This Is Niecy

This Is Niecy
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released August 13, 1976
Recorded June,July and August 1976
Genre Soul
Length 34:27
Label Columbia Records
Producer Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Deniece Williams chronology
This Is Niecy
(1976)		 Song Bird
(1977)

This Is Niecy is the debut album by Gary, Indiana singer Deniece Williams. Released in 1976 on Columbia Records This Is Niecy was produced by Charles Stepney and Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album went to number 3 and number 33 on the Black and Pop album Charts respectively. The single Free reached number 25 on the US pop singles chart, number 2 on the R&B singles chart and number 1 on the UK singles chart.[2] This Is Niecy has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.[3]

A digitally remastered version of the album was made available in 2005, and it included 1 bonus track which was a shorter version of Free.[4]

Track listing

  1. "It's Important to Me" (4:21)
  2. "That's What Friends Are For" (4:27)
  3. "Slip Away" (3:49)
  4. "Cause You Love Me Baby" (4:08)
  5. "Free" (5:57)
  6. "Watching Over" (3:53)
  7. "If You Don't Believe" (7:54)

Personnel

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B
1977 This Is Niecy 33 3

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1976 "It's Important to Me" — — 13
1977 "Free" 25 2 —
"Cause You Love Me, Baby" — 74 —
"That's What Friends Are For" — 65 —

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21889/review
  2. ^ "This Is Niecy -Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21889. Retrieved 7th June, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=DENIECE%20WILLIAMS&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 7th June, 2009. 
  4. ^ "This Is Niecy Bonus Track - Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r782323. Retrieved 7th June, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Deniece Williams US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2440/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
  6. ^ "Deniece Williams US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2440/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
Deniece Williams
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
Singles
"Free" (1976) · "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) · "Silly" (1981) · "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) · "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) · "Next Love" (1984) · "Black Butterfly" (1984)
Duet singles
Related topics
Book:Deniece Williams