Niecy

Niecy
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released March 19, 1982
Recorded 1981 at Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Columbia
Producer Thom Bell, Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams chronology

My Melody
(1981)		 Niecy
(1982)		 I'm So Proud
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B+)[2]

Niecy is a 1982 album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released on the Columbia Records label. The album went to numbers 20 and 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums and Billboard R&B Albums charts. Featured on the album was a cover of the The Royalettes' "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", which was released as a single and peaked at number 1, 6 and 10 on the U.S. Billboard R&B, Adult Contemporary Singles and Hot 100 charts respectively.[3]

Track listing

Original Release

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Waiting By The Hotline"  Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 3:40
2. "It's Gonna Take A Miracle"  Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman, Bob Weinstein 4:10
3. "Love Notes"  Skip Scarborough 4:22
4. "I Believe In Miracles"  Kenny LaMar, Dave Raynor 2:52
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "How Does It Feel"    5:50
6. "Waiting"  Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:32
7. "Now Is The Time For Love"  Thom Bell, Deniece Williams 4:09
8. "A Part Of Love"  Kevin Bassinson 3:39

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Charts

Year Chart Position
1982 U.S. Billboard R&B Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums 20
Year Single Chart Position
1982 "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles 6
"Waiting By The Hotline" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 103
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles 29
"Waiting" 72

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Personnel

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Niecy -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Deniece Williams - Niecy". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.