Pillow Talk
With a four-octave vocal range and multiple Grammy’s to her name, Deniece Williams is one of the greatest soul singers of her time. Williams started out as a background singer for Stevie Wonder, Minnie Ripperton, Syreeta, Esther Phillips & Roberta Flack before embarking on her own solo career in 1976. Her debut/breakthrough album This Is Niecy wasn’t originally going to be her own album, and was actually written with other artists in mind. Featuring an all star cast, the album was produced by the great Charles Stepney and recorded with most of Earth, Wind & Fire including brothers Verdine (bass), Maurice (backing vocals, drums), and Freddie (drums) White. The timeless tune “Free” has been heavily sampled and covered from the 90’s onwards for its impeccable arrangement, vocals and lyrics. – Ally
Recommended – B1 Free, Full Listen
Tags: Bargain Bin / Disco / Sample
Tracklist:
A1 It’s Important To Me
A2 That’s What Friends Are For
A3 Slip Away
A4 Cause You Love Me Baby
B1 Free
B2 Watching Over
B3 If You Don’t Believe
Credits:
Backing Vocals- Deniece Williams, Maurice White*, Sydney Barnes
Bass- Verdine White
Design- Norm Ung, Ron Coro
Drums- Freddie White*, Maurice White*
Engineer- George Massenburg
Engineer [assistant]- Dean Rod, Steve Hodge
French Horn- Gale Robinson, Sidney Muldrow
Guitar- Al McKay
Management [Exclusive Representation]- Cavallo-Ruffalo Management
Mastered By- Mike Reese
Percussion- Freddie White*
Photography By- Ethan A. Russell*
Photography [assistant]- Jimmy Shea
Piano, Electric Piano- Jerry Peters
Producer- Maurice White*, Charles Stepney*
Trombone- George Bohanon, Randall Aldcroft
Trumpet- Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio
Woodwind- Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson, Ray Pizzi, Terry Harrington
