Let's Hear It for the Boy (album)

Let's Hear It for the Boy
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released April 1984
Recorded 1983-1984 at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA); LeGonks West (West Hollywood, CA); Soundcastle (Santa Monica, CA).
Genre R&B, soul, funk, dance
Length 40:53
Label Columbia, CBS (originally)
Sony
Producer Deniece Williams, George Duke
Deniece Williams chronology
I'm So Proud
(1983)I'm So Proud1983		 Let's Hear It for the Boy
(1984)		 Hot on the Trail
(1984)Hot on the Trail1984
Singles from Let's Hear It for the Boy
  1. "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
    Released: April 13, 1984
  2. "Next Love"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Black Butterfly"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Let's Hear It for the Boy is an album by American recording artist Deniece Williams released in 1984 for Columbia and CBS Records. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard pop chart and number 26 on the R&B Albums.[2] [3]

It was produced by American multi-instrumentalist George Duke who also actively participated on the record.

The album features urban hits "Black Butterfly", "Next Love" and the international hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy" which was featured on the musical-drama Footloose and its soundtrack album.

Production

Deniece Williams produced six tracks of the album, and George Duke produced four more.[4] The production of the album was completed in early May 1984 before the album was released a few weeks later.[5]

Reception

Carl Matthews of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper called the album "more tempo than her previous releases."[4]

Track listing

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Hear It for the Boy"Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow4:18
2."I Want You"Peter Couch, Deniece Williams2:50
3."Picking Up the Pieces"Peter Couch, Deniece Williams4:40
4."Black Butterfly"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil4:25
5."Next Love"George Duke, Deniece Williams4:23

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Haunting Me"George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Deniece Williams4:57
2."Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing"George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam4:00
3."Blind Dating"Michele Val Jean, Robert Brookins, Deniece Williams3:39
4."Wrapped Up"Andrew Barrett, George McMahon3:39
5."Whiter Than Snow"Traditional3:44

Participants

Production

  • Larkin Arnold – executive producer
  • Bridget Bergman – make-up
  • Nancy Donald – art direction
  • George Duke – producer (Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6)
  • Murray Dvorkin – mix assistant (Track 1)
  • D.W. Enterprises – management
  • Mitch Gibson – second engineer (Track 4)
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mick Guzauski – engineer (Tracks 2-10)
  • Constance Guzman – production assistant
  • Tony Lane – art direction
  • Margaret MacFarlane – photography
  • Tom Perry – engineer (Tracks 1-10)
  • Nick Spigel – second engineer (Track 1)
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer (Tracks 1-10), mixing (Tracks 1-10)
  • Deniece Williams – producer (Tracks 2, 3 & 7-10)

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position[2]
US Billboard Top 200 Albums 26
US Billboard Top Black Albums 10

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "AMG: deniece-williams on the Billboard charts". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Discogs: deniece-williams at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  4. 1 2 Matthews, Carl (June 2, 1984). "Sounds: Deniece Williams". The Afro-American. Baltimore. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rolling Stones plan to do video, concert in L.A. during Olympics". The Ledger. May 3, 1984. p. 2A. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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