Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy 1984

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My baby, he don't talk sweet He ain't not much to say But he loves me, loves me, loves me I know that he loves me anyway   And maybe he don't dress fine But I don't really mind 'Cuz every time he pulls me near I just wanna cheer:   LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY! On, let's give the boy a hand Let's hear it for my baby You gotta understand Maybe he's no Romeo But he's my one-man show LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!   My baby may not be rich He's watching every dime But every night he holds me And we always have a real good time   And maybe he sings off-key That's alright by me But what he does he does so well Makes me wanna yell LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY! On, let's give the boy a hand

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Deniece "Niecy" Williams (June 3, 1950Ñ ) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. Williams, whose music has been influenced by pop, soul, gospel, R&B and dance, is known for her hits such as "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Silly" and for her vocal duets with Johnny Mathis. Born June Deniece Chandler in 1950 (some sources list her birth year as 1951) in Gary, Indiana, Williams' career began in the 1970s when she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of "Wonderlove", along with Minnie Riperton. She left Wonder in 1975 and teamed up with producer Maurice White, who was the leader of Earth, Wind & Fire. After signing to Columbia Records, her 1976 debut album entitled This Is Niecy was released. The single "Free" reached #2 on the Black Singles chart, #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the British Singles chart. The album also featured "Cause You Love Me Baby" (which charted separately on the R&B chart as the flip side of "Free") and "That's What Friends Are For". She also shared a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with pop singer Johnny Mathis in 1978 with the duet "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late". The duet also topped the Black Singles and Adult Contemporary charts. Williams moved on to the American Recording Company (ARC) in the early 1980s where she scored the top ten R&B smash hit "Silly." in 1981. The following year, famed producer Thom Bell helped Williams score another #1 R&B chart-topper with her remake of The Royalettes' "It's Gonna Take a Miracle," which became a Top 10 pop hit as well. In 1984, Williams released the album Let's Hear It for the Boy, in which the title track reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture, Footloose. Williams continued releasing albums during the 1980s such as Hot On The Trail (1986), Water Under The Bridge (1987), and As Good As It Gets (1988), which featured her last Top Ten hit to date, "I Can't Wait", written by Skylark. However, in part due to a lack of promotion from her record company, her mainstream popularity faded. Since 1996, Williams has presented her own BBC radio show in the UK, showcasing the best in new gospel and inspirational music. Deniece Williams's vocal range has also been pointed out by The New York Times, 'Miss Williams mounted a spectacular vocal display in which her penetrating, feline soprano soared effortlessly to E flat above high C, and she worked various vowel sounds into prolonged feats of vocal gymnastics' . In pointing to Williams's similar vocal ability as her former musical icon and colleague (Minnie Riperton), Mark Anthony Neal in referencing Jill Scott's agility in displaying vocal acrobatics, states 'Scott Draws on her upper register recalling the artistry of the late "songbird" Minnie Riperton and Deniece Williams'. According to Monica Haynes of Post-Gazette.com, Williams "has the kind of range that would make Mariah Carey quiver." After more than a decade Williams's new R&B album, titled Love, Niecy Style, was released on April 24, 2007 on Shanachie Records. The disc is produced by veteran "Sound of Philly" man Bobby Eli. The disc has received positive review from Starpulse, soultracks.com, eurweb.com and Jet.

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