Product Description

'Ask A Woman Who Knows' is Natalie Cole's debut album for the world famous jazz label Verve and her first full studio album since 1999's 'Snowfall On The Sahara'. The album features classic jazz tracks, including 'My Baby Just Cares For Me', 'I'm Glad There Is You' and 'It's Crazy' often performed by her father, Nat 'King' Cole. Also included is a duet withjazz vocalist, Diana Krall.

Track Listing

1. I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
2. Tell Me All About It
3. Ask a Woman Who Knows
4. It's Crazy
5. You're Mine You
6. So Many Stars
7. I Told You So
8. Soon
9. I'm Glad There Is You
10. Better Than Anything (with Diana Krall)
11. The Music That Makes Me Dance
12. Calling You
13. My Baby Just Cares for Me
14. I've Got Just About Everything (Bonus Track)
15. Tell Me All About It (Remix edit) (Bonus Track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57952 in Music
• Released on: 2003-08-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ask a Woman Who Knows reunites Natalie Cole with producer Tommy LiPuma, who produced "Unforgettable" and was the hit maker behind George Benson and Diana Krall. This collection is a classic blend of jazz-inflected pop, with the best and the brightest in the business. Backed by a plethora of stars, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, bassist Christian McBride, pianist Joe Sample and drummer Lewis Nash, Cole delivers her lithe, Ella Fitzgerald-tinged vocals in a number of pleasing settings. Whether it's the Brazilian sound of Sergio Mendes' "So Many Stars," the scat-happy "My Baby Just Cares for Me" or the big band swing of "It's Crazy" and "Soon", courtesy of the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, Cole projects her aura on to songs once sung by Sarah Vaughan, Barbara Streisand, Nina Simone, and Dinah Washington. Natalie Cole is a jazzy soul survivor in the literal sense of the term, and this recording represents her finest hour. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable but not Unforgettable
There are a few good numbers - 'Tell Me All About It', 'So Many Stars', 'My Baby Just Cares for Me', which show the vocalists talents in the best light. Theres also 'Better Than Anything with Diana Krall' which is fun. I wouldn't mind hearing more from this pair. 'Soon' is cracking good number which is superbly executed. Otherwise it's a collection of rather lacking after dinner - vaguely jazzy songs which are very well done but not quite so enjoyable. It's always going to be difficult to put together another collection of songs as cohesive, strong, perfectly and lovingly executed as Unforgettable.

Natalie Cole's presentation, phrasing, vocal dynamism and beautiful tone make this album well worth buying. She is let down by some rather dull material - 5 star vocalist, 5 star presentation, 2 star content.

Ask A Woman Who Knows - Then Ask Natalie Cole!
Most well known for 2 reasons. 1. Nat King Cole’s daughter 2. For her renditions of 1980’s classics ‘Miss You Like Crazy’, ‘’Pink Cadillac’ and from the film Pretty Woman ‘Wild Women Do’.

But with ‘Ask A Woman Who Knows’, Natalie Cole returns to the music she has always shown a great admiration for. ‘Ask A Woman’ is a beautiful album complete with Jazz arrangements that complement Cole’s divine vocal quality.

She shares the microphone with another Jazz sensation Diana Krall for ‘Better Than Anything’ and does not fail to impress with renditions of ‘Calling You’ from the film Baghdad Cage and ‘The Music That Makes Me Dance’ from the stage show Funny Girl that made Barbra Streisand a star. Natalie’s silky smooth voice is better than ever on tracks like ‘Nothing Better To Do’ and the title track. But it’s the lead single ‘Tell Me All About It’ that is the albums standout. Certainly one of Natalie’s best recordings, the UK editions of this CD also includes an equally charming radio remix. ‘Tell Me All About It’ has everything that one can demand from a song – a beautiful arrangement, a soulful vocal performance and a first class production. The rest of the album follows this example.

This album is for any musical lover who appreciates good sounds. It’s passionate, fulfilling, and demonstrates Natalie in a light that can only sustain her as one of the best loved female vocalists of our time.

MOVING!!!
Natalie Cole has done it this time! If you like the cool lazy jazz kind you'll love this album. Some fantastic tracks " So Many Stars " I could listen to it all day. Great production and great content, just the right mixture of fast and slow tracks and you can definately click your fingers to " Better than anything. "