Song Bird
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| Song Bird | ||||
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| Released | October 28, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | April – July 1977 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Sunset Sound Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA) The Burbank Studios (Burbank, CA) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Maurice White, Jerry Peters | |||
| Deniece Williams chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Express | [2] |
| New York Times | (favourable)[3] |
Song Bird is the sophomore studio album of singer Deniece Williams released on October 28, 1977 by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[1][4]
Overview[edit]
The album cut "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" rose to nos. 13 & 32 upon the Billboard Hot R&B Songs and UK singles charts respectively.[5][6]
Williams went on to perform the album cut God Is Amazing at the 1984 Grammy Awards.[7][8]
As well the album cut We Have Love for You was sampled upon the 2000 track Remember Them Days by Beanie Siegel featuring Eve. We Have Love for You was also sampled upon the 2006 track Auf Diesem Weg by Curse.[9][10]
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Time" | Al McKay, Deniece Williams, Fred White, Jerry Peters, Marlo Henderson, Maurice White, Verdine White | 3:51 |
| 2. | "The Boy I Left Behind" | Eric Eisner | 3:37 |
| 3. | "We Have Love for You" | Al Johnson | 3:36 |
| 4. | "God Is Amazing" | Deniece Williams | 4:00 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" | Verdine White, Robert Wright | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Season" | Clarence McDonald, Fritz Baskett | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Be Good to Me" | Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett | 2:56 |
| 8. | "The Paper" | Deniece Williams | 7:48 |
Personnel[edit]
- Deniece Williams – lead vocals
- Deniece Williams, Maurice White, Sidney Barnes – backing vocals
- Jerry Peters – piano
- Larry Dunn – synthesizer
- Al McKay, Charles Fearing, John Rowin Jr., Marlo Henderson – guitar
- Nathan Watts, Verdine White – bass
- David Garibaldi, Fred White, Maurice White – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Victor Feldman – vibraphone
- Andrew Woolfolk, Azar Lawrence, Don Myrick, George Patterson – saxophone
- Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield – trombone
- Chuck Findley, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Don Myrick – saxophone solo (6, 8)
- Michael Harris – trumpet solo (8)
- Tom Tom 84 (Tom Washington) – string and horn arrangements
Production[edit]
- Producer – Maurice White
- Co-Producer – Jerry Peters
- Engineer – Warren Dewey
- Assistant Engineer – Jack Rouben
- Design – Nancy Donald
- Photography – Kenneth McGowan
- Management – Cavallo-Ruffalo Management
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart[4][11] | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Top R&B Albums | 23 | US |
| 1977 | Billboard 200 | 66 | US |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Deniece Williams: Songbird". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Review: Deniece Williams - Song Bird (BBR)". Express.co.uk.
- ^ "The Pop Life". nytimes.com.
- ^ a b "Deniece Williams: Songbird (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
- ^ "Deniece Williams". Official Charts.com.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: Baby, Baby My Love's All For You (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with the Legendary Deniece Williams". sacculturalhub.com.
- ^ "SAVING GRACE: DENIECE WILLIAMS". lafocusnewspaper.com.
- ^ "Beanie Sigel feat. Eve Remember Them Days". Who Sampled.com.
- ^ "Curse's Auf Diesem Weg". Who Sampled.com.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: Songbird (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
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