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Song Bird is the second studio album by American singer Deniece Williams, released on October 28, 1977, by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 23 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 5 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[1][2][3]

Song Bird
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	October 28, 1977
Recorded	April–July 1977
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, CA Sunset Sound Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Genre	R&B, soul, disco
Length	37:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Maurice White
Deniece Williams chronology
This Is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) That's What Friends Are For (1978)

Overview

Song Bird was produced by Maurice White.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Daily Express	(4/5)[5]
New York Times	(favourable)[6]
Cashbox	(favourable)[7]
Stereo Review	(favourable)[8]
Variety	(favourable)[9]

With a four out of five rating Simon Gage of The Daily Express described Song Bird as being "filled with gorgeous songs that showcase her four-octave range to full effect".[5] John Rockwell of The New York Times stated "Deniece Williams's “Song Bird” is a most appealing album for anyone who likes varied, skillful and sophisticated singing in the black pop area." He also added "One can't be more stylistically precise than that because it is a characteristic of Maurice White's production and Miss Williams's virtuousically diverse singing that her disk ambles all over the stylistic map. But instead of sounding diffuse, it sounds refreshingly varied.".[6]

Singles

"Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" rose to No. 13 upon the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs and No. 32 on the UK Pop singles chart.[10][11]

Samples and Covers

"We Have Love for You" was sampled on the track "Remember Them Days" by Beanie Sigel featuring Eve off Sigel's 2000 album The Truth. Williams also covered Ferlin Husky's Time upon the album [12][13]

Appearances in other media

Williams went on to perform the album cut God Is Amazing at the 1984 Grammy Awards.[14][15]

Track listing

[1]

Personnel

• Deniece Williams – lead vocals
• Deniece Williams, Maurice White, Sidney Barnes – backing vocals
• Jerry Peters – piano
• Larry Dunn – synthesizer
• Al McKay, Charles Fearing, John Rowin Jr., Marlo Henderson – guitar
• Nathan Watts, Verdine White – bass
• David Garibaldi, Fred White, Maurice White – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Victor Feldman – vibraphone
• Andrew Woolfolk, Azar Lawrence, Don Myrick, George Patterson – saxophone
• Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield – trombone
• Chuck Findley, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio – trumpet
• Don Myrick – saxophone solo (6, 8)
• Michael Harris – trumpet solo (8)
• Tom Tom 84 (Tom Washington) – string and horn arrangements

[1]

Production

• Producer – Maurice White
• Co-Producer – Jerry Peters
• Engineer – Warren Dewey
• Assistant Engineer – Jack Rouben
• Design – Nancy Donald
• Photography – Kenneth McGowan
• Management – Cavallo-Ruffalo Management

[1]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1977	US Billboard Top R&B Albums	23[2]
	US Billboard 200	66
1978	UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums	5[3]

References

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