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Love, Nancy is a 1994 album by Nancy Wilson.

Love, Nancy
Studio album by Nancy Wilson
Released	May 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Vocal jazz
Label	Columbia
Producer	Andre 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
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" Released: 1994

"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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Charlotte Observer	[4]
Lexington Herald-Leader	[5]
Miami Herald	Favorable[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

1. "Love Dance" (Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta, Paul Williams) – 4:29
2. "Day Dream" (Duke Ellington, John Latouche) – 5:12
3. "Love, I Found You" (Danny Small) – 4:02
4. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin) – 5:19
5. "Loving You" (Artie Butler, Norman Martin) – 4:09
6. "First Time on a Ferris Wheel" (Harriet Schock, Misha Segal) – 4:26
7. "More Love" (Segal) – 4:05
8. "Where in the World" (Diane Louie) – 3:36
9. "I Remember" (Stephen Sondheim) – 4:15
10. "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli) – 4:11
11. "Magic Door" (Yves Gilbert, Serge Lama, Clyde Otis) – 3:15
12. "Your Arms of Love" (BeBe Winans) – 4:19

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

• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Charles Bush – photography
• George Blodwell – stylist
• Cloutier Roebuck – stylist
• Edward Roebuck – stylist
• John Atchison – hair
• Rudy Calvo – makeup
• Johnnetta B. Cole – liner notes

References

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