Stardust (Natalie Cole album)

Stardust
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
RecordedJune–September 1996
StudioOcean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, Conway Studios and LeGonks West (Hollywood, CA); Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); The Hit Factory and Sony Music Studios (New York, NY); The Shire (Bedford, NY); Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, Netherlands)
GenreTraditional pop[1]
Length78:30
LabelElektra
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
Holly & Ivy
(1994) 		Stardust
(1996) 		Snowfall on the Sahara
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Cash Box(favorable)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]

Stardust is a studio album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on September 24, 1996. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song "When I Fall in Love", a duet with Nat King Cole, at the 39th Grammy Awards.[6]

The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.[7] The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

  1. ^ Carpenter, Bill (January 1, 1997). "Natalie Cole". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 202.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Verna, Paul (1996-09-28). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ^ Darzin, Daina (1996-10-19). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ^ "The 39th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  7. ^ "The 39th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-20.