Music Review

Stardust

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Natalie Cole

Yet another duet with her late dad, Nat King Cole, on ''When I Fall in Love'' will leave some misty-eyed, and big-band numbers like ''Two for the Blues'' exude a '40s zip, but Natalie Cole's current nostalgiafest isn't quite unforgettable. The title track drags, and her jazzy high notes grow predictable. Polished arrangements add a lift, but a few of Stardust's 19 tracks — including a Portuguese ditty called ''Dindi'' — could have been left on the mixing-room floor. B-

Originally posted Sep 27, 1996 Published in issue #346 Sep 27, 1996 Order article reprints

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