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Natalie Cole

Someone That I Used to Love
1980 · via Kanye West
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Underneath "Heard ’Em Say" sits a Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin song that Natalie Cole cut first in 1980. Barbra Streisand took a run at it later, but Cole's is where Kanye's sample lives.

Before Kanye ever woke up Mr. West, Natalie Cole had "Someone That I Used to Love" on record in 1980, and Barbra Streisand found it later. Flip it over and look at the writers; Gerry Goffin's name opens a lot of doors.

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Liner notes

Written by Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin.

First recorded by Natalie Cole in 1980.

Also recorded by Lani Misalucha (2008), Barbra Streisand (1989), Devon Sinclair (1993).

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Kanye West's "Heard ’Em Say" samples an earlier song, "Someone That I Used to Love." Who recorded that song first?Natalie Cole
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Kanye West's "Wake Up Mr. West" samples "Someone That I Used to Love," written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. Who recorded that song first?Natalie Cole
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