Greatest Hits [Sony]

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Barnes & Noble - David Cohen
Over the last four decades, Nancy Wilson has perfected a hybrid of pop, jazz, and R&B vocalizing that has profoundly influenced such musical godchildren as Regina Belle, Anita Baker, and Phyllis Hyman. GREATEST HITS collects the best of Wilson's Columbia recordings, from "The Two of Us," a 1984 collaboration with pianist Ramsey Lewis, to "Hello Like Before" from 1997. This 16-song anthology also includes two early gems: Wilson's first major-label recording, "Guess Who I Saw Today," (1960), as well as her first hit, "Save Your Love For Me," a 1962 collaboration with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Chock-full of treasure, GREATEST HITS showcases Wilson's warm and ...
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - David Cohen
Over the last four decades, Nancy Wilson has perfected a hybrid of pop, jazz, and R&B vocalizing that has profoundly influenced such musical godchildren as Regina Belle, Anita Baker, and Phyllis Hyman. GREATEST HITS collects the best of Wilson's Columbia recordings, from "The Two of Us," a 1984 collaboration with pianist Ramsey Lewis, to "Hello Like Before" from 1997. This 16-song anthology also includes two early gems: Wilson's first major-label recording, "Guess Who I Saw Today," (1960), as well as her first hit, "Save Your Love For Me," a 1962 collaboration with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Chock-full of treasure, GREATEST HITS showcases Wilson's warm and earthy alto -- which can instantly transform itself from a sob to a scream -- on such romantic musings as "Love Won't Let Me Wait," "I Can't Make You Love Me"; Stephen Sondheim's "Loving You," sung with Peabo Bryson; and "When October Goes," a Johnny Mercer lyric set to music by Barry Manilow. This disc is a perfect opportunity to rediscover one of America's most accomplished song stylists.
All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
A "greatest hits" album, a concept pioneered by Columbia Records, is usually thought of as a compilation containing the single recordings by an artist that scored on the charts. In that sense, one might wonder what business Columbia had releasing a Nancy Wilson album called Greatest Hits since, in her 12-year tenure with the label, she had only placed four singles on the R&B charts, none of which reached the top half of the list. Those four recordings, "Love Won't Let Me Wait," "I Can't Make You Love Me," "Do You Still Dream About Me," and "Don't Ask My Neighbors," lead off the collection, and there is a previously unreleased "after hours mix" of "I Can't Make You Love Me" at the end. In between, there are two recordings that originally appeared on Capitol Records, Wilson's label from 1960 to 1980, one of which, "Save Your Love For Me" accompanied by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, was her initial R&B chart hit. The rest of the tracks are drawn from Wilson's Columbia albums of the 1980s and '90s, and they include: "Wish You Were Here," a duet with James Ingram; Stephen Sondheim's "Loving You," a duet with Peabo Bryson; "The Two Of Us," from the album of that title, which was co-billed to Ramsey Lewis; and "Forbidden Lover," a duet with Carl Anderson.

It all adds up to a compilation of lush, jazz-tinged R&B love songs expressively rendered by Wilson. It just doesn't add up to a greatest hits album.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/7/1999
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 074646554241
  • Catalog Number: 65542

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Nancy Wilson Primary Artist
Philip Bailey Background Vocals
Daryl Coley Vocals
Carl Anderson Track Performer
Peabo Bryson Track Performer
James Ingram Track Performer
Cannonball Adderley Alto Saxophone, Track Performer
Nat Adderley Cornet
Laurindo Almeida Guitar
Louis Hayes Drums
Sam Jones Bass
Sharon Bryant Background Vocals
Ramsey Lewis Track Performer, Piano (Grand)
Murray Adler Strings
Tadaomi Anai Percussion
Joe Zawinul Piano
Larry Ball Bass
Brenton Banks Strings
Vassal Benford Piano
Brian Blade Drums
Norman Carr Strings
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Drums
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Bonnie Douglas Strings
Barry J. Eastmond Keyboards
Christine Ermacoff Strings
Vernon D. Fails Keyboards
Charles Fearing Guitar
André Fischer Drums
Ronald Folsom Strings
Sherree Ford-Payne Background Vocals
Don Freeman Keyboards
Ray Fuller Guitar
James Getzoff Strings
Jim Gilstrap Background Vocals
Catherine Gotthoffer Strings
Ed Greene Drums
Mike Harvey Background Vocals
Jeanette Hawes Background Vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitar
Brian James Acoustic Guitar
Robert Jerald Keyboards
Marlena Jeter Background Vocals
Roland Kato Strings
Randy Kerber Synthesizer, Piano
Abraham Laboriel Sr. Bass
Janet Lakatos Strings
Ricky Lawson Drums
Wayne Linsey Keyboards
Mine Matsuki Background Vocals
Valerie Mayo Background Vocals
Christian McBride Bass
David McMurray Saxophone
Brad Mehldau Piano
Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer, Keyboards
Michael J. Powell Guitar, Percussion
Eric Rehl Keyboards
Masahiko Satoh Synthesizer, Conductor, Keyboards
Paul Shure Strings
Ira Siegel Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus Bass
Kenji Takamizu Bass
Yuichi Togashiki Drums
Al Turner Bass
Wanda Vaughn Background Vocals
Kayoko Wada Background Vocals
Randy Waldman Piano
Etsuko Yamakawa Background Vocals
Michael Hart Thompson Acoustic Guitar
KC Porter Keyboards
Randy Jackson Bass, Keyboards
Ron Otis Drums
Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington Bass
Miguel Gutierrez Conga
Karen Jones Strings
Bill Hughes Strings
Technical Credits
Pat Coil Orchestral Overdubs
Jeremy Lubbock Arranger
Eddie Arkin Arranger, Producer
L. Smokey Bates Arranger, Composer, Producer
Artie Butler Composer
Dr. George Butler Executive Producer
Oscar Castro-Neves Producer
Benny Diggs Composer
Barry J. Eastmond Arranger, Composer, Producer, drum programming
André Fischer Producer
Miles Goodman Producer
Ken Hirsch Arranger, Composer, Producer
Kiyoski Itoh Producer
Robert Jerald Producer, drum programming
Joseph Joubert Composer
Sami McKinney Composer, Producer, Vocal Arrangements
Rik Pekkonen Engineer
Michael J. Powell Producer
Ian Prince Arranger, Programming
Masahiko Satoh Arranger
Skip Scarborough Arranger, Producer
Jolyon Skinner Composer
Andy Wiswell Producer
Tom Morgan Jr. Producer
David Nathan Liner Notes
KC Porter Arranger, Producer
Tom "Curly" Ruff Mastering
Randy Jackson Producer
Yukio Morisaki Executive Producer
Tsuyoshi Takayanagi Composer
Norman Martin Composer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Nancy Wilson Greatest Hits

    In Keeping with the Nancy Wilson tradition, Nancy Wilson Greatest Hits are just another example, of why Nancy is the last voice of The Golden Era. The Album which, is a compilation of Nancy's association with Columbia Records further validates why this supreme Song Stylist still dazzles us.. While it can be argued that these songs were not neccessarily top hits, it does demonstrate that we still have in our presence a true singer of songs. This Greatest hit collections contains some of the best song writting from, Loving You(duet/w Pebo Bryson) by Stephen Soundheim to When October Goes, Lyrics, by the late Johnny Mercer. Our Great Lady of Song takes us on a Journey with not only some of the best writers in the music Industry, but a voice that changes from soft and tantilizing to quicksilver and full of emotion. Listen as this Great Lady Of Song lifts us off the ground and sends us soaring through the clouds.

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