Unforgettable: With Love

Probably one of the best albums ever made. Astonishingly great production values. A remarkable talent. A must for any music lover.

Natalie Cole, one of the preeminent vocalists of our time, puts her pop/r&b career on hold for this labor of love. Partly as a tribute to her late, great father, Nat "King" Cole, Natalie covers 22 of his greatest hits from the classic American songbook that made him famous. Much is so achingly romantic it practically hurts. Everything about this album is outstanding: production, arrangements, choice of songs, performance and sales (over 14 million units and counting). Unarguably one of the ten greatest albums of all time of any genre.

The power and love that Natalie has put into this CD has all the earmarks of her debut album of many years ago. Her talent really shines and if her father was still alive he would have to say : well done.

I really enjoyed this CD. I could almost feel the presence of Natalie's father while she sang his songs. It's a very romantic CD and makes great cocktail/dinner music.

If one were to fill a MUSICAL time capsule, then "Unforgettable: With Love" would be placed in it. Not only is the album does the album pay tribute to one of the all-time greats of music, Cole's father Nat, but it is a multiple Grammy-winner that appealed to fans of many genres.

Cole is very effective singing the standards made famous by her father and realizes that his stamp is emblazoned on most of them. She never tries to imitate him, just offers her own spin on such gems as "Mona Lisa," "Smile," "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Nature Boy," and "Our Love is Here to Stay."

Of course, no musical collection would be complete without the landmark and one-of-a-kind (at the time) pairing of father and daughter on "Unforgettable."

The song is just as the title says and worthy of the praise it has garnered since its release.

I can't believe that I didn't buy this album sixteen years ago.

Where was my brain???