# Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Calgary Herald | B |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Music Week | |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| Rolling Stone | |
Take a Look is a 1993 album by American singer Natalie Cole, released on June 9, 1993, by Elektra Records. Cole won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Take a Look at the 36th Grammy Awards.
The single, "Take a Look", peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard R&B chart and No. 35 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1993.

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17)
* Roger Kellaway – acoustic piano (1, 5, 12)
* Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (2, 3, 9, 10, 13-15, 17), arrangements (4, 7, 15, 16)
* Clare Fischer – acoustic piano (4)
* Mike Melvoin – acoustic piano (7, 16)
* Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (8, 18), Fender Rhodes (11)
* John Chiodini – guitar (1-18), arrangements (14), guitar solo (15)
* John Clayton – bass guitar (1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18), arrangements (2, 10, 13)
* Jim Hughart – bass guitar (2-4, 6, 9, 10, 13-15, 17), arrangements (9)
* Jeff Hamilton – drums (1-8, 10-13, 16, 17)
* Harold Jones – drums (9, 15, 18)
* Luis Conte – percussion (14)
* Robert Yancy – percussion (14)
* Larry Bunker – marimba (14), vibraphone (14)
* Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (2, 17)
* Grover Washington Jr. – saxophone solo (3)
* David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone solo (5, 12)
* David Trigg – trumpet solo (9)
* Marty Paich – arrangements (1, 5, 12, 18)
* Bill Holman – arrangements (3, 6, 17)
* Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (8, 11)

### Production

* Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17, 18); André Fischer (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11, 13-16).
* Executive producers – Natalie Cole and Tommy LiPuma
* Production assistants – Angelo Montrone and Deborah Silverman-Kern (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 17, 18); Patty Nichols and Keith Petrie (Tracks 2, 4, 7-11, 13-16).
* Recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt
* Additional recording – Joe Ferla, Doug Ryder, Bill Schnee and Jeffrey Woodruff.
* Assistant engineers – Chris Albert, Ken Allerdyce, Chris Fogel, John Hendrickson, Richard Landers, Gil Morales, Charlie Paakkari, Marnie Riley, Gary Sulich and Dan Wojnar.
* Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
* Project coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
* Art direction – Robyn Lynch
* Design – Drenttel Doyle Partners
* Photography – Matthew Rolston
* Hair – Janet Zeitoun
* Make-up – Rudy Calvo and Tara Posey
* Stylist – Cecille Parker
* Management – Dan Cleary

## Charts

Chart performance for Take a Look :
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 50 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 90 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 36 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 46 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 16 |
| US Billboard 200 | 26 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 14 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Take a Look :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 10,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||