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Leavin' is Natalie Cole's first release since the success of her 2002 Verve debut, Ask a Woman Who Knows. A departure from the jazz standards and pop repertoire which she has recorded since 1991, Leavin' returns Cole to the R&B; origins of her earliest stardom with a modern twist as she reveals the soulful side of some contemporary rock hits and blows the dust off some great soul classics.

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With Leavin', her 20th studio album, Natalie Cole looks to be issuing a challenge to longtime listeners: if you're in, it's because you see stardust and are gripped by a warm sensation anytime her legendary voice eases through a speaker. If you're out, it's because you're not as musically adventurous as she is. Of the dozen songs here, only roughly a quarter could be cordoned off into classic R&B; territory; the rest amount to an artful but decidedly pop-leaning hodgepodge. In addition to the opening track, a cover of Fiona Apple's "Criminal" that does away with the original's raw, angry edge in favor of flipness and sass, Cole gamely tackles Neil Young's classic "Old Man" and Kate Bush's "The Man With the Child in His Eyes." If those songs seem effortful, she finds more even footing on the title track, a Shelby Lynne original ready-made for a classic soul reworking, as well as on Aretha Franklin's "Day Dreaming," which benefits from producer Dallas Austin's addition of a hip hop-lite fringe. Unsurprisingly for an artist of Cole's depth and caliber, Leavin's sole original track, "5 Minutes Away," is its best. Here is Natalie as the world knows and loves her: a belter born to dose up the stirrings of her soul with unmatched tenderness and bottomless love. --Tammy La Gorce

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  • Audio CD (September 26, 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Verve
  • ASIN: B000GPIPH4
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
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By John L. Hughes, Jr. on September 26, 2006
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On LEAVIN', Natalie Cole uses her magnificent voice to interpret an eclectic mix of pop, rock, r&b; and country songs. Highlights on this excellent album include the Shelby Lynne written title tune (done in the style of Natalie's 1977 hit "I'm Catching Hell"), a sassy version of Aretha Franklin's "Daydreaming", an inspirational Kate Bush composition "The Man With The Child In His Eyes", and Miss Cole's sexy ladylike performance on the Isley Brothers' ballad "Don't Say Goodnight". Another treat on this album is "The More You Do It", a top 10 r&b; hit for Ronnie Dyson co-written by Natalie's first husband, the late Marvin Yancy. On this sexy tune, Miss Cole tastefully throws in vocal riffs from her first hit "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" and the arrangement is in the style of Aretha Franklin's version of the Sam Cooke classic "You Send Me".

The biggest surprise on LEAVIN' is discovering that Natalie Cole arranged most of these songs by herself (Wow! What can't she do?). Here's hoping that Miss Cole's musical arranging talents will be used more in the future.
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Natalie Cole's latest cd: "Leavin" is more than just a covers album, and if the songs she chose weren't recognizable in name it would sound like a whole album of new songs. "Criminal" was redone totally, and she only adds to its greatness, Old Man is great also, but the track that stood out to me was Kate Bush's "The Man With the Child In His Eyes", she sung it so beautifully and with the backing of the choir it makes it even more touching. This album is worth buying, I was not only impressed, but I respect her artistic ability more than ever, she has covered songs all through her career, and now to have an album full, is music to my ears.
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Natalie Cole has unfortunately ventured (and not by her own will by any means) into the territory where the verterans all venture sooner or later-- the demise of commercial, mainstream success. Natalie Cole had her "day in the sun", her "heyday". Unfortunately, no release by the diva will be appreciated by a new audience, only by those who loved her in her youth and those who possess the so penned "old soul". Me being a young man, I guess that I have that "old soul" as I have special place in my heart and an acquired appreciations for the veterans in classic soul, classic Rock, and classic jazz among other important genres that have ultimately shaped today's musical sound from their innovations. Natalie Cole in my mind is no doubt one of those innovators, particularly considering she has the vocal power of Patti LaBelle coupled with the jazz inflections and nuances of some of the very best, classiest jazz vocalists. Very few have been able to come close to emulating the greatness of "Inseperable" or the rangy-technically difficult vocal passages of the sassy, jazz-filled "This Will Be", Natalies signature anthem. I'm not lauding LEAVIN' as being Cole's strongest album, but it certainly unfair that a diva who still can sing a lot better than most of today's "new" R&B; singers can't have a gold album. Sure Natalie's "heydey" or "peak" may have passed, but she sounds as strong and as soulful as ever on LEAVIN' which is a covers album for the most part.

"Criminal" is the very first surprise from the album, and proves to be very convincing. Who could tackle Fiona Apple but Apple herself? Somehow, being the veteran that she is, Cole pulls off "Criminal" very well with jazz-influenced rock production supporting her powerhouse vocals.
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Natalie Cole returns with her most adventurous exploration of personally admired compositions from Pop-Rock-R&B-Country; Music's most prolific singer-songwriters she's had the pleasure to share the radio-chart spotlight with, throughout her brilliant career. Like her current Verve[and previously Capitol & Elektra]Records labelmate and radio-chart run comadre, Linda Ronstadt, Miss Cole is one of our very few and extraordinarily gifted artists who is daring and adventurous enough to risk everything careerwise by immersing her talent, and expanding her range, into an intense exploration of music from various genres and eras, other than her 'mainstream base' where her fans always expect her to not drift too far from. Milestone, after milestone album from Natalie Cole continues to rise and glow from the expansive musical ground she never denies she is inspired from - be it Rock, R&B;, Jazz, Pop, Country - she possesses a rare vocal talent she easily transforms into an irressistably dazzling instrument of range and note. The 'main attraction' here is Miss Cole's marvelous vocal instrument! Miss Cole, visually, is more beautiful than ever - which makes for a very attractive album cover. I've always felt Shelby Lynne was robbed by unintelligent and tasteless radio station programmers of a monsterous radio/chart hit of her original, "Leavin'" - but Natalie revives this brilliance with a personally stamped cover version, adding a whole new "WOWzer" twist of her own! Natalie's "Leavin" comes from another remarkably different dimension - it's a vocalized mini-movie drama demanding notice of its own! Another smoldering track is "The Man With The Child In His Eyes", Natalie's most assured Power-Pop ballad to date.Read more ›
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