My Melody (Deniece Williams album)

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My Melody
R&B
  • soul
    • Length39:13
    LabelARC//Columbia
    Producer
    Deniece Williams chronology
    When Love Comes Calling
    (1979)     		My Melody
    (1981)     		Niecy
    (1982)

    My Melody is the fifth studio album by American singer

    RIAA.[3]

    Overview

    "Silly" and "What Two Can Do" were released as singles with each peaking at No. 11 and No. 17, respectively, on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

    Critical reception

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[4]
    The Philadelphia Inquirer[5]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

    Andrew Hamilton of

    Stereo Review scribed "several of the songs have a comfortable, nestling down quality that makes the album, if not one of her best, at least easy to enjoy."[8]

    Track listing

    Side one
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."My Melody"Thom Bell, Deniece Williams4:12
    2."It's Your Conscience"Thom Bell, Deniece Williams4:53
    3."Silly"Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams5:56
    4."Strangers"Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams6:26
    Side two
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    5."What Two Can Do"Thom Bell, Deniece Williams3:50
    6."You're All That Matters"Thom Bell, Preston Glass, Alan Glass, Deniece Williams5:17
    7."Suspicious"Thom Bell, Deniece Williams4:14
    8."Sweet Surrender"Thom Bell, Deniece Williams4:21

    Charts

    Singles – Billboard
    Year Single Chart Position
    1981 "It's Your Conscience" Soul Singles 45 US
    1981 "Silly" Hot 100 53 US
    1981 "Silly" Soul Singles 11 US
    1981 "What Two Can Do" Soul Singles 17 US

    Personnel

    Musicians

    • Deniece Williams – lead vocals
    • Thom Bell – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements and conductor
    • George Merrill – keyboards, backing vocals
    • Bobby Eli – guitars
    • Bill Neale – guitars
    • Bob Babbitt – bass
    • Charles Collins – drums
    • Ed Shea – percussion
    • Larry Washington – percussion
    • Don Renaldo – strings, horns
    • Carl Helm – backing vocals

    Production

    • Producers – Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
    • Production Coordination – JoDee Omar and Bo Ryan
    • Rhythm Tracks and Vocals engineered by Jim Gallagher and Don Murray.
    • Strings and Horns engineered by Jim Gallagher and Arthur Stoppe.
    • Mixed by Don Murray at Monterey Sound Studios (Glendale, CA).
    • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
    • Art Direction – Desmond Strobel
    • Photography – Charles William Bush
    • Fashions – Ann Taylor
    • Management – Alan Mink and Sherwin Bash at BNB Associates, Ltd.

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    References

    1. ^ a b "Deniece Williams: My Melody". 45worlds.com.
    2. ^ "Deniece Williams: My Melody (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
    3. RIAA
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    4. ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "Deniece Williams: My Melody". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
    5. ^ a b "Deniece Williams: My Melody". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 1981. p. 80.
    6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 766.
    7. ^ Holden, Stephen (April 26, 1981). "TWO TASTEFULLY OPULENT RELEASES". The New York Times.
    8. Stereo Review. p. 83. Retrieved July 17, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help
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    9. ^ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
    10. ^ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
    11. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
    12. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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