A Lady with a Song

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A Lady with a Song
A Lady with a Song - cover.jpg
Studio album by
Nancy Wilson
Released1989
Studiovarious
GenreVocal jazz
Length46:21
LabelColumbia
ProducerGene McDaniels, K.C. Porter, Ken Hirsch, Kiyoshi Itoh, Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney, Skip Scarborough
Nancy Wilson chronology
Nancy Now!
(1988) 		A Lady with a Song
(1989) 		With My Lover Beside Me
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

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]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Still Dream About Me"Sami McKinney, Tsushi Takayanagi4:50
2."Now I Know"Mary Unobsky, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney3:59
3."Time out for Love"Lou Pardini, Sami McKinney4:08
4."Don't Ask My Neighbours"Skip Scarborough4:42
5."A Lady with a Song"Ken Hirsch, Lorrin Bates4:24
6."That's What I Remember"K.C. Porter, Karin Rybar, Sami McKinney3:58
7."This Love Is What I Need"Carrie Thompson, John Goforth, Ted Brancato4:41
8."Other Side of the Storm"Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates4:13
9."Melody Is You"Gene McDaniels, Mike Nelvoin5:58
10."Heaven's Hands"John West, Lorrin Bates5:24
Total length:46:21

Charts[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruhlmann, William. "Nancy Wilson: A Lady with a Song". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ Norment, Lynn (May 1990). "The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ "All This Jazz". Mother Jones. July–August 1990. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ Neal, Mark Anthony (21 December 2018). "A Lady with A Song: Remembering Nancy Wilson". The New Black. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nancy Wilson: A Lady With a Song". billboard.com. Billboard.
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