Dangerous (Natalie Cole album)

Dangerous
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	May 15, 1985
Recorded	1984–85
Genre	R&B soul dance-rock
Label	Modern/Atco
Producer	Gary Skardina Marti Sharron Harold Beatty Eddie Cole Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole chronology
I'm Ready (1983) Dangerous (1985) Everlasting (1987)

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Dangerous is a 1985 album by American singer Natalie Cole released on May 15, 1985, through the Atco Records-distributed Modern Records label. The album reached peak positions of number 140 on the Billboard 200 and number 48 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

Reception

The album reached peak positions at number 140 on the Billboard 200 and number 48 on Billboard‘s R&B Albums chart. The lead single "Dangerous" was a modest hit and peak top 20 on US R&B Songs and a top 10 chart hit on the US Dance Songs chart. "A Little Bit of Heaven" hit the top 10 on US Adult Songs and only reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was used as a recurring love theme for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the television soap opera Santa Barbara.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dangerous"	Marti Sharron Stephen Mitchell Gary Skardina	Sharron Skardina	3:49
2.	"Billy the Kid Next Door"	Edward Holland, Jr. Harold Beatty	Beatty	4:40
3.	"Secrets"	Dianne Steinberg Sharron	Sharron Skardina	4:13
4.	"Nobody's Soldier"	David Lasley Willie Wilcox	Sharron Skardina	4:04
5.	"Opposites Attract"	Holland Beatty R. David R. Holland	Beatty	3:43
6.	"A Little Bit of Heaven"	Graham Lyle Richard Kerr	Sharron Skardina	4:03
7.	"Your Car (My Garage)"	Holland Beatty	Beatty	4:05
8.	"Love is On the Way"	Eddie Cole Natalie Cole	E. Cole N. Cole	4:51
9.	"The Gift"	Mark Davis Sharron	Sharron Skardina	3:12
Total length:				54:35

Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (2, 5, 7)
• Paul Fox – synthesizers (1)
• Charles Judge – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (3), bass programming (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
• Rory Kaplan – synthesizers (1)
• Jamie Sheriff – synthesizers (1, 4)
• Stephen Mitchell – synthesizers (1), synthesizer programming (1), drum machine (1), arrangements (1)
• Greg Wright – synthesizers (2, 5, 7), arrangements (2, 5, 7)
• Michael Rochelle – synthesizer programming (2)
• Greg Phillinganes – additional synthesizers (3)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (4, 6, 9), acoustic piano (4)
• Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizers (4, 6, 9)
• David Joyce – keyboards (8), backing vocals (8)
• Michael Boyd – guitar (1)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (1), guitars (8)
• Josh Sklair – rhythm guitar (2), guitar solo (2), guitars (5, 7)
• Sheldon Sondheim – additional rhythm guitar (2)
• Roland Bautista – rhythm guitar (3), synth guitar (3)
• Dean Parks – guitars (4, 6), rhythm guitar (9)
• Nathan East – bass (1, 4, 6)
• Keith Nelson – bass (5)
• Freddie Washington – bass (8, 9)
• Craig Burbidge – drum programming (2)
• Larry Talbert – drum programming (2)
• John Robinson – drums (4, 6, 9)
• Robert Jacobs – Simmons drums (7)
• Robert Shipley – drum overdubs (8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
• Gary Skardina – tambourine (1), arrangements (1, 4, 9)
• Marti Sharron – arrangements (1, 4, 9), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
• Steve Forman – additional percussion (3)
• Jerry Hey – flugelhorn solo (4)
• Ron Brown – saxophones (5)
• David Majal Li – saxophones (5)
• Fred Wesley – trombone (5)
• Ray Brown – trumpet (5)
• Nolan Smith – trumpet (5)
• Marti Sharron – arrangements (1, 4, 9), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
• Gene Page – arrangements (4, 6, 8), string arrangements (4, 9), rhythm arrangements (9)
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
• Van Ross Redding – backing vocals (1, 3, 4), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4)
• Eddie Cole – backing vocals (4, 5, 8), saxophone solo (7), arrangements (8)
• Katrina Perkins – backing vocals (8)
• Yasmin "Sissy" Peoples – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Paul E. Fishkin – executive producer
• Marti Sharron – producer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
• Gary Skardina – producer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), engineer (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), mixing (6, 9)
• Harold Beatty – producer (2, 5, 7)
• Eddie Cole – producer (8)
• Natalie Cole – producer (8)
• Steve Thompson – additional producer, mixing
• Michael Barbiero – mixing
• Craig Burbidge – recording (2, 5)
• Michael Mancini – string engineer (4)
• Mark Wolfson – recording (8), mixing (8), string engineer (9)
• Bill Bottrell – mixing (1)
• Taavi Mote – mixing (2, 5)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 4)
• Jon Ingoldsby – additional engineer (1, 3, 4, 6), assistant engineer (9)
• Casey McMackin – additional engineer (1, 3, 4, 6), assistant engineer (9)
• Robert Feist – additional engineer (3, 4), assistant engineer (9)
• Stan Katayama – assistant engineer (2)
• Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer (2), mix assistant (8)
• Daren Klein – assistant engineer (3, 4)
• Kirk Butler – recording assistant (8)
• Peter Lewis – recording assistant (8), string engineer (9)
• Steve Hug – recording assistant (8)
• Greg Penny – assistant engineer (9)
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Karin Patterson – production coordinator (2, 5, 7)
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Keith Hodges – clothes
• Adrian Houghton – hair stylist
• Jeff Angel – make-up
• Dan Cleary – management

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	140
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	48