Snowfall on the Sahara

Snowfall on the Sahara is a 1999 album by American singer Natalie Cole. It was released by Elektra on June 22, 1999.[1]

Snowfall on the Sahara
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	June 22, 1999[1]
Genre	R&B soul jazz pop
Label	Elektra
Producer	Phil Ramone
Natalie Cole chronology
Stardust (1996) Snowfall on the Sahara (1999) The Magic of Christmas (1999)

Track listing

Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes[2]

1. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) - 4:16
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Rob Mathes
2. "Reverend Lee" (Gene McDaniels) - 5:09
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Rob Mathes
3. "Snowfall on the Sahara" (Natalie Cole, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) - 4:22
   Produced and Arranged by Peter Wolf and David Foster
4. "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Michael Ruff) - 4:40
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Rob Mounsey
5. "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) - 5:13
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Vocals arranged by Natalie Cole
   Music arranged by Rob Mathes
6. "Say You Love Me" (Dewayne Julius Rogers) - 4:53
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Rob Mathes
7. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) - 4:07
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Rob Mounsey
8. "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) - 4:29
   Produced and Arranged by David Foster
   Strings arranged by William Ross
9. "His Eyes, Her Eyes" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 5:57
   Produced by Phil Ramone
   Music arranged by Bob Krogstad
10. "Since You Asked" (Judy Collins) - 3:58
    Produced by Phil Ramone
    Music arranged by Rob Mounsey
11. "Gotta Serve Somebody" (Bob Dylan) - 5:17
    Produced by Phil Ramone
    Music arranged by Rob Mathes
12. "Stay With Me" (George David Weiss, Jerry Ragovoy) - 4:10
    Produced by Phil Ramone
    Music arranged by Rob Mathes

Personnel

Information is based on AllMusic[1] and the Album’s Liner Notes[2]

Vocalists

• Natalie Cole - lead vocals, background vocals
• Background Vocals: Robin Clark, Diva Gray, Curtis King, Phil Ramone, Vanesse Thomas, Fonzi Thornton and Darryl Tookes
• Background and Additional Vocals: Rob Mathes
• Background Vocals (guest): Luther Vandross

String Section

• Violins: Murray Adler, Abe Appleman, Avril Brown, Barry Finclair, Tiffany Yi Hu, Regis Iandiorio, Joe Ketendjian, Gary Kuo, Ann Leathers, Isabella Lippi, Jan Mullen, Sara Parkins, Paul Peabody, Rafael Rishik, Bob Sanov, Marti Sweet, Kimiyo Takeya, Donna Tecco and Jennifer Walton
• Cellos: Stephen Erdody, Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard Locker, Mark Orrin Shuman and Cecilia Tsan
• Violas: Mary Helen Ewing, Crystal Garner, Rick Gerding, Mimi Granat, Juliet Haffner, Carol Landon, Andrew Picken and Sue Pray
• Concertmasters: Endre Granat and Carol Webb

Other Instruments

• Dave Bargeron - tenor trombone, bass trombone
• Virgil Blackwell - clarinet
• Bob Carlisie - French horn
• Clifford Carter - Hammond organ
• Pete Christlieb - clarinet, tenor sax
• Ronnie Cuber - baritone sax
• Jacqui Danilow - bass played by
• Charlie Davis - trumpet
• Rick DePofi - tenor sax
• Louise de Tullio - flute
• Nathan East - bass played by (guest)
• Lawrence Feldman - alto sax
• David Finck - bass played by
• David Foster - keyboards (guest)
• Simon Franglen - synclavier
• Steve Gadd - drums (guest)
• Terry Harrington - clarinet, tenor sax
• Dave Hughart - bass played by
• Harold Jones - drums
• Jeff Kievit - trumpet
• Chris Komer - French horn
• Abe Laboriel Jr. - drum loop
• Will Lee - bass played by (guest)
• Diane Lesser - oboe
• Warren Leuning - trumpet
• Gayle Levant - harp
• Tony Levin - bass played by (guest)
• Charles Loper - trombone
• Rob Mathes - Wurlitzer, keyboards, dobro, electric guitar
• Bob McChesney - trombone
• Edward Meares - bass played by
• Jeff Mironov - electric guitar, slide guitar, additional guitars
• Lanny Morgan - flute, alto flute, alto sax
• John Moses - clarinet
• Rob Mounsey - Theremin, keyboards, electric piano
• Jack Nimitz - baritone sax, bass clarinet
• Jim Pugh - tenor trombone
• Carl Saunders - trumpet
• Pamela Sklar - flute
• Phillip Teele - trombone
• Michael Thompson - guitar
• David Tofani - tenor sax
• Dave Trigg - trumpet
• Terry Trotter - piano
• Peter Wolf - musician (guest)

References

1. Cole, Natalie (22 June 1999). "Snowfall on the Sahara". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
2. Cole, Natalie. "Snowfall on the Sahara" (Album Notes). Elektra. 1999.