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Deniece Williams - This Is Niecy (1976) [2006, Remastered with Bonus Track]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 18 Apr 2020 22:53:42

"This Is Niecy" is the debut album of American R&B singer Deniece Williams released on August 13, 1976 by Columbia Records. The album got to #3 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and #33 on the Billboard 200. As well "This Is Niecy" has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA and Silver in the UK by the BPI. Off the album came the single "Free" which got to #1 on the UK Pop Singles chart, #2 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

~Wikipedia

Deniece Williams spent the first half of the '70s establishing herself as a background vocalist for an impressive line of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Minnie Riperton, Roberta Flack, and Esther Phillips. Though she'd continue to do session work throughout her career, she also became accomplished as a solo artist. Unfortunately, a lot of people think she came out of nowhere for 1984's "Let's Hear It for the Boy," a number one pop hit, but she was making excellent albums as early as 1976. The songs that would eventually make up her debut, This Is Niecy, were sent to Earth, Wind & Fire. Williams didn't intend to make her own album and thought these songs would be a good fit for Philip Bailey. Instead, she got to record them with most of EW&F, including Maurice White and Charles Stepney as producers, Verdine White on bass, Freddie White on drums, those glorious horns, and several other associates of the group. Three of the album's seven songs were released as singles, and they're all stunners, each with its own mood and style (fittingly, one peaked on the disco chart, one hit the Top 30 of the pop chart, and one scraped the black singles chart). The best of the lot is "Free," a subtle but powerful sparkler that expressed Williams' desire to break from the more traditional lifestyle that had been mapped out for her. Out of everything she recorded, this low-key song demonstrates most how her time with Riperton and Syreeta rubbed off on her, showing how a bedroom whisper can be just as affecting as an in-the-red wail. Also containing strong album cuts, This Is Niecy is a great complement to Earth, Wind & Fire's Spirit, released the same year not only for its overlapping personnel, but also for its greatness.

~Review by Andy Kellman

Release of the album: 1976, August, 13 [LP Columbia, Cat.# PC 34242, USA]
Release of this CD: 2006 [CD Columbia/Legacy (USA), Cat.# 82876 77625 2 / UPC: 886972392929]
© 1976, 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Ⓟ 1976 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, a Division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Printed/Made in U.S.A.

Credits:

A&R [Legacy] – Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Backing Vocals – Deniece Williams, Maurice White, Sidney Barnes
Bass – Verdine White
Design – Jo Hay
Drums – Freddie White, Maurice White
Electric Piano – Jerry Peters
Engineer – George Massenburg
Engineer [Assistant] – Dean Rod, Steve Hodge
French Horn – Gale Robinson, Sidney Muldrow
Guitar – Al McKay
Mastered By – Joseph M. Palmaccio
Percussion – Freddie White
Photography By – Michael Putland, Starfile, Vincent Zuffante
Photography By [Cover & Booklet Back Cover] – Ethan A. Russell
Piano – Jerry Peters
Producer – Charles Stepney, Maurice White
Reissue Producer – Leo Sacks
Trombone – George Bohanon, Randy Aldcroft
Trumpet – Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
Woodwind – Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson, Ray Pizzi, Terry Harrington

Tracklist:

01. It's Important To Me (04:20)
(F. Baskett, C. McDonald, D. Williams)
02. That's What Friends Are For (04:26)
(F. Baskett, L. Groves, C. McDonald, D. Williams)
03. Slip Away (03:49)
(L. Groves, C. McDonald, D. Williams)
04. Cause You Love Me Baby (04:07)
(D. Williams)
05. Free (05:58)
(S. Greene, H. Redd, N. Watts, D. Williams)
06. Watching Over (03:51)
(A. McKay, J. Peters, M. White, F. White, V. White, D. Williams)
07. If You Don't Believe (08:00)
(F. Baskett, C. McDonald, D. Williams)
Bonus Track:
08. Free (Single Version) (02:51)
(S. Greene, H. Redd, N. Watts, D. Williams)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 21. April 2012, 8:56

Deniece Williams / This Is Niecy

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.50 dB -11.65 dB 4:20 01-It's Important To Me
DR9 0.00 dB -11.08 dB 4:26 02-That's What Friends Are For
DR9 0.00 dB -11.01 dB 3:49 03-How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
DR11 0.00 dB -12.79 dB 4:07 04-Cause You Love Me, Baby
DR9 -0.50 dB -12.61 dB 5:58 05-Free
DR10 -1.00 dB -12.86 dB 3:51 06-Watching Over
DR12 0.00 dB -15.91 dB 8:00 07-If You Don't Believe
DR10 -1.00 dB -12.89 dB 2:51 08-Free (Single Version)
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 861 kbps
Codec: WavPack
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See also:
Deniece Williams - Song Bird (1977) [2010, Expanded]
Deniece Williams - When Love C...1981) [1986, 1st CD Issue]

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