The Lady in Me Last updated January 30, 2026
1990 studio album
The Lady in Me Released May 10, 1990 Recorded Institute of Groove, Malibu, FL Westwood, CA North Hollywood, CA Genre R&B , soul Length 53 :57 Label Capitol Producer Attala Zane Giles , Meli'sa Morgan "Can You Give Me What I Want" "Don't You Know"
The Lady in Me Meli'sa Morgan , released in 1990 on Capitol Records . [ 1] [ 2] The album was a commercial disappointment. [ 3] The lead single, "Can You Give Me What I Want", became a top 30 hit on Billboard s Top R&B Songs chart.
Critical reception Ebony called the album "a delightful mixture of driving dance grooves and meaningful, romantic ballads." [ 4]
Track listing Title Writer(s) 1. "Can You Give Me What I Want" 5:34 2. "Stop, Love and Listen" 4:04 3. "You Belong to Me" 5:09 4. "Situations" 4:59 5. "Dancing into Love" 4:25 6. "Don’t You Know" 5:17 7. "Wrong Lane" 5:20 8. "The Lady in Me" 4:49 9. "I’m Better Now" 5:09 10. "So Long, Goodbye" 5:00
Credits Credits taken from album liner notes.
Composed By [All Interludes] – Attala Zane Giles, Meli'sa Morgan Vocals Arranged By – Meli'sa Morgan, Additional Vocals, Arranged By – Attala Zane Giles Drum Programming – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) Backing Vocals – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 10), Kevin Dorsey (tracks: 1, 10), Meli'sa Morgan (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10) Bass – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 6) Guitar – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 8) Horns – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) Keyboards – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) Saxophone – Gerald Albright (tracks: 6) Percussion – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8) Piano – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 8), Wayne Vaughn (tracks: 7) Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8) Keyboards [Additional] – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 6) Engineer [Mix] – Barney Perkins Engineer [Recording] – Robert Macias Co-producer – Meli'sa Morgan Executive-Producer – Scott Folks Producer – Attala Zane Giles Recorded at: Institute Of Groove Research, Malibu, Ultimo Studios, Westwood, and the Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California
Singles Year Title US [ 5] 1990 "Can You Give Me What I Want" 33
References ↑ Meli'sa Morgan Album discography AllMusic ↑ Rogers, Charles E. (July 14, 1990). "Meli'sa Morgan's Slammin' Return". New York Amsterdam News . p. 22. ↑ "Meli'sa Morgan's Mid-'80s Soul Classics". The Virginian-Pilot . April 28, 2013. p. E3. ↑ Norment, Lynn (August 1990). "Sounding Off". Ebony . Vol. 45, no. 10. p. 24. ↑ Meli'sa Morgan Singles Chart history Billboard
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