Natalie Cole is Nat King Cole's daughter and Freddy's niece. Although not an instrumentalist like many, many others in her family, she did perform from a young age as a singer (including with her father) though it's not clear if that was her intended career path early in life. Only after university did she start performing in night clubs. She usually disappointed her audiences because her name implied the sophisticated jazz of her father when Natalie was more a student of gospel and Janis Joplin rock and roll.
Through these gigs however, she met up with producers Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy who saw promise in her act. Together, Natalie'd cut demos for potential record labels while Jackson and Yancy lent her their songs to perform. Her demos were turned down by most labels but one Capitol Records, or "The House that Nat Built". The trio would polish the demos for Natalie's 1975 debut album Inseparable that featured many gospel and soul inspired ballads tinged with the sound of the times, funk and proto-disco. Her hit single "This Will Be" shot up the charts to be followed by her album and second single, "Inseparable". For her instant fame and success, her initial burst of a career was capped with two Grammys: one for "This Will Be" (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) and one for Best New Artist.
Here is the discography surrounding Natalie Cole's debut album:
This Will Be (1975 single)
Inseperable
Inseperable (1975 single)
"This Will Be" by Natalie Cole
The 1975 Grammy for Best New Artist
Pass the Headphones!!
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