Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)
Appearance
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Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
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Length | 52:24 | |||
Label | Giant Records | |||
Producer | LeMel Humes Rhett Lawrence Jon Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff David Foster Miki Howard | |||
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Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.
The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A cover of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache" (and "Shining Through", released as a single) received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Good Morning Heartache" | Billie Holiday | Rhett Lawrence | 4:21 |
2. | "This Bitter Earth" | Clyde Otis | LeMel Humes | 5:13 |
3. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Gamble & Huff | 4:59 |
4. | "Shining Through" | David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen | David Foster | 4:30 |
5. | "But I Love You" | Jud Friedman, Miki Howard | Humes | 4:51 |
6. | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | LeMel Humes | Humes | 4:55 |
7. | "I've Been Through It" | Miki Howard | Humes | 4:13 |
8. | "Release Me" | Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey | Nettlesbey, Coffey | 5:11 |
9. | "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" | Sylvester Stewart | Humes | 4:29 |
10. | "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor" | Craig Cooper, Miki Howard | Humes | 5:12 |
11. | "New Fire from An Old Flame" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:21 |
Credits and personnel
- Co-producer – Miki Howard
- Executive-Producer – Cassandra Mills
- Producer – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
- Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drums – Rhett Lawrence
- Producer, Drums, Percussion – Jon Nettlesbey
- Producer, Keyboards – David Foster
- Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Terry Coffey
- Producer, Programmer, Keyboards, Percussion – LeMel Humes
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[2] | 110 |
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] | 7 |
Singles
Year | Title | US Pop[4] |
US R&B[5] |
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1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | 64 | 1 |
"Release Me" | — | 43 |
References
- ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/miki-howard/chart-history/
- ^ Billboards Top R&B Albums, November 1992. Billboard
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
External links
- mikihowardmedia.com
- Femme Fatale at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2011.