Niecy
| Niecy | ||||
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| Studio album by Deniece Williams | ||||
| Released | March 19, 1982 | |||
| Recorded |
1981 at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Thom Bell, Deniece Williams | |||
| Deniece Williams chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
Niecy is a 1982 album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released on the Columbia Records label. The album went to numbers 20 and 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums and Billboard R&B Albums charts. Featured on the album was a cover of The Royalettes' "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", which was released as a single and peaked at number 1, 6 and 10 on the U.S. Billboard R&B, Adult Contemporary Singles and Hot 100 charts respectively.[3]
Track listing
Original Release
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Waiting By The Hotline" | Thom Bell, Deniece Williams | 3:40 |
| 2. | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" | Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman, Bob Weinstein | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Love Notes" | Skip Scarborough | 4:22 |
| 4. | "I Believe in Miracles" | Kenny LaMar, Dave Raynor | 2:52 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "How Does It Feel" | 5:50 | |
| 6. | "Waiting" | Thom Bell, Deniece Williams | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Now is The Time for Love" | Thom Bell, Deniece Williams | 4:09 |
| 8. | "A Part of Love" | Kevin Bassinson | 3:39 |
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. Billboard R&B Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums | 20 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | ||
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles | 6 | ||
| "Waiting By The Hotline" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 103 | |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 29 | ||
| "Waiting" | 72 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Bob Babbitt - Bass, Piccolo
- Thom Bell - Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Charles Collins - Drums
- Bobby Eli - Guitar
- Joseph B. Jefferson - Vocals
- George Merrill - Synthesizer, Background Vocals
- Bill Neale - Guitar
- Don Renaldo - Strings, Horn
- Ed Shea - Percussion
- Larry Washington - Percussion
- Deniece Williams - Vocals
Technical
- Thom Bell - Producer
- Joe Tarsia - Engineer
- Deniece Williams - Producer
- Nancy Donald - design
- Allan Luftig - photography
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- 1 2 3 4 "Niecy -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Deniece Williams - Niecy". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
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| Related topics | |
 Book:Deniece Williams | |
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