02/02/2021

Deniece Williams "The Best Of Deniece Williams - Gonna Take A Miracle" (1996) -Smooth Soul / Contemporary R&B / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Columbia Records


États-Unis 01 - Free (Deniece Williams, Helen Redd, Nathan Watts & Susaye Greene)
02 - I Found Love (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Randy Nichols)
03 - Cause You Love Me, Baby (Deniece Williams)
04 - That's What Friends Are For (Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett & Lani Groves)
05 - God Is Amazing (Deniece Williams)
06 - Baby, Baby, My Love's All For You (Verdine White & Robert Wright)
07 - When Love Comes Calling (Deniece Williams, David Foster & Carole Pinckes-Childs)
08 - If You Don't Believe (Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald & Fritz Baskett)
09 - Silly (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Clarence McDonald)
10 - It's Gonna Take A Miracle (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein & Lou Stallman)
11 - Waiting (Deniece Williams & Thom Bell)
12 - Do What You Feel (Deniece Williams & George Duke)
13 - I'm So Proud (Curtis Mayfield)
14 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (Nat Kipner & John Vallins)
15 - Black Butterfly (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
16 - Let's Hear It For The Boy (Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford)


Recorded at A&M Studios, Burbank Studios, The Complex, Davlen Recorders, Devonshire Studios, Le Gonks West, Wally Heider, Hollywood Sound, Kendun Recorders, Soundcastle, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles ; Sigma Sound, Philadelphia
Engineering : Dick Bogert, Peter Chaiken, Dick Devlin, Warren Dewey, Murray Dvorkin, Jay Gallagher, Humberto Gatica, Ray Gerhardt, Mitch Gibson, Mick Guzauski, Steve Hodge, George Massenburg, Don Murray, Dean Rod, Jack Rouben, Arthur Stoppe, Joe Tarsia, Michael Tarsia, Tommy Vicari

Guitars : Jeff Baxter, Bobby Eli, Charles Fearing, Marlo Henderson, Paul Jackson Jr., Steve Lukather, Tim May, Al McKay, Bill Neale, Ray Parker Jr., Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Lee Ritenour, John Rowin Jr., Michael Sembello, David T. Walker
Keyboards : Thom Bell, George Duke, Larry Dunn, Larry Farrow, Russell Ferrante, David Foster, George Merrill, Jerry Peters, Greg Phillinganes, Sylvester Rivers, Michael Rubini
Vibes : Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman
Lyricon : Richard Elliot
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Drums & Percussion : Mike Baird, Ollie E. Brown, Charles Collins, Paulinho Da Costa, Alan Estes, David Garibaldi, Ed Greene, Ricky Lawson, Jeff Porcaro, Denny Seiwel, Ed Shay, Tommy Vig, Larry Washington, Freddie White, Maurice White, Bob Zimmitti
Bass : Bob Babbitt, Nathan East, Scott Edwards, David Hungate, Louis Johnson, David Shields, Leland 'Lee' Sklar, Freddie Washington, Nathan Watts, Verdine White
Background vocals : Philip Bailey, Sidney Barnes, Thom Bell, Carl Carwell, Bill Champlin, Dyanne Chandler, Carl Helm, Joseph B. Jefferson, George Merrill, Bill Neale, Ray Parker Jr., Shannon Rubicam, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Maurice White, Deniece Williams
Trumpets : Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Michael Harris, Steve Madaio
Trombones : Randall Aldcroft, George Bohannon, Azar Lawrence, Charles Loper, Donald Myrick, George Patterson, Louis Satterfield, Andrew Woolfolk
French Horns : Sidney Muldrow, Alan Robinson, Gale Robinson, Marilyn Robinson
Woodwinds : Bill Green, Terry Harrington, John Heitmann, Plas Johnson, Ray Pizzi, Sheridon Stokes, Ernie Watts

Legacy's Rhythm & Soul Series Director : Adam Block
Compilation Produced by Leo Sacks
Digitally Mastered by Thomas Ruff at Sony Music Studios, New York


