A Lady with a Song
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
A Lady with a Song is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released by Columbia Records in 1990.[2] The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Overview
Philip Bailey along with Wanda Vaughn and Jeanette Hawes of the Emotions appear on the album.[4]
Critical reception
Carl Allen of the Buffalo News with praise wrote, "A Lady With a Song (Columbia 45378), her 52nd album, reaffirms Wilson as a precious artistic commodity in an era when many performers slide by with a catchy beat, screaming their lyrics in a flawed effort to utter them with emotion."[5]
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic also remarked "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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Still Dream About Me" | Sami McKinney, Tsushi Takayanagi | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Now I Know" | Mary Unobsky, Michael O'Hara, Sami McKinney | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Time out for Love" | Lou Pardini, Sami McKinney | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Don't Ask My Neighbours" | Skip Scarborough | 4:42 |
| 5. | "A Lady with a Song" | Ken Hirsch, Lorrin Bates | 4:24 |
| 6. | "That's What I Remember" | K.C. Porter, Karin Rybar, Sami McKinney | 3:58 |
| 7. | "This Love Is What I Need" | Carrie Thompson, John Goforth, Ted Brancato | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Other Side of the Storm" | Larry Ball, Lorrin Bates | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Melody Is You" | Gene McDaniels, Mike Nelvoin | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Heaven's Hands" | John West, Lorrin Bates | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 46:21 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 68 |
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Nancy Wilson: A Lady with a Song". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Norment, Lynn (May 1990). "The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Nancy Wilson". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ Nancy Wilson - A Lady with a Song. Columbia Records. 1990.
- ^ Allen, Carl (April 16, 1990). "IN THE GREAT TRADITION". Buffalo News. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via newsbank.com.
- ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
