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Take a Look
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	June 9, 1993
Recorded	1992–93
Studio	Ocean Way, Capitol, Conway, Westlake and Schnee (Hollywood, California); O'Henry (Burbank, California); The Power Station (New York, New York)
Genre	Jazz traditional pop
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
Calgary Herald	B
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Music Week
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rolling Stone

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.

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

Track listing

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, 13-15, 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 (2-4, 6, 9, 10, 13-15, 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

Certifications

References

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2. AllMusic review
3. Obee, Dave (June 20, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
4. Entertainment Weekly review
5. Jones, Alan (June 19, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
6. Wood, Sam (June 22, 1993). "Golden-Era Tunes Allow Cole to Shine". Philadelphia Inquirer.
7. Rolling Stone review
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• 1993 albums
• Natalie Cole albums
• Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma
• Elektra Records albums
• 1990s covers albums
• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album