This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

"This Will Be" is a song written by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy, and performed by American singer Natalie Cole. Often appended with "(An Everlasting Love)" but not released as such, this was Natalie Cole's debut single released in April 1975 and one of her biggest hits, becoming a number-one R&B and number-six pop smash in the United States^[1] and also reaching the UK Top 40. Cole won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, a category that had previously been dominated by Aretha Franklin. It would also help her win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Cole had been turned down by every label approached, but finally gained the interest of Larkin Arnold, who at the time was the executive of Capitol Records, through demos produced by Jackson and Yancy. The two wrote the song at the end of sessions for Arnold, just as he and Cole were about to leave town.^[2]

Chart positions

In the media

The song appears on the soundtrack albums for the following films:

• While You Were Sleeping (1995)
• The Parent Trap (1998). The movie opened with "L-O-V-E", by Natalie's father Nat King Cole, and closed credits with this song.
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Taxi (2004).
• Must Love Dogs (2005)
• Alles Is Liefde, a Dutch remake of Love Actually (2007)
• Swinging with the Finkels (2010)

And is featured in the following films:

• While You Were Sleeping (1995)
• If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
• A Cinderella Story (2004)
• Bride Wars (2009)
• The Bounty Hunter (2010)

The beat was used in the E-Harmony commercial.

The song was used in RuPaul's Drag Race during an episode in which Cole guest judged alongside Amber Riley, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.

References

External links

• Song review on Allmusic
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics