''Love, Nancy'' is a 1994 album by Nancy Wilson. "Love Won't Let Me Wait" was released as the album's only single in 1994. It reached no. 31 on the ''

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'' Adult R&B Airplay chart, and no. 64 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

Critical reception

''Love, Nancy'' received mostly positive reviews from music critics upon its release, most of whom complimented Wilson's vocal performance. Writing for the ''

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'', Mario Tarradell stated that Wilson is "adept at taking others' tunes and molding them around her expressive pipes, setting her own mood." Karl Stark of ''

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'' stated that Wilson's voice sounds "as silken as ever", with arrangements that "enhance her already sophisticated aura". In ''

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'', Renee Doruyter stated that ''Love, Nancy'' "demonstrates the reasons for her longevity", and that Wilson's strength "is the way she makes you believe the words". In another rave review for ''

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'', Sheila Solomon described the album as "a powerful collection of love songs", commending Wilson's enunciation. In a retrospective review,

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's Ron Wynn stated that "Andre Fischer's production lets Wilson's still enchanting, powerful voice dominate the orchestrations," concluding that while there are "occasional tasty instrumental contributions from selected guest stars ..for the most part it's Wilson's warm, inviting leads that make this CD so delightful."

Track listing

Charts

Credits and personnel

Adapted from album liner notes.

Musicians

* Nancy Wilson – lead vocals *

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– piano , synthesizer , arrangement , programming , string arrangement , all instruments * Jimmy Johnson – bass * Andre Fischer – drums , arrangement *

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– saxophone , alto sax solo *

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– arrangement , string arrangement *

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– bass * John Chiodini – guitar *

Roy McCurdy Roy McCurdy (born November 28, 1936) is a jazz drummer. Early life McCurdy began playing drums around the age of 10 in his hometown of Rochester and took lessons from Eastman percussionist Bill Street as a teenager. He spent three years in the A ...

– drums *

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– bass * Ndugu Chancler – drums *

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– drums * Richard Evans – arrangement * Diane Louie – arrangement , piano , synthesizer * Tom Keane – synth bass , drum programming *

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– solo guitar * Ian Prince – arrangement , programming * Jerry Peters – arrangement , piano * Linda McCrary – background vocals * Terry Young – background vocals * Bridgette Bryant – background vocals * Bobbette Harrison – background vocals * Mona Lisa Young – background vocals * Ricky Nelson – background vocals * Maxi Anderson – background vocals

Strings

* Assa Drori – violin, concert master * Israel Baker – violin * Isabelle Daskoff – violin * Mark Cargill – violin * Yvette Deveraux – violin * Irving Geller – violin * Gina Kronstadt – violin * Gordon Marron – violin * Mari Tsumura – violin * Shari Zippert – violin * Henry Ferber – violin * Irving Cellar – violin * Juliann French – violin * Don Palmer – violin * Kwihee Shamban – violin * Elizabeth Wilson – violin * Ron Clark – violin * Miran Kojian – violin * Haim Shtrum – violin * Marilyn Baker – viola * Margot MacLaine – viola * Herschel Wise – viola * Rollice Dale – viola * Kenneth Burward-Hoy – viola * James Ross – viola * Evan Wilson – viola * Fred Seykora – cello * Suzie Katayama – cello * Larry Corbett – cello * Ernest Ehrhardt – cello * Raymond Kelly – cello * David Shamban – cello * Todd Hemmenway – cello * Daniel Smith – cello * Christian Kollgaard – double bass * Norman Ludwin – double bass * Edward Meares – double bass * Susan Ranney – double bass

Brass and woodwind

* John Mitchell – saxophone * Richard Mitchell – saxophone * John Yoakum – saxophone * Calvin Smith – French horn * Gregory Williams – French horn * Oscar Brashear – trumpet * Frank Szabo – trumpet

Technical

* Dr. George Butler – executive producer * Al Schmitt – engineering, mixing * Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – engineering , mixing * Alan Sides – engineering * Doug Rider – engineering * Kenny Deranteriasian – assistant engineering * John Hendrickson – assistant engineering * Brett Swain – assistant engineering * Jeff Shannon – assistant engineering * Richard Landers – assistant engineering * Ulrich Wild – assistant engineering * Patty Nichols – production coordinator * Keith Petrie – assistant to Andre Fischer * Jules Chaikin – contractor * John Levy – management

Design

* Nancy Donald – art direction * Charles Bush – photography * George Blodwell – stylist * Cloutier Roebuck – stylist * Edward Roebuck – stylist * John Atchison – hair * Rudy Calvo – makeup * Johnnetta B. Cole – liner notes

References

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