Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

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 the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.

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