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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Natalie Cole Biography (1950-)
Full name, Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole; born February 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Nat "King" Cole (a pianist, singer, and actor) and Maria (a singer; maiden name, Hawkins [some sources cite maiden name as Ellington]);sister of Carole Cole (an entertainer) and Nat Kelly Cole (an actor); married Marvin J. Yancy (a composer and music producer), July 30, 1976 (divorced, 1979); married Andre Fisher (a musician and music producer), September, 1989 (divorced, 1995); married Kenneth H. Dupree (a bishop; divorced, 2004); children: Robert Adam. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Dan Cleary Management Associates, 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1105, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Publicist: Jennifer Allen, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Singer, actress
- Birth Details
- February 6, 1950
- Los Angeles, California
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, The Big Break, syndicated, 1990-1991
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Movies
- Lily Covington, Lily in Winter, USA Network, 1994
- Latisha Corbett, Abducted: A Father's Love (also known as Fugitive from Justice), NBC, 1996
- Iula Brown, Always Outnumbered (also known as Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned), HBO, 1998
- Eleanor, Freak City, Showtime, 1999
- Herself, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (also known as The Natalie Cole Story), NBC, 2000
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Specials
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Sinatra and Friends, ABC, 1977
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The Natalie Cole Special, CBS, 1978
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CBS' Happy New Year America 1979, CBS, 1979
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Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (also known as Uptown:A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo Theatre), NBC, 1980
- Host, The Grammy Hall of Fame, 1981
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Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1985
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Yearbook: Class of 1967, CBS, 1985
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Newport Jazz '86, PBS, 1986
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Evening at Pops, PBS, 1987
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Motown Merry Christmas, NBC, 1987
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1987 Power Hits New Year's Eve Countdown, syndicated, 1987
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '89, ABC, 1988
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Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1988
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Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits, syndicated, 1988
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Sea World's All-Star, Lone Star Celebration, CBS, 1988
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Tropical Rock: A Hot Night in Ibiza, Showtime, 1988
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CBS' Happy New Year America 1989, CBS, 1989
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The Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole (documentary), The Disney Channel, 1989
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Motown Merry Christmas, syndicated, 1989 and 1990
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Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
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Motown 30: What's Goin' On!, CBS, 1990
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Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
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Tribute to John Lennon, syndicated, 1990
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Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, ABC, 1991
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The Meaning of Life, CBS, 1991
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Videosyncrasy: The Generations Special, The Family Channel, 1991
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Danny Kaye's International Children's Awards for UNICEF, The Disney Channel, 1992
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Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole, PBS, 1992
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A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World, 1993
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Who's Going to Pay for These Donuts, Anyway (documentary), PBS, 1993
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A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1993 and 1997
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Addicted to Fame, NBC, 1994
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1994
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Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional Christmas, PBS, 1994
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Rhythm, Country & Blues: An "In the Spotlight" Special (documentary), PBS, 1994
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Great Performances, PBS, c. 1994
- Glinda the good witch, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Comes True (also known as The Wizard of Oz in Concert), TNT, 1995
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Legends in Light (documentary), TNT, 1995
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
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Nissan Presents a Celebration of America's Music, ABC, 1996
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Sinbad's Summer Jam II: 70s Soul Music Festival, HBO, 1996
- Host, The Christmas Concert of Hope Starring Natalie Cole, CBS, 1997
- Host, The Goodwill Games Opening Celebration, TBS, 1998
- Host, The 1998 Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 1998
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Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years, 1998
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Pavarotti and Friends, PBS, 1998
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To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th, CBS, 1998
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True Stories from Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
- Host, Grammy's Greatest Performances, CBS, 1999
- Narrator, Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales, HBO, 1999
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1999
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Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas, NBC, 1999
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Pixelon's I-Bash!, PAX TV, 1999
- Presenter, 25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 2000
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All-Star Winter Celebration: The Nobel Peace Concert, Fox Family Channel, 2000
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Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2000
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Russell Watson: The Voice, PBS, 2001
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The Fifth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, The WB, 2002
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Muhammad Ali's 60th Birthday Celebration, CBS, 2002
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The Royal Variety Performance 2002, 2002
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The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, 2003
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Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, NBC, 2004
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Awards Presentations
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The 19th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1977
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The 20th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1978
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The 21st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1979
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The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1980
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The American Music Awards, ABC, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, and 1993
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The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show, CBS, 1987
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The Second Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1988
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The 20th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1988
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The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1989
- Presenter, The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990
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The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1991
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The 19th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1992
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The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, 1992
- Presenter, The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
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The Seventh Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1993
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The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
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The 36th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1994
- Cohost, The 25th Anniversary Essence Awards, Fox, 1995
- Cohost, The 1996 World Music Awards, ABC, 1996
