Dangerous (Natalie Cole Album)

''Dangerous'' is a 1985 album by American singer Natalie Cole released on May 15, 1985 through the Atco Records-distributed Modern Records label. The album reached peak positions of number 140 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 48 on ''Billboard'' R&B Albums chart.

Reception

The album reached peak positions of number 140 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 48 on ''Billboard''‘s R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Dangerous" (Marti Sharron, Stephen Mitchell, Gary Skardina) - 3:47
# "Billy the Kid Next Door" (Edward Holland, Jr., Harold Beatty) - 4:39
# "Secrets" (Dianne Steinberg, Marti Sharron) - 4:11
# "Nobody's Soldier" (David Lasley, Willie Wilcox) - 4:06
# "Opposites Attract" (Edward Holland, Jr., Harold Beatty, R. David, R. Holland) - 3:43
# "A Little Bit of Heaven" (Graham Lyle, Richard Kerr) - 4:01
# "Your Car (My Garage)" (Eddie Holland, Harold Beatty) - 4:04
# "Love is On the Way" (Eddie Cole, Natalie Cole) - 4:51
# "The Gift" (Mark Davis, Marti Sharron) - 3:11

Personnel

* Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (2, 5, 7)
* Paul Fox – synthesizers (1)
* Charles Judge – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (3), bass programming (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
* Rory Kaplan – synthesizers (1)
* Jamie Sheriff – synthesizers (1, 4)
* Stephen Mitchell – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (1), drum machine (1), arrangements (1)
* Greg Wright – synthesizers (2, 5, 7), arrangements (2, 5, 7)
* Michael Rochelle – synthesizer programming (2)
* Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizers (3)
* Randy Kerber – keyboards (4, 6, 9), acoustic piano (4)
* Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizers (4, 6, 9)
* David Joyce – keyboards (8), backing vocals (8)
* Michael Boyd – guitar (1)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1), guitars (8)
* Josh Sklair – rhythm guitar (2), guitar solo (2), guitars (5, 7)
* Sheldon Sondheim – additional rhythm guitar (2)
* Roland Bautista – rhythm guitar (3), synth guitar (3)
* Dean Parks – guitars (4, 6), rhythm guitar (9)
* Nathan East – bass (1, 4, 6)
* Keith Nelson – bass (5)
* Freddie Washington – bass (8, 9)
* Craig Burbidge – drum programming (2)
* Larry Talbert – drum programming (2)
* John Robinson – drums (4, 6, 9)
* Robert Jacobs – Simmons drums (7)
* Robert Shipley – drum overdubs (8)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
* Gary Skardina – tambourine (1), arrangements (1, 4, 9)
* Marti Sharron – arrangements (1, 4, 9), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
* Steve Forman – additional percussion (3)
* Jerry Hey – flugelhorn solo (4)
* Ron Brown – saxophones (5)
* David Majal Li – saxophones (5)
* Fred Wesley – trombone (5)
* Ray Brown – trumpet (5)
* Nolan Smith – trumpet (5)
* Marti Sharron – arrangements (1, 4, 9), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
* Gene Page – arrangements (4, 6, 8), string arrangements (4, 9), rhythm arrangements (9)
* Alex Brown – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
* Portia Griffin – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
* Van Ross Redding – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
* Eddie Cole – backing vocals (4, 5, 8), saxophone solo (7), arrangements (8)
* Katrina Perkins – backing vocals (8)
* Yasmin "Sissy" Peoples – backing vocals (8)

Production

* Paul E. Fishkin – executive producer
* Marti Sharron – producer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
* Gary Skardina – producer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), engineer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), mixing (6, 9)
* Harold Beatty – producer (2, 5, 7)
* Eddie Cole – producer (8)
* Natalie Cole – producer (8)
* Steve Thompson – additional producer, mixing
* Michael Barbiero – mixing
* Craig Burbidge – recording (2, 5)
* Michael Mancini – string engineer (4)
* Mark Wolfson – recording (8), mixing (8), string engineer (9)
* Bill Bottrell – mixing (1)
* Taavi Mote – mixing (2, 5)
* Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 4)
* Jon Ingoldsby – additional engineer (1, 3, 4, 6), assistant engineer (9)
* Casey McMackin – additional engineer (1, 3, 4, 6), assistant engineer (9)
* Robert Feist – additional engineer (3, 4), assistant engineer (9)
* Stan Katayama – assistant engineer (2)
* Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer (2), mix assistant (8)
* Daren Klein – assistant engineer (3, 4)
* Kirk Butler – recording assistant (8)
* Peter Lewis – recording assistant (8), string engineer (9)
* Steve Hug – recording assistant (8)
* Greg Penny – assistant engineer (9)
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering
* Karin Patterson – production coordinator (2, 5, 7)
* Aaron Rapoport – photography
* Keith Hodges – clothes
* Adrian Houghton – hair stylist
* Jeff Angel – make-up
* Dan Cleary – management

In popular culture

Though the song "A Little Bit of Heaven" only reached number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it was used as a recurring love theme for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the television soap opera ''Santa Barbara''.Roos, Henrietta. ''Soap Opera Super Couples: The Great Romances of Daytime Drama''. Jefferson: McFarland, 2017. Amazon Kindle. 13 Dec. 2016.

References

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1985 albums
Albums arranged by Gene Page
Dance-rock albums
Modern Records (1980) albums
Natalie Cole albums