Everlasting
01/01/1987 | Elektra / Wea
Lyrics from Everlasting
All Music Guide Review
Everlasting was one of Natalie Cole's best '80s albums. The title track was written and produced by the hit production duo of Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman. Produced by Reginald and Vincent Calloway (Midnight Star), the number two R&B hit "Jump Start" is a slab of slammin' squishy funk, with some parts sounding like "No Parking on the Dance Floor." Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager contribute the smooth "Split Decision," and the lightly swinging "In My Reality." Cole gives one of her best performances, covering one of her famous father's classics on the Marcus Miller-produced "When I Fall in Love." She also skillfully covers Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac." Cole co-wrote and co-produced the light, samba-tinged "More Than the Stars," which is in the same vein as "La Costa," from Thankful. Everlasting was issued on CD in June 1991. ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide
Everlasting Track Listing
Credits of Everlasting
- Odeen Mays
- Keyboards
- Bruce Miller
- Engineer
- Marcus Miller
- Bass, Guitar, Producer
- Bill Miranda
- Assistant Engineer
- Taavi Mote
- Engineer, Mixing
- Barney Perkins
- Engineer, Mixing
- Katrina Perkins
- Vocals (Background)
- Tom Perry
- Engineer
- Elliot Peters
- Assistant Engineer
- Greg Phillinganes
- Keyboards
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Ira Siegel
- Guitar
- Jeremy Smith
- Engineer, Mixing
- Stephanie Spruill
- Vocals (Background)
- Neil Stubenhaus
- Bass
- Ed Thacker
- Engineer
- Gabe Veltri
- Engineer
- Tommy Vicari
- Engineer
- Gary Wagner
- Assistant Engineer
- Maxine Willard Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Oren Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Buddy Williams
- Drums
- Mark Wolfson
- Engineer, Mixing
- Aaron Zigman
- Producer
- Thomas Scott
- Saxophone
- Dave Boroff
- Saxophone
- Sue Fisher
- Assistant Engineer
- Steve Samuel
- Percussion
- Waters, Julia
- Vocals (Background)
- Bino Espinoza
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Marnie Riley
- Assistant Engineer
- Glen Holguin
- Engineer
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Paul Erickson
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Liz Cluse
- Assistant Engineer
- Kathy Botich
- Assistant Engineer
- Sabrina Buchanek
- Assistant Engineer
- Gene Robinson
- Guitar
- Robin Jenny
- Engineer
- Alan Gregory
- Engineer
- N Sisters
- Vocals (Background)
- Ron Dasilva
- Assistant Engineer
- Charles Floyd
- Synthesizer, Piano
- Eddie Cole
- Vocals (Background), Mixing, Rhythm Arrangements, Producer
- Burt Bacharach
- Synthesizer, Producer
- Carole Bayer Sager
- Producer
- Bruce Roberts
- Keyboards, Producer
- Neil Nappe
- Assistant Engineer
- Andy Goldmark
- Keyboards, Producer
- Jerry Knight
- Producer
- Mendy Lee
- Vocals (Background)
- Shondu Akiem
- Percussion
- Michael Baird
- Drums
- Ray Bardani
- Mixing
- Craig Burbidge
- Engineer
- Reggie Calloway
- Arranger, Producer
- Vincent Calloway
- Producer
- Lenny Castro
- Percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Joel Davis
- Keyboards
- David Ervin
- Synthesizer, Drums, Keyboards
- Claude Gaudette
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Clark Germain
- Assistant Engineer
- Mick Guzauski
- Engineer, Mixing
- John Hedges
- Assistant Engineer
- Jerry Hey
- Trumpet, Horn Arrangements, Flugelhorn
- Dann Huff
- Guitar
- Phillip Ingram
- Vocals (Background)
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar, Associate Producer, Arranger
- David Joyce
- Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
- Randy Kerber
- Keyboards
- Jim Krause
- Engineer
- Dennis Lambert
- Producer
- Jeff Lorenzen
- Assistant Engineer
- José Feliciano
- Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Voices
- Natalie Cole
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Main Performer, Mixing
- Siedah Garrett
- Vocals (Background)
- Larry Williams
- Synthesizer, Saxophone
- Kenny G
- Sax (Alto)


















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