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39th Grammy Awards, CBS, 1997
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Tony Bennett: An All-Star Tribute--Live by Request, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
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The Fifth Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1999
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The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
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The Second Annual Soul Train Christmas Concert, syndicated, 1999
- Presenter, AFI Awards 2001, CBS, 2001
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The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
- Presenter, The Fourth Annual Latin Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003
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Episodic
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Art Linkletter's House Party (also known as The Linkletter Show), CBS, c. 1950
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The Midnight Special, NBC, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978
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American Bandstand, ABC, 1975, 1976, and 1988
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, and 1991
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Hi, I'm Glen Campbell, NBC, 1976
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Soul Train, syndicated, 1977 and 1985
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The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1978
- "Zontar," SCTV Network 90 (also known as SCTV Comedy Network and SCTV Network), NBC and CBC [Canada], 1981
- Mrs. Bigelow, Herbie, the Love Bug, CBS, 1982
- "An Aunt Hill for Hillary," Marblehead Manor, syndicated, 1987
- "Wrestlemania VI," WWE Pay-Per-View, 1990
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ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
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Out All Night, NBC, 1992
- "State," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1993
- "Wrestlemania IX," WWE Pay-Per-View, 1993
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The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated, 1993
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The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993 and 1996
- Megan Brooks, "Reunion," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995
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The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, c. 1996
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996 and 1998
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole (documentary), Lifetime,1999
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BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley, Black Entertainment Television, 2000
- "Wetten, dass ... aus Gottingen," Wetten, dass...?, 2001
- "The Wedding," Liza and David, VH1, 2002
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The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2002
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Parkinson, BBC, 2002
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The View, ABC, 2002
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Chaka Khan (documentary), Lifetime, 2003
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Famous Families (documentary), Lifetime, 2003
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Praise the Lord, 2004
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Television Executive Producer
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Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional Christmas (special), PBS,1994
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Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (movie; also known as The Natalie Cole Story), NBC, 2000
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Film Appearances
- Voice of Sawyer, Cats Don't Dance (animated), Warner Bros., 1997
- Performer of song "Ev'ry Time You Say Goodbye," De-lovely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
- Herself, Lightning in a Bottle, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
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Stage Appearances
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Natalie Cole, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1976
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Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
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Major Tours
- "I'm with You," Sights and Sounds: The Merry World of Nat King Cole (touring concert series), c. 1961
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Inseparable, Capitol, 1975
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Natalie, Capitol, 1976
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Thankful, One Way, 1977
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Unpredictable, Capitol, 1977
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Natalie Live!, One Way, 1978
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We're the Best of Friends, One Way, 1979
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Don't Look Back, One Way, 1980
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Happy Love, One Way, 1981
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I'm Ready, Legacy, 1983
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Dangerous, Modern, 1985
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Everlasting, Elektra, 1987
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The Collection, Capitol/EMI, 1988
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Good to Be Back, Elektra, 1989
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Inseparable, Capitol/EMI, 1991
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Unforgettable: With Love, Elektra, 1991
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Unforgettable: With Love [Special Edition], Elektra, 1991
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Beginning to See the Light, Asylum, 1993
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Take a Look, Elektra, 1993
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Holly & Ivy, Elektra, 1994
- (With others) A Celebration of Christmas, 1996
- (With others) For Our Children Too!, Kid Rhino, 1996
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Stardust, Elektra, 1996
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This Will Be: Natalie Cole's Everlasting Love, Capitol, 1997
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Back to Back Hits, EMI-Capitol, 1999
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Best of Natalie Cole, Platinum Disc, 1999
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The Magic of Christmas, Elektra, 1999
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Snowfall on the Sahara, Elektra, 1999
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Sophisticated Lady, Disky, 1999
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Elektra, 2000
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The Best of Natalie Cole, EMI-Capitol, 2001
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Love Songs, Elektra, 2001
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Ask a Woman Who Knows, Verve, 2002
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Ask a Woman Who Knows [Japan Bonus Track], Verve International, 2002
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Anthology, The Right Stuff, 2003
- Also recorded the albums Heart & Soul, Castle; The Best ofNatalie Cole: The Priceless Collection, Collectibles; I Love You So, One Way; Nursery Raps with Mama Goose, Golden Book; Sophisticated Lady, Great Hits; Tenderly, Pair; Love Is Here to Stay, Capitol; and Natalie Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays, Mobile Fidelity.Performer on the albums of Nat "King" Cole.
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Singles
- "This Will Be," 1975
- "Inseparable," 1976
- "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)," 1976
- "I've Got Love on My Mind," 1977
- "Our Love," 1978
- "I Live for Your Love," c. 1987
- "Jump Start," c. 1987
- "Pink Cadillac," c. 1987
- "Miss You Like Crazy," 1989
- "Starting Over Again," 1989
- "Wild Women Do," 1990
- (With Nat "King" Cole) "Unforgettable," c. 1991
- "Take a Look," 1993
- (With Nat "King" Cole) "When I Fall in Love," 1996
- "A Smile Like Yours," 1997
- Cole's songs have appeared in various films. Also recorded "Better Than Anything" with Diana Krall.
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Videos
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Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole, Volume 1, 1991
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Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole, Volume 2, 1992
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Music Videos
- "Pink Cadillac," c. 1987
- "Miss You Like Crazy," 1989
- "Starting Over Again," 1989
- (With Nat "King" Cole) "Unforgettable," c. 1991
- "Take a Look," 1993
- (With Nat "King" Cole) "When I Fall in Love," 1996
- "A Smile Like Yours," 1997
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With Digby Diehl) Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography, WarnerBooks, 2000
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Singles
- (With Chuck Jackson and Marvin J. Yancy) "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)," 1976
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Ebony, October, 1991, pp. 112-15; December, 1999, p. 190
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Essence, October, 1990; pp. 14-16; May, 2003, pp. 180-88
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InStyle, February, 2000, p. 211
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Jet, December 19, 1994, pp. 36-39; July 5, 1999, p. 58; November 6, 2000, p. 60; November 5, 2001, pp. 62-65
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