![]() 16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary songs chart. 10 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart and No. 5 on the RPM Canadian Adult Contemporary Songs chart, No. Īn album cut as a cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's You're All I Need to Get By peaked at No. That album has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. 14 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. To make sure no one mistakes these songs for MOR, producer Jack Gold has tacked on sprightly rhythm tracks which turn some of them into gentle rockers." This album, far superior to the last featuring this pair, brims with romantic material. Paul Sexton of Record Mirror commented "their coupling is quite satisfactory from an artistic point of view." Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times said "Mathis' duets with Williams have rescued him from the MOR graveyard and given him new life in the pop/R&B market. Williams went on to issue a duet album with Johnny Mathis dubbed That's What Friends Are For in 1978 on Columbia for Kalimba Productions. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Songs and Adult Contemporary Songs charts. Williams recorded a duet with Johnny Mathis, " Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" that reached No. Williams guested on Roberta Flack's 1977 album, Blue Lights in the Basement, and sang along with Maurice White on Weather Report's 1978 album, Mr. 13 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. But instead of sounding diffuse, it sounds refreshingly varied." Ī tune from the album called " Baby, Baby My Love's All for You", reached No. One can't be more stylistically precise than that because it is a characteristic of Maurice White's production and Miss Williams's virtuousically diverse singing that her disk ambles all over the stylistic map. John Rockwell of The New York Times also wrote "Deniece Williams's “Song Bird” is a most appealing album for anyone who likes varied, skillful and sophisticated singing in the black pop area. Simon Gage of the The Daily Express found Songbird is "filled with gorgeous songs that showcase her four-octave range to full effect". 23 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. White went on to solely produce Williams' second album, Song Bird, released in 1977. Ī few months before the release of This Is Niecy, Charles Stepney died. Another single being "That's What Friends Are For" rose to No. 1, 2 & 25 on the UK Singles, Billboard Hot R&B Songs and Hot 100charts respectively. This Is Niecy has also been certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA and silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry. 3 and 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively. Released in 1976 This Is Niecy rose to Nos. Williams went on to work on her first studio album with both White and Stepney as its producers. Kalimba was a production company started by Maurice White and Charles Stepney. She left Wonder in 1975 to sign a deal with Columbia Records and Kalimba Productions. Williams also appeared on Syreeta Wright's 1974 album Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta, Minnie Riperton's 1974 album Perfect Angel and Roberta Flack's 1975 album Feel Like Makin' Love. She became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of "Wonderlove", lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. A brief spell in 1969 with Patti Hamilton's the Lovelites resulted in her lead on "I'm Not Like the Others", a track that was eventually released in 1999. One of those early records, "I'm Walking Away", was released on Toddlin's subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England's Northern Soul scene. She recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels as Deniece Chandler. It was a lot of fun." During those years, she also worked at a telephone company and as a ward clerk at the Chicago Mercy Hospital. Williams started performing while a college student, "a part-time job singing at a club, Casino Royal, and I liked it. She recalled, "You have to be a good student to be in college, and I wasn't." Career Early years (late 1960s–1975) She attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in the hopes of becoming a registered nurse and an anesthetist, but she dropped out after a year and a half. June Deniece Chandler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, United States. She (with Johnny Mathis) is also known for recording “Without Us”, the theme song of Family Ties. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", " It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 singles " Let's Hear It for the Boy" and " Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis). She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. June Deniece Williams (née Chandler born June 3, 1951) is an American singer. ![]()
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