''Nancy'' is a studio album by Nancy Wilson, released on

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in January 1969. It was produced by David Cavanaugh, with arrangements and conducting by Jimmy Jones. Musicians on the album include famed jazz saxophonist

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, who also serves as arranger for one song. In his

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review, Andy Kellman calls ''Nancy'' "a more stylistically varied album

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boasts the number 44 R&B single 'You'd Better Go' and the brisk pop of 'In a Long White Room.'" The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 on February 8, 1969, and remained on the chart for 14 weeks, peaking at No. 117. It did better on the

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chart, reaching No. 38. In 2013, ''Nancy'' was re-issued on compact disc with her 1968 album ''

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'', which was recorded around the same time and also features Benny Carter on alto saxophone and Jimmy Jones as arranger and conductor.

Track listing

Side 1

# "I'm Your Special Fool" (

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, Buddy Scott) – 2:20 # "Prisoner Of My Eyes (I Can Never Let You Go)" (

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) – 3:34 # "Player Play On" (Anthony Curtis) – 2:20 # "Only Love " (

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) – 2:40 # " Looking Back" (

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, Belford Hendricks,

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) – 3:31 # "If We Only Have Love" (

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) – 3:31

Side 2

# "In A Long White Room" (

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, Clint Ballard Jr.) – 2:32 # "You'd Better Go" (

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, Lou Stallman) – 2:40 # "Quiet Soul" (Gayle Caldwell) – 3:05 # "What Do You See In Her?" (

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) – 2:55 # "We Could Learn Together" (Jimmy Williams, Otis) – 2:30

Personnel

* Nancy Wilson –

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–

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("Prisoner Of My Eyes") * Jimmy Jones – arranger, conductor * David Cavanaugh – producer

References

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