Niecy

Studio album by Deniece Williams

Released

March 19, 1982

Recorded

1981 at Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

R&B, Soul

Thom Bell, Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams chronology

My Melody
(1981)

Niecy
(1982)

I'm So Proud
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+)^[2]

Niecy is a 1982 album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released on the Columbia Records label. The album went to numbers 20 and 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums and Billboard R&B Albums charts. Featured on the album was a cover of The Royalettes' "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", which was released as a single and peaked at number 1, 6 and 10 on the U.S. Billboard R&B, Adult Contemporary Singles and Hot 100 charts respectively.^[3]

Track listing

Original Release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting By The Hotline"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	3:40
2.	"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"	Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman, Bob Weinstein	4:10
3.	"Love Notes"	Skip Scarborough	4:22
4.	"I Believe in Miracles"	Kenny LaMar, Dave Raynor	2:52

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"How Does It Feel"		5:50
6.	"Waiting"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:32
7.	"Now is The Time for Love"	Thom Bell, Deniece Williams	4:09
8.	"A Part of Love"	Kevin Bassinson	3:39

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Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1982	U.S. Billboard R&B Albums	5
1982	U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums	20

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
		U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	1
		U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles	6
	"Waiting By The Hotline"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	103
	"Waiting By The Hotline"	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	29
	"Waiting"	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	72

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Personnel

Musicians

Bob Babbitt - Bass, Piccolo
Thom Bell - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Charles Collins - Drums
Bobby Eli - Guitar
Joseph B. Jefferson - Vocals
George Merrill - Synthesizer, Background Vocals
Bill Neale - Guitar
Don Renaldo - Strings, Horn
Ed Shea - Percussion
Larry Washington - Percussion
Deniece Williams - Vocals

Technical

Thom Bell - Producer
Joe Tarsia - Engineer
Deniece Williams - Producer
Nancy Donald - design
Allan Luftig - photography

^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Robert Christgau review
1 2 3 4 "Niecy -Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
1 2 "Deniece Williams - Niecy". 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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