Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

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Femme Fatale
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Studio album by
Miki Howard
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
Genre
Length52:24
Label Giant
Producer
Miki Howard chronology
Miki Howard
(1989)		Femme Fatale
(1992)		 Miki Sings Billie
(1993)
Singles from Femme Fatale
  1. "Ain't Nobody Like You"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Release Me"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.

Contents

The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A cover of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache" (and "Shining Through", released as a single) received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Morning Heartache" Billie Holiday Rhett Lawrence4:21
2."This Bitter Earth" Clyde Otis LeMel Humes5:13
3."Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff Gamble & Huff4:59
4."Shining Through" David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen David Foster4:30
5."But I Love You"Jud Friedman, Miki HowardHumes4:51
6."Ain't Nobody Like You"LeMel HumesHumes4:55
7."I've Been Through It"Miki HowardHumes4:13
8."Release Me"Jon Nettlesbey, Terry CoffeyNettlesbey, Coffey5:11
9."Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa"Sylvester StewartHumes4:29
10."Cigarette Ashes on the Floor"Craig Cooper, Miki HowardHumes5:12
11."New Fire from An Old Flame" Diane Warren Foster4:21

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 7

Singles

YearTitle US
Pop [4] 		US
R&B [5] [6]
1992"Ain't Nobody Like You"841
"Release Me"—43

Year-end charts (singles)

YearTitleChartPosition
1992"Ain't Nobody Like You"US Hot R&B Singles [7] 35

References

  1. ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Miki Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Miki Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. November 28, 1992. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 264.
  7. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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