Still Unforgettable (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track) | Natalie Cole

Still Unforgettable (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track) | Natalie Cole | Natalie, I Love Ya,But...

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	Still Unforgettable (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track) Natalie Cole Rhino Records, 2008 average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nice 'N' Easy

There are already some very detailed reviews for this CD, so I'll keep this short.
Natalie Cole's "Still Unforgettable" is a very nice Jazz and Swing album with a mostly rather relaxed approach. Cole has a beautiful voice and a remarkable technique and she shows both off, not by belting out songs like "Come rain or come shine" but by giving toughtful, often gentle interpretations of standards and not-so-well-known songs (when have you last heard Peggy Lee's "Why don't you do right"? One of the highlights of this album, by the way...). The musicians are very good, too and the result is a pleasant, well-rounded album that's perhaps not as brilliant as Cole's "Take a look" but still a real joy to listen to.
Highly recommended!

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Natalie, I Love Ya,But...

Natalie Cole continues to be one of my favorite artists. She is an amazing talent, with an amazingly clear voice and pitch, and her choice of material has always been impeccable. I was looking forward to this new album of standards, since I was such a fan of her other "Unforgettable' album. This album, as well, is well-put-together, and is pleasing to listen to. But, I have two problems with this album--one is in the engineering, particularly of the tracks with big band backgrounds. If the effect of same is supposed to be that Natalie is singing in front of a big band, it doesn't sound like it is, since, for some reason, the band sounds canned. I realize that the way records are done is where a singer sings her tracks separate from the band, but they're supposed to sing together, right? Not on this one. Also, in "Something's Gotta Give," Natalie sings, "warms an old implay-cable heart", which, I wonder, if anyone heard. The song is an icon, and it seems someone should have heard the lyric and gotten it right. Otherwise, the album is a winner. We love you, Natalie, keep up the good work.

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Entirely wonderful, except...

The orchestrations on these recordings are wonderful. Listen, especially, to the bass on "Coffee Time" and the piano on "Come Rain or Come Shine." That our Miss Cole is a wonderful singer cannot be disputed; her diction and nuance are perfect. My only complaint -- and it's a small one -- is that there are too few "up-tempo" songs. I'd love the collection even more if there were a little more pep to it. I'll admit I was on the prowl for such because I'm biased -- my favorite song on the Unforgettable album is "Avalon," a perfect example of what Miss Cole can do with quick lyrics and a faster beat.

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Still Unforgettable/Natalie Cole

As always believe Natalie Cole was great,but bought CD onmp3
download thinking I was getting all songs shown.It would not
send me Song Walkin' My Baby Back Home .Very unhappy with Amazon

Selection of Songs Not Great

I actually downloaded only three of these songs. I wish she'd have picked a better grouping of songs. My major complaint is on "Here's That Rainy Day." That is my favorite song of all time. I think she did not do the song justice at all. She should have done it along the same lines as "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" - nice and mellow. Kenny Rankin and Stan Getz did great versions of this song....just sing the song the way it was written, this is why it is a classic - stop trying to put your own spin on it. Although Rankin did put his spin on it, he's good at it. I was so disappointed with this standard, I thought she would have knocked this one out of the ballpark because she has the perfect voice for this song but it was just the opposite.

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