''Unforgettable … with Love'', also known as simply ''Unforgettable'', is the thirteenth studio album by American singer

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

. Released on June 11, 1991, the album includes covers of

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previously performed by her father,

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

. It was also her debut for

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, after being given her release from EMI Records.

Background

The record was very successful in the pop, jazz, and R&B markets and was considered the major comeback recording that had been brewing since Cole's late 1980s releases. The album was certified 7× platinum as of 2009 by the

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. The album won the 1992 Grammy Awards for

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and Best Engineered – Non-Classical, while the track "

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" (duet with her father

) won three additional Grammys:

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, Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and Arrangement Accompanying Vocals. The album also won

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the same year. Two albums prior to this one (1987's '' Everlasting'' and 1989's ''

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'') also moved to Elektra after Cole signed with the label. Her uncle

Ike Cole Isaac Cole (July 13, 1927 – April 22, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Freddy Cole, and uncle of Natalie Cole, Lionel Cole, and Carole Cole. Life and career Ike ...

plays piano on the album. As of 2016 the album has sold 6.2 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen Music.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. * Murray Adler – violin * Anas Alaf – assistant engineer, engineer * Monty Alexander – piano * Israel Baker – violin * Marilyn Baker – violin * Rick Baptist – trumpet * Kevin Becka – assistant engineer, engineer * Arnold Belnick – violin * Pete Beltran – trombone * Dixie Blackstone – violin * Ray Blair – assistant engineer, engineer * Samuel Boghossian – viola *

George Bohanon George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan. In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith (musician), Johnny Griffith, Paula Gr ...

– trombone * Tom Boyd – oboe * Jacqueline Brand – violin *

Oscar Brashear Oscar Brashear (born August 18, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeterRay Brown – arranger, bass * Terry Brown – assistant engineer, engineer * John Bruno – assistant engineer, engineer *

Dennis Budimir Dennis Matthew Budimir (June 20, 1938 – January 2023) was an American jazz and rock guitarist. He was considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played profession ...

– guitar * Denyse Buffum – viola *

Larry Bunker Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the mid-1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. ...

– percussion * Jodi Burnett – cello * Ralph Burns – arranger * Kenneth Burward-hoy – viola * Darius Campo – violin * Conte Candoli – trumpet * Stuart Canin – violin * Maurice Cevrero – copyist * Lily Ho Chen – violin * John Chiodini – guitar *

Pete Christlieb Pete Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb. Christlieb ...

– tenor saxophone, saxophone, woodwind * Gene Cipriano – oboe, woodwind * John Clayton – bass, string bass * Pat Coil – synthesizer * Brad Cole – piano * Ike Cole – piano * Natalie Cole – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals * John Collins – guitar * Antony Cooke – cello * Ronald Cooper – cello * Jim Cowger – copyist * Gail Cruz – violin * Peter Darmi – engineer * Isabelle Daskoff – violin * Donna Davidson – background vocals * Charlie Davis – trumpet * Vincent DeRosa – French horn * Chuck Domanico – bass, string bass * Bonnie Douglas – violin * Assa Drori – violin * David Duke – French horn * Bruce Dukov – violin * Bob Efford – baritone saxophone * Stephen Erdody – cello * Joseph Estren – copyist * Pavel Farkas – violin * Henry Ferber – violin * Michael Ferril – violin * Elizabeth Finch – copyist *

Chuck Findley Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities ...

– trumpet * André Fischer – arranger, producer * Clare Fischer – arranger, piano, rhythm arrangements * Ronald Folsom – violin *

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

– producer * Gary Foster – flute, alto saxophone, woodwind * William Francis – copyist * Jack Furlong – copyist * Armen Garabedian – violin * Berj Garabedian – violin * Tom Garvin – synthesizer * James Getzoff – violin * Julie Gigante – violin * Harris Goldman – violin * Pamela Goldsmith – viola * Ron Gorow – copyist * Endre Granat – violin * Gary Grant – trumpet * Thurman Green – trombone * Susan Greenberg – flute * Ralph Grierson – synthesizer * Sol Gubin – drums * Debbie Hall – background vocals * Larry Hall – trumpet * Diana Halprin – violin * Jeff Hamilton – drums * Clayton Haslop – violin * Fred Hayman – clothing/wardrobe, wardrobe * Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone * Paula Hochhalter – cello * Bill Holman – arranger * Steve Huffsteter – trumpet * Jim Hughart – bass * Bill Hughes – copyist * George Hurrell – photography * John Johnson – tuba * John Thomas Johnson – tuba * Marilyn L. Johnson – French horn * Thomas "Snake" Johnson – trombone * Harold Jones – drums * Jeffrey Jones – copyist * Karen Jones – violin * Jerry Jordan – assistant engineer, engineer * Nathan Kaproff – violin * Anne Karam – cello * Dennis Karmazyn – cello * Armand Karpoff – cello * Suzie Katayama – copyist * Roland Kato – viola * Kerry Katz – background vocals *

Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema.SeRandy Kerberat the IMDb Kerber was born in Encino, California. He began his first national t ...

