Love, Nancy
Studio album by
Nancy Wilson
ReleasedMay 1994
Recorded1994
GenreVocal jazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerAndre Fischer
Nancy Wilson chronology
Nancy Wilson Live in Europe
(1994) 		Love, Nancy
(1994) 		The Best of Nancy Wilson: The Jazz and Blues Sessions
(1996)
Singles from Love, Nancy
  1. "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
    Released: 1994

Love, Nancy is a 1994 album by Nancy Wilson.

"Love Won't Let Me Wait" was released as the album's only single in 1994. It reached no. 31 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart,[1] and no. 64 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Charlotte Observer[4]
Lexington Herald-Leader[5]
Miami HeraldFavorable[6]
The Province[7]

Love, Nancy received mostly positive reviews from music critics upon its release, most of whom complimented Wilson's vocal performance. Writing for the Miami Herald, Mario Tarradell stated that Wilson is "adept at taking others' tunes and molding them around her expressive pipes, setting her own mood."[6] Karl Stark of Lexington Herald-Leader stated that Wilson's voice sounds "as silken as ever", with arrangements that "enhance her already sophisticated aura".[5] In The Province, Renee Doruyter stated that Love, Nancy "demonstrates the reasons for her longevity", and that Wilson's strength "is the way she makes you believe the words".[7] In another rave review for The Charlotte Observer, Sheila Solomon described the album as "a powerful collection of love songs", commending Wilson's enunciation.[4]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Ron Wynn stated that "Andre Fischer's production lets Wilson's still enchanting, powerful voice dominate the orchestrations," concluding that while there are "occasional tasty instrumental contributions from selected guest stars [...] for the most part it's Wilson's warm, inviting leads that make this CD so delightful."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Dance"
4:29
2."Day Dream"
5:12
3."Love, I Found You"Danny Small4:02
4."I Can't Make You Love Me"
5:19
5."Loving You"
  • Artie Butler
  • Norman Martin
4:09
6."First Time on a Ferris Wheel"
4:26
7."More Love"Segal4:05
8."Where in the World"Diane Louie3:36
9."I Remember"Stephen Sondheim4:15
10."Love Won't Let Me Wait"
4:11
11."Magic Door"
3:15
12."Your Arms of Love"BeBe Winans4:19

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[8] 6
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 63

Credits and personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.[11]

Musicians

Strings

Brass and woodwind

Technical

Design

References

  1. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Adult R&B Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Love, Nancy – Nancy Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Solomon, Sheila (July 22, 1994). "New on Cassette/CD – R&B – Nancy Wilson – Love, Nancy". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 61. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Stark, Karl (June 10, 1994). "Nancy Wilson – Love, Nancy". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 42. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Tarradell, Mario (August 17, 1994). "Nancy Wilson – Love, Nancy". Miami Herald. Doral, Florida: Nancy A. Meyer. p. 114. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Doruyter, Renee (August 25, 1994). "Sound Check – Nancy Wilson – Love, Nancy". The Province. Vancouver. p. 62. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Love, Nancy (Booklet). United States: Columbia Records. 1994. 5099747455421.
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