Friday, January 1, 2016

"Dangerous" by Natalie Cole (RIP)

The music world lost another great on New Years Eve, the wonderful Natalie Cole. Daughter of the legendary Nat "King" Cole, Natalie had well over a dozen chart successes, ranking her at #225 in the top 500 charting artists of all-time (according to 12th edition of Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles).

Natalie Cole first appeared on the charts in 1975 with her Grammy-winning classic, "This Will Be", which shot to #6 on the Billboard Top 100. She topped that in 1977 with the #5 hit, "I've Got Love On My Mind". In 1988, she had a big comeback hit by taking her version of "Pink Cadillac" to #5 and "Miss You Like Crazy" to #7. In 1991, technology allowed her to remake "Unforgettable" as a duet with her father, whose vocals were dubbed in from his 1961 version of the song. The tune went to #14 and earned a Grammy for Record & Song of the Year.

One of her often overlooked songs is the infectious, upbeat dance number, "Dangerous". The song stalled at #57 in 1985, but here it is in all of its 80s glory!


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