I'm So Proud

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I'm So Proud
Deniece Williams - I'm So Proud.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Genre R&B, soul
Label Columbia
Producer George Duke, Bill Neale, Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams chronology
Niecy
(1982)
I'm So Proud
(1983)
Let's Hear It for the Boy
(1984)
Singles from I'm So Proud
  1. "Do What You Feel"
    Released: 1983

I'm So Proud is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1983 by Columbia Records. [1] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Contents

Singles

"Do What You Feel" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [2] A cover of Curtis Mayfield's "I'm So Proud" reached No. 28 on the same chart. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Village Voice B [6]

Connie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times called I'm So Proud "Williams' most consistently fine work in ages... The album works due to fresh-sounding, quality material. This is black pop at its most enterprising." [7] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice found that "Williams has progressed, as they say, from Thom Bell's pop romanticism to George Duke's cosmic idealism." [6] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review professed, "I'm So Proud shows why Deniece Williams has every right to be. It's simply superb." [8]

Accolades

I'm So Proud was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do What You Feel"Deniece Williams, George Duke 4:24
2."I'm So Proud" Curtis Mayfield 3:55
3."So Deep In Love" (Duet with Johnny Mathis) Jeff Barry, Bruce Roberts 4:22
4."I'm Glad It's You"Deniece Williams3:28
5."Heaven In Your Eyes"Raymond Jones4:54
6."They Say" (Featuring Philip Bailey)Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough7:10
7."Love, Peace And Unity"Scott Sigman5:36
8."It's Okay"Deniece Williams, George Duke5:26

Personnel

Production

Studios

References

  1. Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud. Columbia Records. 1983.
  2. "Deniece Williams: Do What You Feel (Hot Soul Songs)". Billboard .
  3. "Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud (Hot Soul Songs)". Billboard .
  4. "Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud". AllMusic .
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 766.
  6. 1 2 "Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  7. Johnson, Connie (12 June 1983). "WILLIAMS CAN BE PROUD". Los Angeles Times. p. t59. ProQuest   153475896.
  8. Phyl Garland (October 1983). ""I'm So Proud" Is a Stunning Showcase for Deniece Williams" (PDF). Stereo Review . Vol. 48, no. 10. p. 69. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  9. "Deniece Williams". grammy.com. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.