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词条 This Is Niecy
释义

  1. Reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Production

  5. Charts

     Singles 

  6. References

  7. External links

{{italic title}}{{Infobox album
| name = This Is Niecy
| type = Album
| artist = Deniece Williams
| cover = Deniece Williams - This Is Niecy.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 13, 1976
| recorded = June – August 1976
| studio = Wally Heider Studios
Westlake Audio
(Los Angeles, CA)
Davlen Sound Studios
(North Hollywood, CA)
Kendun Recorders
(Burbank, CA)
| venue =
| genre = R&B, soul, quiet storm
| length = 34:27
| label = Columbia
| producer = Maurice White, Charles Stepney
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Song Bird
| next_year = 1977
}}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 Nos. 3 & 33 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively.[1][1][2] As well This Is Niecy has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA and Silver in the UK by the BPI.[3][4]

Reception

{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[5]
| rev2 =BBC
| rev2Score = (favourable)[6]
}}

Off the album came the single "Free" which got to Nos. 25, 2 & 1 on the Hot 100, Hot Soul Songs and UK Singles charts respectively.[7][8][9]

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = It's Important to Me
| writer1 = Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = That's What Friends Are For
| writer2 = Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett, Lani Groves
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
| writer3 = Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Lani Groves
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = Cause You Love Me, Baby
| writer4 = Deniece Williams
| length4 = 4:08
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Free
| writer5 = Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts, Susaye Greene
| length5 = 5:57
| title6 = Watching Over
| writer6 = Deniece Williams, Maurice White, Freddie White, Verdine White, Jerry Peters, Al McKay
| length6 = 3:53
| title7 = If You Don't Believe
| writer7 = Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett
| length7 = 7:54
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = 2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title8 = Free
| note8 = Short Single Version
| length8 = 2:52
| title9 = That's What Friends Are For
| note9 = Single Version
| length9 = 3:47
| title10 = Free
| note10 = Long Single Version
| length10 = 3:27
}}

Personnel

  • Deniece Williams – lead and backing vocals
  • Maurice White – drums, backing vocals
  • Freddie White – drums, percussion
  • Verdine White – bass
  • Al McKay – guitar
  • Jerry Peters – acoustic piano, electric piano
  • George Bohanon, Randy Aldcroft – trombone
  • Gale Robinson, Sidney Muldrow – French Horn
  • Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson, Ray Pizzi, Terry Harrington – woodwinds
  • Sidney Barnes – backing vocals

Production

  • Producers – Charles Stepney and Maurice White
  • Engineer – George Massenburg
  • Assistant Engineers – Steve Hodge and Dean Rod
  • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Design – Ron Coro and Norm Ung
  • Photography – Ethan Russell and Jimmy Shea
  • Management – Cavallo-Ruffalo Management

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak[1][2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs33
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs3
UK Albums Chart31

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
USUS
R&B
US
Dance
1976"It's Important to Me" 13
1977"Free" 25 2
"Cause You Love Me, Baby" 74
"That's What Friends Are For" 65

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/deniece-williams/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/316713|title=Deniece Williams: This Is Niecy (Top Soul Albums)|website=billboard.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/deniece-williams/chart-history/billboard-200/song/316713|title=Deniece Williams: The album (Billboard 200)|website=billboard.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=&ti=This+is+niecy&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Deniece Williams: This Is Niecy|website=RIAA.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7556-2591-2|title=Deniece Williams: This Is Niecy|website=bpi.co.uk}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-niecy-mw0000196326|title=Deniece Williams: This Is Niecy|first=Andy |last=Kellman |accessdate=2015-11-21}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8vn8/|title=This Is Niecy: Review|publisher=BBC}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/deniece-williams/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/337479|title=Deniece Williams: Free (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|website=Billboard.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/deniece-williams/chart-history/hot-100/song/337479|title=Deniece Williams: Free (Hot 100)|website=Billboard.com}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16142/deniece-williams/|title=Deniece Williams (Singles)|website=Official Charts.com}}

External links

  • {{discogs master|29988|This Is Niecy}}
{{Deniece Williams}}

5 : 1976 debut albums|Deniece Williams albums|Albums produced by Maurice White|Albums produced by Charles Stepney|Columbia Records albums

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