrina Perkins – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Sandra Simmons – backing vocals (1)
• Freddie Jackson – lead vocals (5)
• Jamillah Muhammad – backing vocals (10)
• Shelly Peiken – backing vocals (10)
• Billy T. Scott – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Dan Cleary – executive producer
• Natalie Cole – executive producer
• Dennis Lambert – producer (1, 3, 6)
• André Fischer – producer (2, 7), mixing (2, 9, 11)
• Don Boyette – associate producer (2)
• Michael Masser – producer (4, 8)
• Narada Michael Walden – producer (5)
• Roman Johnson – associate producer (7)
• Lee Curreri – producer (9)
• Ric Wake – producer (10)
• Eddie Cole – producer (11), mixing (11)
• Doug Rider – recording (1, 3, 6)
• Mick Guzauski – recording (2, 7), mixing (2, 7, 9, 11)
• Richard McKernan – recording (2, 7), assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Calvin Harris – recording (4, 8), mixing (4, 8)
• Russ Terrana – engineer (4)
• David Frazer – recording (5), mixing (5)
• John Carter – engineer (9)
• Jimmy Hoyson – engineer (9), assistant engineer (9)
• John Beverly Jones – engineer (9)
• Rick McCormick – engineer (9)
• Bob Cadway – recording (10), mixing (10)
• Craig Burbidge – engineer (11)
• Dave Bianco – additional recording (1, 3, 6)
• Brian Malouf – additional recording (1, 6), mixing (1, 3, 6)
• Gabe Veltri – additional recording (1, 3, 6)
• Claudio Ordenas – assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Jeff Poe – assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Toby Wright – assistant engineer (3, 6)
• Steve James – assistant engineer (4, 8), production coordinator (4, 8)
• Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer (5)
• Rick Butz – assistant engineer (7)
• Jim McCaan – assistant engineer (7)
• Marnie Riley – assistant engineer (7)
• Bill Dooley – assistant engineer (8)
• Mark Hagen – assistant engineer (8)
• Joe Schiff – assistant engineer (8)
• Paul Wertheimer – assistant engineer (8)
• Chris Fuhrman – assistant engineer (9)
• Craig Johnson – assistant engineer (9)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• LuAnn Graffeo – design
• Matthew Rolston – photography

Singles

• "Miss You Like Crazy" – Released: March 15, 1989
• "I Do" (duet with Freddie Jackson) – Released: June 10, 1989
• "The Rest of the Night" – Released: September 4, 1989
• "As A Matter Of Fact" – Released: October 30, 1989
• "Good to Be Back" - Released: November 26, 1989
• "Starting Over Again" – Released: January 1, 1990
• "Wild Women Do (Power Mix with Rap)" – Released: February 26, 1990

Charts

Chart (1989)[8]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	59
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	21
UK Albums Chart	10

References

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