– synthesizer * Myra Kestenbaum – viola * Katie Kirkpatrick – harp * Ezra Kliger – violin * Armen Ksadjikian – cello * Steve Kujala – woodwind * Bernard Kundell – violin * Michael Lang – piano * Ronnie Lang – woodwind * Ronald Langinger – flute * Tim Lauber – assistant engineer, engineer *

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

– arranger, orchestral arrangements * Pierre Leloup – linguist * Kathleen Lenski – violin * Brian Leonard – violin * Gayle Levant – harp * Berwyn Linton – copyist *

Tommy LiPuma Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. He received 33 Grammy nominations, 5 Grammy wins, and his productions sold over 75 million albums. LiPuma worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles ...

– producer, rhythm arrangements * Rich Logan – background vocals * Randy Long – assistant engineer, engineer * Charles Loper – trombone * Warren Luening – trumpet * Arthur Maebe – French horn *

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

– adaptation, arranger, orchestral arrangements * Rene Mandel – violin * Edith Markman – violin * Michael Markman – violin * Margaret Maryatt – copyist * Yoko Matsuda – violin * Donald McInnes – viola *

Mike Melvoin Mike Melvoin (May 10, 1937February 22, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific studio musician, recording with Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, ...

– piano *

Don Menza Don Menza (born April 22, 1936) is an American jazz saxophonist. Career Menza was born in Buffalo, New York. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was part of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra from 1960 to 1962 and then briefly worked for Stan Kento ...

– tenor saxophone *

Gene Merlino Mario Gino Merlino (born April 5, 1928) is a retired singer and musician, known for providing the singing voice of Lancelot in the musical film ''Camelot'', and for being part of the Grammy Award winning quartet, The Anita Kerr Singers. Early ...

– background vocals * Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist * Deborah Mitchell – copyist * Richard Mitchell – tenor saxophone * Rick Mitchell – tenor saxophone * Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone * Ralph Morrison III – violin * Carole Mukogawa – viola * Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash – trombone * Buell Neidlinger – string bass * Dan Neufeld – viola * Irma Neumann – violin *

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and ...

– guest artist, tenor saxophone * Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone, woodwind * Mike Nowack – viola * Brian O'Connor – French horn * Nils Oliver – cello * Sid Page – violin *

Marty Paich Martin Louis Paich (January 23, 1925 – August 12, 1995) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor. As a musician and arranger he worked with jazz musicians Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kento ...

– arranger, orchestral arrangements, rhythm arrangements * Cecille Parker – stylist * Doyle Partners – design *

John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...

– bass * Bruce Paulson – trombone * Bill Perkins – alto saxophone * John Pisano – guitar * Kazi Pitelka – viola * Stanley Plummer – violin * Barbara Porter – violin * Tara Posey – make-up * Jack Redmond – trombone *

Bill Reichenbach Jr. William Frank Reichenbach Jr. (born November 30, 1949) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He is the son of Bill Reichenbach, who was the drummer for Charlie Byrd from 1962 to 1973. He is best known as a session musician for television, ...

– trombone * Dave Reitzas – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing, mixing assistant * Dorothy Remsen – harp * Chris Rich – assistant engineer, engineer *

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

– arranger * Marnie Riley – assistant engineer, engineer * Rail Jon Rogut – assistant engineer, engineer * Anatoly Rosinsky – violin * Daniel Rothmuller – cello * Doug Saks – mastering *

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

– guest artist, piano * Myron Sandler – viola *

Al Schmitt Albert Harry Schmitt (April 17, 1930 – April 26, 2021) was an American recording engineer and record producer. He won twenty Grammy Awards for his work with Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and other ...

– engineer, mixing * Frederick Seykora – cello * Sid Sharp – violin * Don Shelton – background vocals * Harry Shirinian – viola * Haim Shtrum – violin * Paul Shure – violin * Andrew Simpkins – bass * Nolan Andrew Smith – trumpet * Valerie Smith – linguist * Armin Steiner – engineer * Sally Stevens – background vocals * Susan Stevens – background vocals * David Stockhammer – viola * Sheridon Stokes – woodwind * Robert Stone – string bass * Margaret Storer – string bass * Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator * Frank Szabo – trumpet * James Thatcher – French horn * Milton Thomas – viola * Raymond Tischer – viola, violin * Richard Todd – French horn * Roy Trakin – liner notes * Alexander Treger – violin * Bob Tricarico – baritone saxophone * Mari Tsumura-botnick – violin * Louise di Tullio – flute, woodwind * Jo Ann Turovsky – harp * Alan de Veritch – viola * Gerald Vinci – violin * Al Viola – guitar * Dorothy Wade – violin * Brad Wanaar – French horn * Miwako Watanabe – violin * Dave Weckl – drums * Michelle Winding – assistant, assistant producer * Rick Winquest – assistant engineer, engineer * Joey Wolpert – engineer * Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – engineer * Woody Woodruff – engineer * Ken Yerke – violin * Janet Zeitoun – hair stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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