She Who Weeps is the fifth studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on June 25, 1991.[1]

She Who Weeps
Studio album by Cassandra Wilson
Released	June 25, 1991
Recorded	July, October, November and December 1990
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn.
Genre	jazz
Length	40:14
Label	JMT JMT 834 443
Producer	Cassandra Wilson, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Stefan F. Winter
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Live (1991) She Who Weeps (1991) After the Beginning Again (1992)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[6]

Writing for Allmusic, Scott Yanow gave the album a star rating of three out of five. He described it as a "transition of sorts" for the artist, and noted some traces of her earlier M-Base style. Overall, he called the album "Interesting but not overly memorable".[7] John Fordham of The Guardian stated: "This is Cassandra Wilson in 1990, two years after her powerful standards album Blue Skies, and three before she turned to the rootsy, blues-based folk-jazz she still pursues variations on today."[4]

Track listing

1. "Iconic Memories" (Cassandra Wilson) – 5:07
2. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:34
3. "Out Loud (Jeris' Blues)" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 4:23
4. "She Who Weeps" (Mary Fowlkes) – 3:31
5. "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders) – 4:42
6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 10:47
7. "New African Blues" (Wilson) – 5:32

Personnel

• Cassandra Wilson – vocals, drum programming
• Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
• Herman Fowlkes – bass
• Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
• Reggie Washington – bass
• Rod Williams – piano
• Mark Johnson – drums
• Tani Tabbal – drums

Production notes

• Cassandra Wilson – producer
• Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer
• Stefan F. Winter – producer, executive producer, packaging
• Joseph Marciano – engineer
• Adrian VonRipka – mastering
• Diana Klein – artwork, illustrations
• Steve Byram – cover design
• Günter Mattei – cover design

Chart positions

References