My Melody (Deniece Williams album)

My Melody

Studio album by Deniece Williams

Released

March 13, 1981

Recorded

1980-81 at Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Genre

R&B, Soul

Length

39:13

Label

Columbia/ARC

Producer

Thom Bell, Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams chronology

When Love Comes Calling
(1979)

My Melody
(1981)

Niecy
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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"		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

^[2]^[4]

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

^[2]

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

^[2]^[4]

References

↑ Allmusic review
1 2 3 4 "My Melody -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
↑ "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
1 2 "Deniece Williams - My Melody". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

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) Hot On the Trail (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) As Good As It Gets (1988) Love Solves It All (1996) This Is My Song (1998) Love, Niecy Style (2007)

Other albums	That's What Friends Are For (1978)

Singles	"Free" (1976) "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) "Silly" (1981) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) "Next Love" (1984) "Black Butterfly" (1984)

Duet singles	"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984)

Related topics	Deniece Williams discography Johnny Mathis Family Ties

Book:Deniece Williams

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