Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.
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| Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 52:24 | |||
| Label | Giant | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A cover of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache" (and "Shining Through", released as a single) received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Morning Heartache" | Billie Holiday | Rhett Lawrence | 4:21 |
| 2. | "This Bitter Earth" | Clyde Otis | LeMel Humes | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Gamble & Huff | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Shining Through" | David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen | David Foster | 4:30 |
| 5. | "But I Love You" | Jud Friedman, Miki Howard | Humes | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | LeMel Humes | Humes | 4:55 |
| 7. | "I've Been Through It" | Miki Howard | Humes | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Release Me" | Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey | Nettlesbey, Coffey | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" | Sylvester Stewart | Humes | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor" | Craig Cooper, Miki Howard | Humes | 5:12 |
| 11. | "New Fire from An Old Flame" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:21 |
Credits and personnel edit
- Co-producer – Miki Howard
- Executive producer – Cassandra Mills
- Producer – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
- Producer, arranger, keyboards, drums – Rhett Lawrence
- Producer, drums, percussion – Jon Nettlesbey
- Producer, keyboards – David Foster
- Producer, keyboards, synthesizer – Terry Coffey
- Producer, programmer, keyboards, percussion – LeMel Humes
Charts edit
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 110 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 7 |
Singles edit
| Year | Title | US Pop[4] |
US R&B[5][6] |
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| 1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | 84 | 1 |
| "Release Me" | — | 43 |
Year-end charts (singles)
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | US Hot R&B Singles[7] | 35 |
References edit
- ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 264.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
External links edit
- mikihowardmedia.com
- Femme Fatale at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2011.