Natalie Cole! "This Will Be" ~ Wow, love it! Day 11, of Book Tour, 1/11/21

Natalie Cole! Wow, "This Will Be" is such a phenomenal song, and her vocals are out of this world! As you probably know, her Dad was Nat King Cole. I have a new appreciation for Natalie Cole, and this is now in my go-to list for songs when I want to dance and get my day going. In doing some research on this song, I see that she recorded it as a single in 1975. It was written by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy. As you probably know, the words "an everlasting love" became a natural addition to the song title, even though they were never in the actual title of: "This Will Be." From this single, Natalie won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, in this space that had been dominated by Aretha Franklin. This song also helped Natalie win the Grammy for Best New Artist. I couldn't find a good picture of the single, so I'll use a different picture here, to celebrate the one and only: Natalie Cole! #randb #pop #motown #soul #capitolrecords #nataliecole #natkingcole #popcharts #thiswillbe Thank you, thank you, ~~ Adam Chiocca ~~ [post for today, day 11 for my 2nd book, on this, my 2nd book tour, 1/11/21]

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