- My Melody (Deniece Williams album)
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My Melody Studio album by Deniece Williams Released March 13, 1981 Recorded Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios. Genre R&B Length 39:13 Label Columbia/ARC Producer Thom Bell, Deniece Williams Deniece Williams chronology When Love Comes Calling
(1979)My Melody
(1981)Niecy
(1982)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] My Melody is a 1981 album by Deniece Williams released on Columbia Records. The album went to number 13 on the Black Album Chart and My Melody also featured the singles Silly and What Two Can Do which peaked at number 11 and 17 on the Black Singles charts respectively.[2] My Melody has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.[3]
Contents
Track listing
Original Release
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "My Melody" Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:12 2. "It's Your Conscience" Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:53 3. "Silly" Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams 5:56 4. "Strangers" 6:26 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "What Two Can Do" Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 3:50 6. "You're All That Matters" Thom Bell, Preston Glass, Alan Glass, Deniece Williams 5:17 7. "Suspicious" Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:14 8. "Sweet Surrender" Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:21 Charts
Album – Billboard Year Chart Position Country 1981 Black Albums 13 US 1981 Pop Albums 74 US Singles – Billboard Year Single Chart Position 1981 "It's Your Conscience" Black Singles 45 US 1981 "Silly" Pop Singles 53 US 1981 "Silly" Black Singles 11 US 1981 "What Two Can Do" Black Singles 17 US Personnel
Musicians
- Bob Babbitt - Bass
- Thom Bell - Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Charles Collins - Drums
- Bobby Eli - Guitar
- Carl Helm - Background Vocals
- George Merrill - Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Bill Neale - Guitar
- Don Renaldo - Strings, Horn
- Ed Shea - Percussion
- Arthur Stoppe - Engineer
- Larry Washington - Percussion
- Deniece Williams - Vocals
Production
- Thom Bell - Arranger, Conductor, Producer
- Jim Gallagher - Engineer
- Joe Gastwirt - Remastering
- Don Murray - Engineer, Mixing
- Mike Reese - Mastering
- Arthur Stoppe - Engineer
- Deniece Williams - Producer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c d "My Melody -Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21890. Retrieved 24th June, 2009.
- ^ "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=DENIECE%20WILLIAMS&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 24thth June, 2009.
- ^ a b "Deniece Williams - My Melody". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Deniece-Williams-My-Melody/release/1250288. Retrieved 24th June, 2009.
Studio albums This Is Niecy (1976) · Song Bird (1977) · When Love Comes Calling (1979) · My Melody (1981) · Niecy (1982) · I'm So Proud (1983) · Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) · Hot On the Trail (1986) · Water Under the Bridge (1987) · As Good As It Gets (1988) · Love Solves It All (1996) · This Is My Song (1998) · Love, Niecy Style (2007)Other albums That's What Friends Are For (1978)Singles Duet singles "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) · "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) · "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984)Related topics Book:Deniece Williams Categories:- Deniece Williams albums
- 1981 albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Albums produced by Thom Bell
- Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
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