Water Under the Bridge (album)

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Water Under the Bridge
Deniece Williams - Water Under the Bridge.jpg
Studio album by
Released1987
Genre R&B, soul
Label Columbia
Producer Steve Levine
Deniece Williams chronology
Hot on the Trail
(1982)
Water Under the Bridge
(1987)
As Good as it Gets
(1988)

Water Under the Bridge is an album by American singer Deniece Williams, released in 1987 on Columbia Records. [1] The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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With a 4 out of 5 star rating, Andrew Hamilton of Allmusic wrote "Deniece Williams' incredible high-octane soprano soars over ten tracks". [3]

Singles

"Never Say Never" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Another single, I Confess reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Confess" Diane Warren 3:56
2."Never Say Never" Deniece Williams, Michael Boyd, Michael Jeffries4:56
3."Water Under the Bridge" Glen Ballard, Marti Sharron4:31
4."Love Finds You"Deniece Williams, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam 4:00
5."Not By Chance"Brad Westering, Deniece Williams, George Duke 4:38
6."One Less Lonely Heart"David Paul Bryant, Diane Warren4:14
7."I Believe In You"Dave Raynor, Kenny Lamar4:28
8."Someone For Someone"Seth Swirsky, Stephen Broughton Lunt3:47
9."Baby This Is Love"Mark Williamson3:54
10."Don't Blame It On My Heart"Deniece Williams, Jay Gruska 4:48

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Personnel

Production

Studios

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Deniece Williams: I'm So Proud. Columbia Records. 1983.
  2. "Deniece Williams - Water Under the Bridge (Top Soul Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. 1 2 Hamilton, Andrew. "Deniece Williams: Water Under the Bridge". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  4. "Deniece Williams: (Hot Soul Songs Chart)". Billboard .
  5. "Deniece Williams: (Dance Club Songs Chart)". Billboard .