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Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

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Femme Fatale
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
Genre
Length52:24
LabelGiant
Producer
Miki Howard chronology
Miki Howard
(1989)
Femme Fatale
(1992)
Miki Sings Billie
(1993)
Singles from Femme Fatale
  1. "Ain't Nobody Like You"
  2. "Release Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.

The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A cover of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache" (and "Shining Through", released as a single) received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Morning Heartache"Billie HolidayRhett Lawrence4:21
2."This Bitter Earth"Clyde OtisLeMel Humes5:13
3."Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams)Kenny Gamble, Leon HuffGamble & Huff4:59
4."Shining Through"David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael KamenDavid Foster4:30
5."But I Love You"Jud Friedman, Miki HowardHumes4:51
6."Ain't Nobody Like You"LeMel HumesHumes4:55
7."I've Been Through It"Miki HowardHumes4:13
8."Release Me"Jon Nettlesbey, Terry CoffeyNettlesbey, Coffey5:11
9."Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa"Sylvester StewartHumes4:29
10."Cigarette Ashes on the Floor"Craig Cooper, Miki HowardHumes5:12
11."New Fire from An Old Flame"Diane WarrenFoster4:21

Credits and personnel

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  • Co-producer – Miki Howard
  • Executive producer – Cassandra Mills
  • Producer – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  • Producer, arranger, keyboards, drums – Rhett Lawrence
  • Producer, drums, percussion – Jon Nettlesbey
  • Producer, keyboards – David Foster
  • Producer, keyboards, synthesizer – Terry Coffey
  • Producer, programmer, keyboards, percussion – LeMel Humes

Charts

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Chart performance for Femme Fatale
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 7

Singles

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Year Title US
Pop
[4]
US
R&B
[5][6]
1992 "Ain't Nobody Like You" 84 1
"Release Me" 43

Year-end charts (singles)

Year Title Chart Position
1992 "Ain't Nobody Like You" US Hot R&B Singles[7] 35

References

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  1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  5. ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 264.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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