Leavin' (album)

Leavin'
A woman in a jacket and jeans is shown walking toward the camera. The words Natalie Cole are shown in the right lower-hand corner in a white font along with the word Leavin' in an orange, cursive font.
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Genre
Length52:13
LabelVerve
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
Ask a Woman Who Knows
(2002) 		Leavin'
(2006) 		Still Unforgettable
(2008)
Singles from Leavin'
  1. "Day Dreaming"
    Released: August 1, 2006

Leavin' is a studio album by American recording artist Natalie Cole, released on September 26, 2006, by Verve Records. The album consists of ten cover versions of various R&B and pop songs and two original songs: "5 Minutes Away" and "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)". It was the second of Cole's albums to be released by Verve Records and her first album in four years, following Ask a Woman Who Knows (2002). Cole promoted the album as a return to her R&B roots, distancing herself from an identification as a jazz artist.

Critics gave the album generally positive reviews, praising Cole's interpretations of the covered material, and compared her favorably to contemporary R&B artists. The album peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, and charted in Germany and Switzerland. It spawned one single – Cole's cover of Aretha Franklin's 1972 song "Day Dreaming" – with an accompanying music video. She performed the song at the BET special An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin. She embarked on a theatre tour in the fall of 2006 to support the album.