01 - Free

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Charted 11/13/76 ; Weeks : 20 ; Peak : #2 R&B, #25 Pop
From "THIS IS NIECY", Columbia 34242, Rel. 1976

02 - I Found Love

Produced by Ray Parker Jr.
Co-Produced by Deniece Williams
Horn & String Arrangements : Gene Page
Rhythm Arrangements : Sylvester Rivers
Charted 10/6/79 ; Weeks : 14 ; Peak : #32 R&B, #105 Pop
From "WHEN LOVE COMES CALLING", ARC 35568, Rel. 1979

03 - Cause You Love Me, Baby

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Charted 6/4/77 as B-Side of "Free" ; Weeks : 3 ; Peak : #74 R&B
From "THIS IS NIECY", Columbia 34242, Rel. 1976

04 - That's What Friends Are For

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
Charted 7/2/77 ; Weeks : 8 ; Peak : #65 R&B, #103 Pop
From "THIS IS NIECY", Columbia 34242, Rel. 1976

05 - God Is Amazing

Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Jerry Peters
String Arrangement by Tom Tom 84
From "SONG BIRD", Columbia 34911, Rel. 1977

06 - Baby, Baby, My Love's All For You

Produced by Maurice White
Co-Produced by Jerry Peters
Horn & String Arrangement by Tom Tom 84
Charted 12/10/77 ; Weeks : 15 ; Peak : #13 R&B
From "SONG BIRD", Columbia 34911, Rel. 1977

07 - When Love Comes Calling

Produced by David Foster
Co-Produced by Deniece Williams
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
String Arrangement : David Foster
From "WHEN LOVE COMES CALLING", ARC 35568, Rel. 1979

08 - If You Don't Believe

Produced by Maurice White & Charles Stepney
From "THIS IS NIECY", Columbia 34242, Rel. 1976

09 - Silly

Produced by Thom Bell & Deniece Williams
Arranged & Conducted by Thom Bell
Strings & Horns : Don Renaldo
Charted 8/8/81 ; Weeks : 15 ; Peak : #11 R&B, #53 Pop
From "MY MELODY", ARC 37048, Rel. 1981

10 - It's Gonna Take A Miracle

Produced by Thom Bell & Deniece Williams
Arranged & Conducted by Thom Bell
Charted 3/27/82 ; Weeks : 17 ; Peak : #1 R&B, #10 Pop
From "NIECY", ARC 37952, Rel. 1982

11 - Waiting

Produced by Thom Bell & Deniece Williams
Arranged & Conducted by Thom Bell
Charted 10/30/82 ; Weeks : 5 ; Peak : #72 R&B
From "NIECY", ARC 37952, Rel. 1982

12 - Do What You Feel

Produced by George Duke
Charted 4/23/83 ; Weeks : 18 ; Peak : #9 R&B, #102 Pop
From "I'M SO PROUD", Columbia 38622, Rel. 1983

13 - I'm So Proud

Produced by Deniece Williams & Bill Neale
Arranged & Conduced by Bill Neale
Harmonica Solo : Lee Oskar
Charted 8/13/83 ; Weeks : 10 ; Peak : #28 R&B
From "I'M SO PROUD", Columbia 38622, Rel. 1983

14 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

Duet with Johnny Mathis
Produced by Jack Gold
Arranged & Conducted by Gene Page
Charted 3/4/78 ; Weeks : 20 ; Peak : #1 R&B & Pop
From "YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE", Columbia 35259, Rel. 1978

15 - Black Butterfly

Produced by George Duke
Charted 10/13/84 ; Weeks : 14 ; Peak : #22 R&B
From "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY", Columbia 39366, Rel. 1984

16 - Let's Hear It For The Boy

Produced by George Duke
Charted 4/14/84 ; Weeks : 19 ; Peak : #1 R&B & Pop
From "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY", Columbia 39366, Rel. 1984