Jul 24

Natalie Cole - 1975 - Inseparable

Posted by nikos1109

Mr.Moo’s new contribution is just perfect.

Oh my God, Natalie Cole’s debut is just SLAMMIN’. Aretha Franklin, it looks like you have a princess of Soul in your court. Produced by Marvin Yancy (single and pretends he’s married, according to Natalie Cole herself) and Chuck Jackson (Married and pretends to be single, Also according to Natalie Cole), this album features some of her greatest cuts and vocals ever to be waxed. “Needing You” starts it off with a little “Shaft”-like groove then it mellows out into its own thing. the cuts, “This Will Be”, “Inseparable”, “I Can’t Say No” and the powerful “You” are the album’s centrepieces. A beautiful work of art that fully deserved the Grammy in 1976.

This is a @320 vinyl rip (supplied by Mr.Moo) including covers.

Tracks
A1 Needing You 2:45
A2 Joey 2:57
A3 Inseparable 2:26
A4 I Can’t Say No 3:30
A5 This Will Be 2:50
B1 Something For Nothing 2:57
B2 I Love Him So Much 3:24
B3 How Come You Won’t Stay Here 3:03
B4 Your Face Stays In My Mind 2:45
B5 You 3:30

Review by Steven Riggs (SoulTracks)

Natalie Cole has had the type of career and longevity that is the envy of nearly any musical artist.  Cole has been making music for some 30+ years and shows no signs of slowing down.  And one the most critically acclaimed debut of the mid-seventies, the newly re-released Inseparable,  proved to be the beginning of a phenomenal singing career that would encompass the genres of R&B, pop, jazz, and gospel.

Inseparable exploded onto the music scene, garnering Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best R&B Female Vocal Performance.  The excitement of Inseparable came with the fact that the daughter of Nat “King” Cole was thrilling audiences with her overwhelming vocal energy and fire.  Some critics even suggested that Natalie Cole was the new “Queen of Soul,” a comparison with Aretha Franklin that sometimes generated unwanted pressure and public backlash for Cole.  Despite all the attention Inseparable received, one fact remains: Natalie Cole released a debut album that stood the test of time. Inseparable is still full of the same vigor it possessed some 32 years ago.

Most legendary vocalists have their signature hits, and one of Natalie Cole’s is “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” which is among the most remarkable debut singles ever.  From the gospel piano intro to Cole’s soulful hums to the memorable lyrics and instrumental transitions, “This Will Be” was an excellently arranged track that became Cole’s first #1 R&B smash and remains a force on R&B and pop radio (and now serves as the theme song for eHarmony.com).  The title track, a heartfelt love ballad that became her second #1 single, is also an R&B classic largely due to the fine arrangement and Cole’s emotional vocal performance.  Classics like “Joey” and “I Can’t Say No” still receive airplay on R&B adult contemporary and quiet storm formats.   And tracks such as “Something For Nothing” “I Love Him So Much” and “How Come You Won’t Stay Here” showcase Cole’s relentlessly soulful vocals, combining to make Inseparable an astounding debut.  The final cut, “You” begins with Natalie’s sexy dialogue and evolves into a heart wrenching ballad where Cole lets loose vocally and emotionally.  This cut would later be covered by none other than Aretha Franklin. Thanks to the superb writing and production team of Chuck Jackson and the late Marvin Yancy and Cole’s unrestrained performance, Inseparable proved to be the beginning or continuation of a great musical legacy.


After Natalie Cole’s success with Inseparable, she went to record a string of highly successful gold and platinum albums as well as topping the R&B charts four more times and scoring numerous R&B and pop top ten hits.  Most recently, Cole recorded the Grammy nominated Leavin’, which was a return to her soulful roots.  Ironically, a track on that album, “The More You Do It, (The More I Like It Done),” pays homage to her classic hit “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love).”  One could say that Natalie Cole’s career has gone a highly successful full circle.  I would say that the circle is no where near complete and we have yet to hear more of the wonder of Natalie Cole.  The best is yet to come.  It is gratifying to listen where Natalie Cole’s musical journey began on Inseparable.  To those who have never heard this album, you are in for a “real” soulful musical experience. Highly recommended.
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Date July 24th, 2010

34 Responses to “Natalie Cole - 1975 - Inseparable”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    say hey, thanks for the share! and give my regards to mr moo. glad to see that he is still doing his thing, had a great blog back in the day!

  2. JTF Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    Thanks to you for this!

  3. Anonymous Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am

    For me, easily her best LP by light years. Every track is a winner with Natalie full of naive exhuberance. It’s hard to choose a fave, but “Joey”, “Something”, “Inseparable” and “I love him” really show the full spectrum of the lady’s promise under the supreme pen-power of Yancy & Jackson. Such a loss when she turned all smaltzy, jazzy, and ultimately faceless and dull - I always return to this LP to remind me what a gifted voice she once had. Soul at its almightiest.

