A Lady with a Song

A Lady with a Song
Studio album by
Released1989
Studiovarious
GenreVocal jazz
Length46:21
LabelColumbia
ProducerGene McDaniels, K.C. Porter, Ken Hirsch, Kiyoshi Itoh, Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney, Skip Scarborough
Nancy Wilson chronology
Nancy Now!
(1988)
A Lady with a Song
(1989)
With My Lover Beside Me
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Lady with a Song is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released by Columbia Records in 1990.[2] The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Overview

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Philip Bailey along with Wanda Vaughn and Jeanette Hawes of the Emotions appear on the album.[3]

Reception

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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote "The arrangements are full of electronic keyboard washes, popping basslines, and soulful female backup vocals with the occasional piercing saxophone part, all in support of (and at times overwhelming) Wilson's smoky alto vocals... But the quality of the songwriting lets Wilson down, and, anyway, the approach is not natural to her. She is jazzier and classier than this kind of thing, and while she made a valiant attempt to meet the R&B charts more than halfway, she is not heard at her best here".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Still Dream About Me"Sami McKinney, Tsushi Takayanagi4:50
2."Now I Know"Mary Unobsky, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney3:59
3."Time out for Love"Lou Pardini, Sami McKinney4:08
4."Don't Ask My Neighbours"Skip Scarborough4:42
5."A Lady with a Song"Ken Hirsch, Lorrin Bates4:24
6."That's What I Remember"K.C. Porter, Karin Rybar, Sami McKinney3:58
7."This Love Is What I Need"Carrie Thompson, John Goforth, Ted Brancato4:41
8."Other Side of the Storm"Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates4:13
9."Melody Is You"Gene McDaniels, Mike Nelvoin5:58
10."Heaven's Hands"John West, Lorrin Bates5:24
Total length:46:21

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 68

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Nancy Wilson: A Lady with a Song". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ Norment, Lynn (May 1990). "The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ Nancy Wilson - A Lady with a Song. Columbia Records. 1990.
  4. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.