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Take a Look is a 1993 album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on June 9, 1993 by Elektra Records. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Take a Look at the 36th Grammy Awards.[4]

Take a Look
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	June 9, 1993
Recorded	1992–93
Studio	Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Studios and Schnee Studios (Hollywood, California); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California); The Power Station (New York, New York)
Genre	Jazz pop soul R&B
Length	64:22
Label	Elektra
Producer	André Fischer Tommy LiPuma
Natalie Cole chronology
Unforgettable... with Love (1991) Take a Look (1993) Holly & Ivy (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 35 the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.

Track listing

1. "I Wish You Love" (Albert Beach, Charles Trenet) – 4:07
2. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 3:29
3. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Natalie Cole, Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) – 4:01
4. "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 4:11
5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 3:50
6. "Undecided" (Sydney Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 2:15
7. "Fiesta in Blue" (Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 4:03
8. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) – 3:33
9. "Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) – 3:50
10. "It's Sand, Man!" (Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Ed Lewis) – 2:30
11. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 3:10
12. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 3:43
13. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 2:56
14. "Calypso Blues" (Nat King Cole, George) – 4:59
15. "This Will Make You Laugh" (Irene Higginbotham) – 3:46
16. "Lovers" (Cole, Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) – 3:14
17. "All About Love" (Robert Arthur, Bill Dana) – 3:39
18. "Take a Look" (Cole, Naomi Neville, Clyde Otis) – 3:06

Personnel

Musicians

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
• Roger Kellaway – acoustic piano (1, 5, 12)
• Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17), arrangements (4, 7, 15, 16)
• Clare Fischer – acoustic piano (4)
• Mike Melvoin – acoustic piano (7, 16)
• Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (8, 18), Fender Rhodes (11)
• John Chiodini – guitars (1-18), arrangements (14), guitar solo (15)
• John Clayton – bass (1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18), arrangements (2, 10, 13)
• Jim Hughart – bass (2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17), arrangements (9)
• Jeff Hamilton – drums (1-8, 10-13, 16, 17)
• Harold Jones – drums (9, 15, 18)
• Luis Conte – percussion (14)
• Robert Yancy – percussion (14)
• Larry Bunker – marimba (14), vibraphone (14)
• Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (2, 17)
• Grover Washington Jr. – saxophone solo (3)
• David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone solo (5, 12)
• David Trigg – trumpet solo (9)
• Marty Paich – arrangements (1, 5, 12, 18)
• Bill Holman – arrangements (3, 6, 17)
• Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (8, 11)

Production

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); André Fischer (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16).
• Executive producers – Natalie Cole and Tommy LiPuma
• Production assistants – Angelo Montrone and Deborah Silverman-Kern (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17 & 18); Patty Nichols and Keith Petrie (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11 & 13-16).
• Recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt
• Additional recording – Joe Ferla, Doug Ryder, Bill Schnee and Jeffrey Woodruff.
• Assistant engineers – Chris Albert, Ken Allerdyce, Chris Fogel, John Hendrickson, Richard Landers, Gil Morales, Charlie Paakkari, Marnie Riley, Gary Sulich and Dan Wojnar.
• Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Project coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
• Art direction – Robyn Lynch
• Design – Drenttel Doyle Partners
• Photography – Matthew Rolston
• Hair – Janet Zeitoun
• Make-up – Rudy Calvo and Tara Posey
• Stylist – Cecille Parker
• Management – Dan Cleary

Charts

Chart performance for Take a Look

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	90
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	46
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	16
US Billboard 200[10]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	14

Certifications

Certifications for Take a Look

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[13]	Gold	10,000^
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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