The Best Of Deniece Williams: Gonna Take A Miracle
This 16-track, 72-and-a-half-minute compilation contains Deniece Williams two number one pop R&B hits, "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (a duet with Johnny Mathis , as well as her remake of "It's Gonna Take a Miracle," an R&B number one and Top Ten pop hit, and "Free," which just missed the top of the R&B chart and made the pop Top 40. Otherwise, the collection is somewhat idiosyncratic, compilation producer Leo Sacks idea of Williams best, rather than her greatest hits. Her success on the R&B singles chart, where she scored 18 Top 40 hits, is shortchanged, as the set fails to contain such major R&B hits as "Never Say Never" and "You're All I Need to Get By." At the same time, Sacks finds room for the eight-minute album track "If You Don't Believe" and Williams early gospel composition "God Is Amazing." Such tracks serve to emphasize the diversity in Williams catalog, but R&B fans may find the set wanting. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Deniece Williams - Producer
Deniece Williams - Main Performer
Johnny Mathis - Performer
Maurice White - Producer
George Duke - Producer
David Foster - Producer
David Foster - Mixing
Gene Page - Arranger
Gene Page - Conductor
Gene Page - Horn Arrangements
Gene Page - Mixing
Thom Bell - Arranger
Thom Bell - Conductor
Thom Bell - Producer
Dick Bogert - Engineer
Peter Chaikin - Engineer
Dirk Devlin - Engineer
Warren Dewey - Engineer
Jay Gallagher - Engineer
David Garibaldi - ?
Humberto Gatica - Engineer
Ray Gerhardt - Engineer
Mitch Gibson - Engineer
Jack Gold - Producer
Mick Guzauski - Engineer
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
Steve Hodge - Engineer
George Massenburg - Engineer
Don Murray - Engineer
Bill Neale - Arranger
Bill Neale - Conductor
Bill Neale - Producer
Ray Parker, Jr. - Producer
Jerry Peters - Producer
Sylvester Rivers - Rhythm Arrangements
Dean Rod - Engineer
Jack Rouben - Engineer
Charles Stepney - Producer
Arthur Stoppe - Engineer
Joe Tarsia - Engineer
Tom Tom 84 - Horn Arrangements
Tom Tom 84 - Mixing
Tommy Vicari - Engineer
Larry Washington - Executive Producer
Leo Sacks - Compilation Producer
Mike Tarsia - Engineer
Mike Tarsia - ?
Tom "Curly" Ruff - Digital Mastering
Tom "Curly" Ruff - Mastering
Tony Sellari - Artwork
Tony Sellari - Art Direction
Murray Dvorkin - Engineer
Viriginia Prescott - Liner Notes
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