My Melody (Deniece Williams album)

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My Melody is a 1981 album by American singer Deniece Williams released by Columbia Records on March 13, 1981. The album went to number 13 on the Black Album Chart and My Melody also featured the singles "Silly" and "What Two Can Do" which peaked at number 11 and 17 on the Black Singles charts respectively.^[2] My Melody has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.^[3]

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

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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

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Personnel

Musicians

Bob Babbitt - Bass
Thom Bell - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Charles Collins - Drums
Bobby Eli - Guitar
Carl Helm - Background Vocals
George Merrill - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Bill Neale - Guitar
Don Renaldo - Strings, Horn
Ed Shea - Percussion
Larry Washington - Percussion
Deniece Williams - Vocals

Technical

Thom Bell - Arranger, Conductor, Producer
Jim Gallagher - Engineer
Joe Gastwirt - Remastering
Don Murray - Engineer, Mixing
Mike Reese - Mastering
Arthur Stoppe - Engineer
Deniece Williams - Producer
Desmond Strobel - art direction
Charles William Bush - photography

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References

^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "My Melody -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
^ "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Deniece Williams - My Melody". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[1] Allmusic review

[allmusic-2] "My Melody -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[3] "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[niecy-4] "Deniece Williams - My Melody". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

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v t e Deniece Williams
Studio albums	This Is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) So Glad I Know (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) Special Love (1989) This Is My Song (1998)
Duet albums	That's What Friends Are For (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)
Compilation albums	From the Beginning (1990)
Singles	"Free" (1976) "That's What Friends Are For" (1977) "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" (1977) "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) "What Two Can Do" (1981) "Silly" (1981) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) "Waiting by the Hotline" (1982) "Do What You Feel" (1983) "I'm So Proud" (1983) "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) "Next Love" (1984) "Black Butterfly" (1984) "Wiser and Weaker" (1986) "Never Say Never" (1987) "I Confess" (1987) "I Can't Wait" (1988) "This Is as Good as It Gets" (1988)
Duet singles	"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984) (with Johnny Mathis)
Related topics	Discography Family Ties