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June Deniece Williams (née Chandler; born June 3, 1950) [1] [2] [3] is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. [4]She is best known for the songs "Free", "Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 singles "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis).
Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the Paramount motion picture Footloose.The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984. [3]
Gonna Take a Miracle: The Best of Deniece Williams: 85 — Columbia: 2000 Love Songs — — 2001 The Collection — — Connoisseur/Sony Music 2016 Black Butterfly: The Essential Nicey — — Big Break "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
With a four out of five rating, Simon Gage of Daily Express described Song Bird as being "filled with gorgeous songs that showcase her four-octave range to full effect." [4] 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."
"Silly" is a song written by Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald and Deniece Williams and performed by Williams. The soulful ballad was released off Williams' My Melody album in 1981 and became the most successful track off the album reaching as high as number fifty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming an even bigger success on the R&B chart where it peaked at number eleven.
It was a wild “Footloose Night” on “The Masked Singer.” Celebrating the iconic movie’s 40th anniversary, Robin Thicke opened the Oct. 2 episode with a fun rendition of Kenny Loggins ...
"I Confess" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by Deniece Williams for her 1987 album Water Under the Bridge. Produced by Steve Levine, the song was released as a single in 1987 by Columbia Records, [1] reaching number 24 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. [2]
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" is a song by Deniece Williams that appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film Footloose. The song was released as a single from both the soundtrack and her album of the song's same name Columbia Records. It was written by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford and produced by George Duke.