Song Bird (Deniece Williams album)
Song Bird | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 28, 1977 | |||
Recorded | April–July 1977 | |||
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Length | 37:25 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Maurice White | |||
Deniece Williams chronology | ||||
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Song Bird is the second studio album by American singer Deniece Williams. It was produced by Maurice White and released on October 28, 1977, by Columbia Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 5 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[2][3]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Cashbox | (favourable)[6] |
Daily Express | 4/5[5] |
Variety | (favourable)[7] |
With a four out of five rating, Simon Gage of
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Covers
Williams covered Ferlin Husky's "Time" on the album.[12]
Appearances in other media
Williams performed "God Is Amazing" at the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Time" | Al McKay, Deniece Williams, Fred White, Jerry Peters, Marlo Henderson, Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:51 |
2. | "The Boy I Left Behind" | Eric Eisner | 3:37 |
3. | "We Have Love for You" | Al Johnson | 3:36 |
4. | "God Is Amazing" | Deniece Williams | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" | Verdine White, Robert Wright | 4:09 |
6. | "Season" | Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett | 3:38 |
7. | "Be Good to Me" | Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett | 2:56 |
8. | "The Paper" | Deniece Williams | 7:48 |
Personnel
- Deniece Williams – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Sidney Barnes – backing vocals
- Jerry Peters – pianos
- Larry Dunn – synthesizers
- Charles Fearing – guitars
- Marlo Henderson – guitars
- Al McKay – guitars
- John Rowin Jr. – guitars
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Verdine White – bass
- David Garibaldi – drums
- Fred White – drums
- Maurice White – drums, backing vocals
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Victor Feldman – vibraphone
- Azar Lawrence – saxophones
- Don Myrick – saxophones, sax solo (6, 8)
- George Patterson – saxophones
- Andrew Woolfolk – saxophones
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Louis Satterfield – trombone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Michael Harris – trumpet, trumpet solo (8)
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Tom Tom 84 (Tom Washington) – string and horn arrangements
Production
- Producer – Maurice White
- Co-Producer – Jerry Peters
- Engineer – Warren Dewey
- Assistant Engineer – Jack Rouben
- Design – Nancy Donald
- Photography – Kenneth McGowan
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1977 | US Billboard Top R&B Albums | 23[2] |
US Billboard 200 | 66 | |
1978 | UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums | 5[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Deniece Williams: Song Bird". 45worlds.com.
- ^ a b "Deniece Williams: Songbird (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ a b "Top British Soul Albums". No. 242. Blues & Soul. January 3, 1978.
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- ^ a b Gage, Simon. "Review: Deniece Williams - Song Bird (BBR)". express.co.uk. Daily Express.
- ^ "Albums". Vol. 39, no. 23. Cashbox. November 5, 1977. p. 24 – via archive.org.
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- ^ Rockwell, John (December 30, 1977). "The Pop Life". The New York Times.
- Stereo Review. p. 104.
- ^ "Deniece Williams". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: Baby, Baby My Love's All For You (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: Time". cover.info.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with the Legendary Deniece Williams". sacculturalhub.com.
- ^ "SAVING GRACE: DENIECE WILLIAMS". lafocusnewspaper.com.