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Ask a Woman Who Knows by Natalie Cole

Ask a Woman Who Knows

Release Date: 9/17/2002

Recording Date: 9/2002

Tracks: 13

Length: 00:53:31 Hrs

Label: Verve

Type: CD,CS

Genre/Styles:
Soul, Pop/Rock, Urban, Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Jazz, Quiet Storm, Vocal Jazz

Album Tracks (13)

Song Title
Length
1.
I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
04:07
2.
Tell Me All About It
04:10
3.
Ask a Woman Who Knows
04:14
4.
It's Crazy
02:10
5.
You're Mine, You
04:03
6.
So Many Stars
05:16
7.
I Told You So
03:52
8.
Soon
03:13
9.
I'm Glad There Is You
05:16
10.
Better Than Anything
03:35
11.
The Music That Makes Me Dance
04:09
12.
Calling You
05:00
13.
My Baby Just Cares for Me
04:26

What the Critics Say

Natalie Cole is a fascinating vocalist who represents more than 30 years of worldwide critical acclaim, tremendous commercial success, the continuation of a family legacy, and consummate artistry. Her new dreams, ideas, and efforts unfold on Ask a Woman Who Knows, her debut for the Verve recording label and first recording in three years. Ms. Cole's musical choices include songs that depict the various aspects of love -- its joy, its sorrow, its loneliness, and its consolation. Included are two of Dinah Washington's gems -- "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" and the title track, "Ask a Woman Who Knows" -- both songs about love gone wrong. Cole changes the tone of the set with great scatting on the up-tempo swinger "My Baby Just Cares for Me"; "It's Crazy," the hit written by her father, Nat King Cole; and the soulful "I'm Glad There Is You," which features Roy Hargrove on flugelhorn. Natalie Cole sings her engaging musical stories with priceless, nuanced phrasing accompanied by a distinguished core quintet of Joe Sample, Russell Malone, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, and Rob Mounsey. The added dimension of Natalie Cole performing all background vocals and the backing of the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra on two songs makes the recording extra special. Overall, this is an exceptional recording that re-teams her with Tommy LiPuma, the producer of her biggest hit, Unforgettable: With Love. The listener who has followed her career will hear and understand that the consistency of all her exploring has been to arrive at a higher level of musical accomplishment through support from great musicians and a positive musical family. ~ Paula Edelstein, Rovi

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