''Good to Be Back'' is a 1989 album by American singer

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. Released on April 19, 1989, by EMI USA, It includes the singles "

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" which peaked at number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the

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and

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charts in 1989. It reached number 2 on the

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, becoming her biggest chart hit single there."Natalie Cole"
at Official Charts. The single "I Do" with

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hit the top 10 on US R&B Songs and the top 20 on US Dance Songs chart, two other singles released from the album: "The Rest of the Night" (UK No. 56) and " Starting Over Again" (UK No. 56).

Track listing

1990 UK & Europe reissue includes "

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" (Power Mix with Rap) as Track 1 (12 tracks total) from the original motion picture soundtrack '' Pretty Woman''. Written by Greg Prestopino, Sam Lorber and

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and produced by André Fischer.
The LP track length (4:18) and CD track length (4:29). The track was also noted to have been produced in 1990 rather than 1989 so this was probably a later issue of the album as the copyright notice was for 1990. The song is not listed on various 1991 USA reissues for this album in either Allmusic or Discogs listings, but had been released in various mixes on 7", 12" vinyl and CD singles in 1990.

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 9), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 7) * Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1, 3, 6), synthesizers (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 6) * Don Boyette – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), bass (2), arrangements (2) * Roman Johnson – synthesizers (2, 7), keyboards (7) * Steve Lindsey – synthesizer programming (2), sounds (2) * Sam Ward – synthesizer programming (2, 7), sounds (2, 7) * Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (4, 8), Fender Rhodes (4, 8), rhythm track arrangements (4, 8), string arrangements (8) *

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– keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), bass (5), drum programming (5) *

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– E-mu Emulator II (5),

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(5) * Jeff Scott – Fender Rhodes (9), acoustic piano (9) *

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– keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9), synthesizer programming (9), arrangements (9) *

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– synthesizer programming (9) * Phil Shenale (

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) – synthesizer programming (9) *

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– Hammond B3 organ (9) * Rich Tancredi – keyboards (10), arrangements (10) * Charles Floyd – acoustic piano (11), synthesizers (11) *

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– guitars (1) * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 4, 6, 8) *

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– guitars (4) * Michael Thompson – guitars (7) * Bob Cadway – guitars (10) * Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 6, 9) * Paul Robinson – bass (4) *

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– bass (8) * Jimmy Johnson – bass (11) * John Robinson – drums (3) *

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– drums (4, 7, 8), percussion (7) *

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– drums (10) *

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– drums (10), arrangements (10) * Armand Grimaldi – drums (11) *

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– percussion (1, 3, 6) *

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– cymbal (5) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9) * Tom Scott – alto saxophone (9) * David Woodford – baritone saxophone (9) * Jimmy Roberts – tenor saxophone (9) * Garrett Adkins – trombone (9) *

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– trumpet (9) * André Fischer – arrangements (2), brush overdubs (11) *

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– rhythm arrangements (8), string arrangements (8) * Steve Skinner – arrangements (10) *

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– vocal arrangements (1, 3, 6) * Penny Ford – vocal arrangements (7) * Eddie Cole – backing vocals (1), arrangements (11), finger snaps (11) * David Joyce – backing vocals (1), synthesizers (11), arrangements (11) * Katrina Perkins – backing vocals (1, 7) * Sandra Simmons – backing vocals (1) *

– lead vocals (5) * Jamillah Muhammad – backing vocals (10) * Shelly Peiken – backing vocals (10) * Billy T. Scott – backing vocals (10)

Production

* Dan Cleary – executive producer * Natalie Cole – executive producer * Dennis Lambert – producer (1, 3, 6) * André Fischer – producer (2, 7), mixing (2, 9, 11) * Don Boyette – associate producer (2) * Michael Masser – producer (4, 8) * Narada Michael Walden – producer (5) * Roman Johnson – associate producer (7) * Lee Curreri – producer (9) * Ric Wake – producer (10) * Eddie Cole – producer (11), mixing (11) * Doug Rider – recording (1, 3, 6) * Mick Guzauski – recording (2, 7), mixing (2, 7, 9, 11) * Richard McKernan – recording (2, 7), assistant engineer (3, 6) * Calvin Harris – recording (4, 8), mixing (4, 8) * Russ Terrana – engineer (4) * David Frazer – recording (5), mixing (5) * John Carter – engineer (9) * Jimmy Hoyson – engineer (9), assistant engineer (9) * John Beverly Jones – engineer (9) * Rick McCormick – engineer (9) * Bob Cadway – recording (10), mixing (10) * Craig Burbidge – engineer (11) * Dave Bianco – additional recording (1, 3, 6) *

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– additional recording (1, 6), mixing (1, 3, 6) * Gabe Veltri – additional recording (1, 3, 6) * Claudio Ordenas – assistant engineer (3, 6) * Jeff Poe – assistant engineer (3, 6) * Toby Wright – assistant engineer (3, 6) * Steve James – assistant engineer (4, 8), production coordinator (4, 8) * Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer (5) * Rick Butz – assistant engineer (7) * Jim McCaan – assistant engineer (7) * Marnie Riley – assistant engineer (7) * Bill Dooley – assistant engineer (8) * Mark Hagen – assistant engineer (8) * Joe Schiff – assistant engineer (8) * Paul Wertheimer – assistant engineer (8) * Chris Fuhrman – assistant engineer (9) * Craig Johnson – assistant engineer (9) *

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– mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA) * Henry Marquez – art direction * LuAnn Graffeo – design *

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– photography

Singles

* "

" – Released: March 15, 1989 * "I Do" (duet with

) – Released: June 10, 1989 * "The Rest of the Night" – Released: September 4, 1989 * "As A Matter Of Fact" – Released: October 30, 1989 * "Good to Be Back" - Released: November 26, 1989 * " Starting Over Again" – Released: January 1, 1990 * "

" (Power Mix with Rap) – Released: 1990

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Good To Be Back 1989 albums Natalie Cole albums Albums produced by Michael Masser Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden Elektra Records albums EMI Records albums