  4. Sidney Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 11:35 am

    Wow, there’s loads of stuff here I’ve never heard. Thanks!

  5. tm the beat constructor, j/k Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    i just bought this album at the record store for a dollar, along with some other goodies… you never know what youll find in the dollar bins…. love this blog.

  6. Rod Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Fresh. Keep diggin!

  7. k02 Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 2:26 am

    Thanks

  8. Mick Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Excellent stuff!

  9. Zack Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 7:56 pm

    dope!!!! keep up the good work!!!!

  10. rich Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    this is a nice album thanx nikos

  11. dcat... Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    As always, many thanks for the great blog and the wonderful music you and the team share. Cheers!

  12. Robert Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:44 pm

    yess ive been looking for this!

  13. Krisch Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 1:29 am

    Thanks!

  14. invisiblenigma Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 2:53 am

    All around good album!! Much Thanks Nikos and Mr. Moo!!!

  15. Allain Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Awesome, cant wait to give this a good listen. Love the video too.

  16. Yiannis Says:
    July 28th, 2010 at 9:47 am

    I’ve been looking for this one. Thanks a lot…

  17. Kevin Says:
    July 28th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks for your hard work.

  18. Leonard Says:
    July 29th, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    Many thanks, only heard the title track, can’t wait to hear the rest.

  19. Robert Says:
    July 30th, 2010 at 4:28 am

    awesome thank you!!

  20. Jose Says:
    July 30th, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Timeless music. Thank u

  21. Lucas Says:
    August 1st, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Thanks for the chance….Many big thanks again !!

  22. Eugene Says:
    August 1st, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    As alway a massive respect & thank you to the team for sharing this album..which I have not heard before…so a pleasurable Sunday afternoon awaits me.

    Regards,

    Eugene

  23. albgardis Says:
    August 1st, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    Of course I know who Natalie Cole is, but I have never before seriously listened to any of her albums. Maybe played in the background or so, but never really sat down and listenend. Now I did.

    This is a great reflection of its time, recalling Shaft-like Funk on the first track, then even going a bit psychedelic with the reverbed Intro of the souly Joey. Really smooth! And the violins are playing…

    There are certainly many singers with a better voice than hers, but maybe that is only a matter of personal taste. Her voice is not really impressing me, but the instrumentations are, the arrangements are doing it for me!

    The creeping organ in “I can’t say no”! Wow, this is getting to me. The piano and the brass section in great harmony in the next track “This will be”, also with a wonderful background choir. This is actually swinging!

    Another track of funk is presented with “How come you won’t stay”.

    About “Your face stays in my mind”, I am OF COURSE biased, as I heard that track first by Precious Wilson in 1983. You know how that goes, if you heaar a track first by one singer, THAT version will be the ORIGINAL for you. No matter who really sang the original, the version you heard first will always stay YOUR original.

    Same here, despite the obvious fact that Cole’s version was recorded 8 years before Wilson’s, the Wilson track will stay the original for me. But the Cole version is very good too. Maybe the musical background in this version is even more carefully constructed, I am sensing a boogie rhythm here, while PW was clearly trying to make a danceable postdisco version.

    The album closes with a dramatic soul ballad “You”, and I feel the organ creeping up at me again (which is a good thing!), and the choir is giving a good portion of drama to it.

    All in all, this is outstanding for a first album.

  24. Nikos Says:
    August 1st, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    albgardis, thank you for sharing your feelings with this extensive review. Excellent!

  25. raggedy Says:
    August 2nd, 2010 at 2:29 am

    I could not agree more with albagardis’ remark on the first version you’ve heard of a song being the original for you. That is so true.
    I love Natalie mainly because her music was part of the best years of my life … forever in my mind and in my heart.

  26. Funky Skynet Says:
    August 3rd, 2010 at 4:41 am

    I prefer the “Thankfull” album, but this one is great too.

    Fav tracks : “Needing You”, “This Will be”, “Something For Nothing” & “How Come You Won’t Stay Here”

  27. Gareth Says:
    August 4th, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    I knew only a few songs of this. thanks for the opportunity to listen to the whole LP.

  28. Dylan Dog Says:
    August 5th, 2010 at 11:08 am

    just lovely! Thank u.

  29. Solomon Says:
    August 6th, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    A very good one. Peace.

  30. Albert Says:
    August 8th, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Perfect! I had no idea of this.

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    August 8th, 2010 at 1:23 pm

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    August 8th, 2010 at 1:24 pm

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  33. Peter Says:
    August 9th, 2010 at 1:47 am

    Nice post and nice debut from Natalie.

  34. mrB Says:
    August 22nd, 2010 at 9:40 am

    GREAT LP, thanks!!

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