Cole covers Fiona,Sting on New CD


July 26,2006.3:10 PM ET

Clover Hope,N.Y.
On Sept. 26,Natalie Cole will release her 20th studio album 'Leavin' (Verve),her first disc in nearly four years to feature new material.The 12-track set contains covers of songs by Neil Young,Fiona Apple,Kate Bush and Sting,among others.

Described as a blend of classic R&B,pop and rock,'Leavin' will be preceded by a hip-hop flavored remake of Aretha Franklin's 1972 hit "Day Dreaming".

"The album has given me the opportunity to explore the greatness in the songs of some of our most talented and gifted songwriters," says Cole."It was alot of fun to be able to put our spin on these songs and I thoroughly enjoyed interpreting them."

The title track is a Shelby Lynne cover,while other cuts include "Don't Say Goodnight",originally by the Isley Brothers,"Lovin' Arms" (Etta James) and the original track "5 Minutes Away",written by Cole,Dallas Austin and keyboardist Chanz Parkman.Cole will support the new offering with a theatre tour in the fall.

Natalie Cole 'Leavin'

Criminal
Old Man
Day Dreaming
Leavin'
The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done)
Lovin' Arms
Love Letter
Man With The Child In His Eyes
5 Minutes Away
Don't Say Goodnight (Ladies Version Slow Grind)
You Gotta Be
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You


[Edited 9/26/06 2:57am]

to hear the first single "Day Dreaming",click on this link:

http://www.radio1.gr/musi..._links.htm


scroll down to the section labeled "R&B AUDIO LINKS-WEEK 28

she lost weight...

Love the cover. I actually heard Day Dreaming on the radio and thought maybe it was on an album I missed. I like it, tho.

This is great news, i`ll have to pre-order it on amazon right now, can`t wait to get my hands on this one...

I wish she could have chosen another Franklin song though, i don`t like "Day dreaming"

WOW!!! She looks totally awesome.

I'd like to make sweet love to her!

A cover of "Old Man"....of the songs I know for sure, she has some intersting picks there.

Why must everyone do cover albums lately?

ABeautifulOne said:

It's not bad to do cover albums!

I like when an artists does a covers album...sometimes they twist and give a new dimension at the original tune. Tori Amos does excelent covers!

But sometimes it goes wrong...real wrong (coof...Duran...coof...Duran)

ABeautifulOne said:

Well Natalie has often done covers, and you must admit, it did her back into popularity. Her remake of Pink Cadillac is still one of my favories. Unforgettable, etc etc. She's done well doing covers.

menace said:

Yes she's done well but her originality can't be out already that she keeps doing cover albums

ABeautifulOne said:

Yeah,I wonder the same thing.Chaka Khan's last CD was a covers album...Patti LaBelle's last CD was a covers album,and so on.I'm thrilled that these ladies are still recording and releasing new music,but it would be nice to have an entire album of newly written songs from them.My guess is that,the record labels are unwilling to take a chance on some of the Old School artists.They feel that the CD has a better chance if it's filled with classic songs that people already know.They look at the success of Rod Stewart,who's experiencing a career rebirth with his covers albums,and think "this is the way to go".

Icicle said:

It's interesting that Natlalie would choose an Aretha song to cover.In the 70s,these ladies weren't exactly the best of friends.In her book,Aretha has some not-so-kind things to say about Natalie

menace said:

she's a beautiful woman

VinnyM27 said:

One of the most interesting choices is "The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done",a mid-70s R&B hit for a singer named Ronnie Dyson.The song was written and produced by Marvin Yancy,who was also Natalie's producer and husband back then.
[Edited 8/14/06 3:02am]

SoulAlive said:

Yeah, i`ve heard about it, i haven`t read the book though.
In recent years, Aretha has said that she would love to see Natalie Cole play her in a movie about her life...
Imagine Natalie recording the songs for the soundtrack... I`m sure she still could sing like she did in the 70s, she can still do some "soul-shouting"

btw, i`m glad you`re back

Icicle said:

I'm glad to be back you're one of the Orgers I always look forward to chatting with.

SoulAlive said:

Thank you, i really appreciate that, and i feel the same way, LOVE your posts

I just found this site where you can listen to (short) samples of all the songs on the album... Enjoy!!

http://www.vervemusicgrou...&pid=11566

Her cover of "Day dreaming" sounds good, her voice is still beautiful...

Icicle said:

The fact that she does Shelby Lynne's 'Leavin'..is enough to pre-order this...that is one of the best songs of the past 10 years from one of the greatest albums of this decade...I AM SHELBY LYNNE...it's this generations..'Dusty In Memphis'.....

peace

This looks really good.

Icicle said:

thanks for posting this!

I don't listen to radio much--I usually flip around constantly when stuck in traffic but I've been hearing Natalie's Day Dreaming an awful lot.

Funny, I liked her when I was a kid, then didn't follow so much (I loathed Pink Cadillac) but when I look at my CDs I think I have every CD by her in the last 10 years or so and I didn't even realize it.

JackieBlue said:

I have all of her CDs too but I have to admit,I was getting tired of the jazz stuff she's been doing recently.That's why I'm excited about this new CD.It's being labeled as a "return to R&B/pop" and that's good news.There's even talk of some club-ready remixes for "Daydreaming".

I hope we get some remixes....
I can`t find a real tracklist yet.

Really? That's great.

I know what you mean about the jazzy stuff. She's especially great to throw on when you're hosting for mature tasting crowd. I can't wait to hear Criminal.

Icicle said:

has the single been released yet? Can I buy this in stores?

I just responded in the other thread but I've only seen it on iTunes. I don't know if it's in stores yet. It's not on Amazon either.

You can listen to snippets on the Turntable at Verve. Not quite what I was expecting but Old Man, You Gotta Be, Don’t Say Goodnight sounded pretty good. Criminal sounds like a Vegas showtune. Not feeling it.
[Edited 9/8/06 7:20am]