My Melody (Deniece Williams album)

My Melody is the fifth studio album by American singer Deniece Williams, released in March 1981 by ARC/Columbia Records.[4] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[5] My Melody has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[6]

My Melody
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	March 13, 1981
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Genre	R&B soul
Length	39:13
Label	ARC/Columbia
Producer	Thom Bell Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams chronology
When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
New York Times	(favourable)[2]
Philadelphia Inquirer	[3]

Overview

"Silly" and "What Two Can Do" which peaked at number 11 and 17 on the Billboard Black Singles charts.

Track listing

Original Release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Melody"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:12
2.	"It's Your Conscience"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:53
3.	"Silly"	Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams	5:56
4.	"Strangers"	Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams	6:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"What Two Can Do"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	3:50
6.	"You're All That Matters"	Thom Bell, Preston Glass, Alan Glass, Deniece Williams	5:17
7.	"Suspicious"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:14
8.	"Sweet Surrender"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:21

[4]

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position	Country
1981	Black Albums	13	US
1981	Pop Albums	74	US

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"It's Your Conscience"	Black Singles	45	US
1981	"Silly"	Pop Singles	53	US
1981	"Silly"	Black Singles	11	US
1981	"What Two Can Do"	Black Singles	17	US

Personnel

Musicians

• Bob Babbitt – bass
• Thom Bell – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements, conductor
• Charles Collins – drums
• Bobby Eli – guitar
• Carl Helm – backing vocals
• George Merrill – keyboards, backing vocals
• Bill Neale – guitar
• Don Renaldo – strings, horns
• Ed Shea – percussion
• Larry Washington – percussion
• Deniece Williams – lead vocals

Production

• Producers – Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
• Production Coordination – JoDee Omar and Bo Ryan
• Rhythm Tracks and Vocals engineered by Jim Gallagher and Don Murray.
• Strings and Horns engineered by Jim Gallagher and Arthur Stoppe.
• Mixed by Don Murray at Monterey Sound Studios (Glendale, CA).
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
• Art Direction – Desmond Strobel
• Photography – Charles William Bush

[4]

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "Deniece Williams: My Melody". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Holden, Stephen (April 26, 1981). "TWO TASTEFULLY OPULENT RELEASES". nytimes.com. New York Times.
3. "Deniece Williams: My Melody". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 1981. p. 80.
4. "Deniece Williams: My Melody". 45worlds.com.
5. "Deniece Williams: My Melody (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
6. "Deniece Williams: My Melody". riaa.com. RIAA.