Water Under the Bridge (album)
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Levine | |||
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Water Under the Bridge is an album by American singer Deniece Williams, released in 1987 on Columbia Records.[1] The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]
Reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
With a 4 out of 5 star rating, Andrew Hamilton of Allmusic wrote "Deniece Williams' incredible high-octane soprano soars over ten tracks".[3]
Singles
[edit]"Never Say Never" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Another single, I Confess reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Confess" | Diane Warren | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Never Say Never" | Deniece Williams, Michael Boyd, Michael Jeffries | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Water Under the Bridge" | Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Love Finds You" | Deniece Williams, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Not By Chance" | Brad Westering, Deniece Williams, George Duke | 4:38 |
| 6. | "One Less Lonely Heart" | David Paul Bryant, Diane Warren | 4:14 |
| 7. | "I Believe In You" | Dave Raynor, Kenny Lamar | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Someone For Someone" | Seth Swirsky, Stephen Broughton Lunt | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Baby This Is Love" | Mark Williamson | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Don't Blame It On My Heart" | Deniece Williams, Jay Gruska | 4:48 |
Personnel
[edit]- Deniece Williams – vocals, backing vocals
- Julian Stewart Lindsay – keyboards, Hammond organ, sequencer programming
- George Duke – Synclavier
- Steve Levine – Fairlight programming
- Roy Hay – electric guitars, backing vocals
- Danny McIntosh – electric guitars, SynthAxe
- Morris Michael – electric guitars [& stepp]
- Felix Kirsh – bass guitar, Moog Bass
- Graham Broad – drums, percussion
- Steve Grainger – saxophones
- Terry Bailey – trumpets
- Stuart Gordon – cello, viola, violin
- Colin Campsie – backing vocals
- Lance Ellington – backing vocals
- Derek Green – backing vocals
- Jermaine Stewart – backing vocals
- June Westering – backing vocals
- Mark Williamson – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Steve Levine – producer
- Greg Laney – engineer
- Robert Hill – assistant engineer
- Tim Young – digital mastering
- Tony Lane – art direction
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Dominick – photography
- Westwind Management – management
Studios
- Recorded and mixed at Do Not Erase Recording Studios (Fulham, London, England).
- Digital mastering at CBS Studios (London, UK).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud. Columbia Records. 1983.
- ^ "Deniece Williams - Water Under the Bridge (Top Soul Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "Deniece Williams: Water Under the Bridge". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: (Hot Soul Songs Chart)". Billboard.
- ^ "Deniece Williams: (Dance Club Songs Chart)". Billboard.