Forbidden Lover (album)
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| Released | April 1987 | |||
| Studio | various | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Dr. George Butler | |||
| Nancy Wilson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Forbidden Lover is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released by Columbia Records in 1987. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[2][3]
Background
Forbidden Lover was produced by Dr. George Butler. Artists such as Branford Marsalis, Robert Brookins and Paul Jackson Jr. appeared on the album.[2]
Critical reception
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic in a 3/5 stars review, remarked "Billed as the 50th album by this 50-year-old singer, Nancy Wilson's Forbidden Lover is an attempt to contemporize her sound, with arrangements that recall Luther Vandross and the Earth, Wind & Fire horn section...But Wilson the jazz-R&B song stylist gets lost on most of these recordings."[1]
Robert K. Oermann of USA Today also ranked this album at No. 31 on his list of 1987's top 50 R&B albums.[4]
Accolades
Wilson earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for her performance on the album.[5]
Track listing
| Track no. | Title | Songwriter(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Forbidden Lover" featuring Carl Anderson | Benny Diggs, Joseph Joubert | 04:17 |
| 2 | "I Was Telling Him About You" | Mark "Moose" Charlap, Don George | 03:18 |
| 3 | "If You Only Knew" | Robert Brookins, Lena Sunday | 04:24 |
| 4 | "Deeper" | 04:47 | |
| 5 | "Puttin' My Trust" | Roger Bruno, Glenn Samuels, Ellen Schwartz | 03:40 |
| 6 | "You Know" | Ted Brancato, Gene McDaniels | 04:23 |
| 7 | "Too Good to Be True" featuring Carl Anderson | Paul Anderson, Gene McDaniels | 04:21 |
| 8 | "I Never Held Your Heart" | 03:53 | |
| 9 | "What Will It Take This Time" | 03:32 | |
| 10 | "A Song for You" | Leon Russell | 04:00 |
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] | 8 |
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Nancy Wilson: Forbidden Lover. AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Nancy Wilson (1987). Forbidden Lover (album). Columbia Records.
- ^ a b "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Traditional Jazz Album)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ K. Oermann, Robert (December 31, 1987). "I'm looking over the albums that shook my soul in 1987". USA Today – via newsbank.com.
- ^ "Nancy Wilson". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved July 13, 2023.