Good to Be Back

Track listing

1. "Safe" - 3:46
2. "As a Matter of Fact" - 3:57
3. "The Rest of the Night" - 4:33
4. "Miss You Like Crazy" 3:53
5. "I Do" - 3:56
6. "Good to Be Back" - 4:19
7. "Gonna Make You Mine" - 4:34
8. "Starting Over Again" - 4:13
9. "Don't Mention My Heartache" - 4:44
10. "I Can't Cry" - 4:17
11. "Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat" - 4:05

    Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Claude Gaudette – keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
• Don Boyette – keyboards, synthesizer, bass, arrangements
• Roman Johnson – synthesizer, keyboards
• Steve Lindsey – synthesizer, programming, sounds
• Sam Ward – synthesizer, programming, sounds
• Robbie Buchanan – piano, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements, string arrangements
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, programming
• Ren Klyce – programming
• Jeff Scott – piano, Fender Rhodes
• Lee Curreri – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, programming, arrangements
• Jeff Rona – synthesizer, programming
• Phil Shenale – synthesizer, programming
• Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ
• Rich Tancredi – keyboards, arrangements
• Charles Floyd – piano, synthesizer
• Teddy Castellucci – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Michael Thompson – guitar
• Bob Cadway – guitar
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
• Paul Robinson – bass guitar
• Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
• John Robinson – drums
• Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
• Joey Franco – drums
• Ric Wake – drums, arrangements
• Armand Grimaldi – drums
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Greg Gigi Gonaway – cymbal
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Tom Scott – alto saxophone
• David Woodford – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Roberts – tenor saxophone
• Garrett Adkins – trombone
• Rick Braun – trumpet
• André Fischer – arrangements, brush overdubs
• Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements, string arrangements
• Steve Skinner – arrangements
• Dennis Lambert – vocal arrangements
• Penny Ford – vocal arrangements
• Eddie Cole – backing vocals, arrangements, finger snaps
• David Joyce – backing vocals, synthesizer, arrangements
• Katrina Perkins – backing vocals
• Sandra Simmons – backing vocals
• Freddie Jackson – lead vocals
• Jamillah Muhammad – backing vocals
• Shelly Peiken – backing vocals
• Billy T. Scott – backing vocals

  Production

• Producers – Dennis Lambert ; Don Boyette ; André Fischer ; Michael Masser ; Narada Michael Walden ; Roman Johnson ; Lee Curreri ; Ric Wake ; Eddie Cole.
• Executive Producers – Dan Cleary and Natalie Cole
• Production Coordination on Tracks 4 & 8 – Steve James
• Recording Engineers – Doug Rider ; Mick Guzauski and Richard McKernan ; Russ Terrana ; Calvin Harris ; David Frazer ; John Carter, Jimmy Hoyson, John Beverly Jones and Rick McCormick ; Bob Cadway ; Craig Burbidge.
• Additional Recording – Dave Bianco ; Brian Malouf ; Gabe Veltri.
• Assistant Engineers – Richard McKernan, Claudio Ordenas, Jeff Poe and Toby Wright ; Steve James ; Dana Jon Chappelle ; Rick Butz, Jim McCaan and Marnie Riley ; Bill Dooley, Mark Hagen, Joe Schiff and Paul Wertheimer ; Chris Fuhrman, Jimmy Hoyson and Craig Johnson.
• Mixing – Brian Malouf ; André Fischer ; Mick Guzauski ; Calvin Harris ; David Frazer ; Bob Cadway ; Eddie Cole.
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
• Art Direction – Henry Marquez
• Design – LuAnn Graffeo
• Photography – Matthew Ralston
• Management – Dan Cleary Management Associates

  Singles

• "Miss You Like Crazy" – Released: March 15, 1989
• "I Do" – Released: June 10, 1989
• "The Rest of the Night" – Released: September 4, 1989
• "As A Matter Of Fact" – Released: October 30, 1989
• "Good to Be Back" - Released: November 26, 1989
• "Starting Over Again" – Released: January 1, 1990
• "Wild Women Do " – Released: February 26, 1990

  Charts