Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)

Don't Look Back
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	May 15, 1980
Recorded	1979–80; Scott/Sunstorm Studios United Western Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B soul
Label	Capitol
Producer	Marvin Yancy Gene Barge Michael Masser
Natalie Cole chronology
We're the Best of Friends (1979)We're the Best of Friends1979 Don't Look Back (1980) Happy Love (1981)Happy Love1981

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Don't Look Back is a 1980 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on May 15, 1980 by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 77 on the Billboard 200; number 17 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Don't Look Back" (Fred Allen, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole)
2. "(I've Seen) Paradise" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole)
3. "Hold On" (Kevin Yancy, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole)
4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish)
5. "I'm Getting Into You" (Chuck Bynum, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole)
6. "Someone That I Used to Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser)
7. "Danger Up Ahead" (Natalie Cole)
8. "Beautiful Dreamer" (Natalie Cole)
9. "Cole Blooded" (Gene Barge, Natalie Cole)

Personnel

• Natalie Cole - vocals, keyboards
• Chuck Brynum, Michael Clinco, Steve Hunter - guitar
• Larry Bell, Leland Sklar - bass
• Linda Williams, Marvin Yancy, Michael Masser - keyboards
• James Gadson, Norm Jeffries, Rick Shlosser - drums
• Curtis Amy, Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone
• Jackie Kelso, Marshall Royal - alto saxophone
• Bill Green - baritone saxophone
• Bobby Bryant, Chuck Findley, Oscar Brashear - trumpet
• Chris Riddle, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon - trombone
• Anita Anderson, The Colettes, The "N" Sisters - background vocals
• Gene Barge - arrangements
• Nelson Riddle - arrangement on "Stairway to the Stars"
• Lee Holdridge - orchestral arrangements

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape	77
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	17