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Natalie Cole
real name Natalie Maria Cole
Los Angeles, United States · 1950-02-06 – 2015-12-31
Natalie Cole is credited on 729 releases across 153 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
729
Credits
153
Albums
7
Decades active
212
In collections
Biography
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American Soul - pop - jazz singer - songwriter
Daughter of Nat King Cole, cousin of Eddie Cole and niece of Freddy Cole. Married Marvin Yancy, from the songwriting/producer duo Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy, who produced her in the beginning of her career.
Born on February 6 1950, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died December 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Her vocal style gained her the tag of "new Aretha Franklin" in the mid-70's.
She was noted by the production and songwriting duo of Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy.
She started recording in 1976 at Capitol Records.
She married Marvin Yancy in 1976 - divorced in 1980.
She married the producer Andre Fischer in 1989 - divorced in 1995.
Since 1976 she has received 9 Grammy Awards, the last one in 2009.
Among her many hits, highlights include "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", "I've Got Love On My Mind", "Our Love", her duet with Ray Parker Jr., "Over you", her duet with Freddie Jackson, "I Do", her duets album with Peabo Bryson and the "virtual" duets albums with her late father Nat King Cole.
Also of note are her covers of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac", her highly successful comeback single after her troubles with drug addiction, The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman", Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache", Fleetwood Mac's "Oh, Daddy", Ella Fitzgerald's "Stairway To The Stars", Guess Who's "These Eyes" etc.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
729 releases · 153 albums · active 1966–2022
- Performance · 1,064
- Production · 243
- Other credits · 56
- Engineering · 37
Studios: Conway Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Lion Share Recording Studios · Capitol Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Late Registration
2005

The Christmas Song
1962

Genius Loves Company
2004

Thankful
1977

Unforgettable With Love
1991

The Hunger For More
2004

Bish
1978

Duets: Re-working The Catalogue
2015

My Christmas
2009

A Christmas Album
2004
![Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION], credited to Natalie Cole](https://i.discogs.com/QdRRp4x_Ydi6xAnoE87wtIyUWSCFykjFE5aTZiq9CCs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU4ODE4/NTctMTQwNTMwMDU3/My01MTc2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION]
1998

Duets
1993

Lalah Hathaway
1990

Duets II
2011
Big
2007

Digital Works
1985

Unforgettable: A Musical Tribute To Nat King Cole
1983

Happy Love
1981

Woman In Love
1980

Speak No Evil
1976

The World Of Nat King Cole
2005

Good To Be Back
1989

Everlasting
1987

Jump Start
1987
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Nat King Cole
- Frank Sinatra
- Peabo Bryson
- David Foster
- Macy Gray
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Buddy Rich And The Big Band Machine
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