A Lady with a Song
A Lady with a Song is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released by Columbia Records in 1990.[2][3][4] The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[5]
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | various | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 46:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Gene McDaniels, K.C. Porter, Ken Hirsch, Kiyoshi Itoh, Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney, Skip Scarborough | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album produced four singles, with two of them reaching the Billboard Hot 100.
Reception
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Still Dream About Me" | Sami McKinney, Tsushi Takayanagi | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Now I Know" | Mary Unobsky, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Time out for Love" | Lou Pardini, Sami McKinney | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Don't Ask My Neighbours" | Skip Scarborough | 4:42 |
| 5. | "A Lady with a Song" | Ken Hirsch, Lorrin Bates | 4:24 |
| 6. | "That's What I Remember" | K.C. Porter, Karin Rybar, Sami McKinney | 3:58 |
| 7. | "This Love Is What I Need" | Carrie Thompson, John Goforth, Ted Brancato | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Other Side of the Storm" | Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Melody Is You" | Gene McDaniels, Mike Nelvoin | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Heaven's Hands" | John West, Lorrin Bates | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 46:21 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US BillboardContemporary Jazz Albums[5] | 8 |
| US Billboard Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 68 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark) | Platinum | 100,000 |
| France (SNEP) | 3x Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI) | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Million | 1,000,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 40,000 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 3× Platinum | 900,000* |
| United States (RIAA) | 6x Platinum | 6,000,000* |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)
For sales in 2019 |
1× Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| *sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Ruhlmann, William. "Nancy Wilson: A Lady with a Song". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Norment, Lynn (May 1990). "The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "All This Jazz". Mother Jones. July–August 1990. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Neal, Mark Anthony (21 December 2018). "A Lady with A Song: Remembering Nancy Wilson". The New Black. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Nancy Wilson: A Lady With a Song". billboard.com. Billboard.