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Niecy 
Studio album by Deniece Williams Released March 19, 1982 Recorded Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios. Genre R&B Label Columbia Producer Thom Bell, Deniece Williams Deniece Williams chronology My Melody
(1981)Niecy
(1982)I'm So Proud
(1983)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Robert Christgau (B+)[2] Niecy is a 1982 album by 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 The Royalettes's 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]
Contents
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 Shay - Percussion
- Larry Washington - Percussion
- Deniece Williams - Vocals
Production
- Thom Bell - Producer
- Joe Tarsia - Engineer
- Deniece Williams - Producer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ a b c d "Niecy -Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21891. Retrieved 24th June, 2009.
- ^ a b "Deniece Williams - Niecy". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Deniece-Williams-Niecy/release/1696797. 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 WilliamsCategories:- Deniece Williams albums
- 1982 albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Albums produced by Thom Bell
- Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
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