Re: Generations

Nat King Cole | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B001N26HGU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,467 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lush Life (Cee-Lo)

2. Straighten Up and Fly Right (will.i.am & Natalie Cole)

3. Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist)

4. Brazilian Love Song (Michaelangelo L'Acqua & Bebel Gilberto)

5. The Game of Love (Nas & Salaam Remi)

6. Walkin' My Baby Back Home (The Roots)

7. Hit That Jive, Jack (Souldiggaz & Izza Kizza)

8. Calypso Blues (Stephen & Damian Marley)

9. More and More of Your Amour (Bitter:Sweet)

10. El Choclo (Brazilian Girls)

11. Pick-up (Just Blaze)

12. Anytime Anyday Anywhere (Amp Fiddler)

13. Nature Boy (TV On The Radio)

Editorial Reviews

2009 release featuring re-imagined and remixed versions of some of Nat's biggest tunes by today's biggest stars. What has brought The Roots, TV On The Radio, Cee-Lo, Nas, Cut Chemist, will.i.am, Natalie Cole, Bebel Gilberto and other music visionaries together? Discover the magic of Nat King Cole dressed in new clothes! 13 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LIT Monthly Review, March 24, 2009

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M. Beneventi "KillerBumbleBee" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Re: Generations (Audio CD)

This is a pretty cool idea: Hip Hoop, Latin, reggae and pop artists covering some of the genius' most notable tunes. That said, it feels like the "generation" gap is simply too wide. Newer beats and stylings don't always fit with Mr. Cole's era of songwriting. It is intriguing and filled with talent like will.i.am, The Roots, Nas, Cut Chemist and more, but few tunes rate a second listen. The exceptions definitely worth a download and a dance are "Lush Life" (Cee-Lo), "Calypso Blues" (Damien and Stephen Marley) and "Pick Up" (Just Blaze). Sample at iTunes before you buy. (Mark Beneventi)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relax, all you haters!, June 28, 2009

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Signor Emanuel Ravelli "Captain Spaulding" (Mendon, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Re:Generations (MP3 Download)

Relax, all you haters! As a huge Nat King Cole fan, I'm puzzled by all the concern voiced here about desecrating the music. It's really not that big a deal, it's actually interesting, and gives a few otherwise unmemorable tunes a bit more life. Finally, if this re-imagining actually gets only one teenager out there to buy a real Nat King Cole CD, it's well worth it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate widening of generation gap..., July 6, 2009

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Janis Moore Campbell "jmc - rif" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Re: Generations (Audio CD)

Dunno exactly what I was expecting; but, I am pretty certain Nat Cole would surely concur, "Yes, forgettable! That's was this was..."