Released April 1984 Length 40:53 Release date April 1984 Genre Quiet storm | Recorded 1983-1984 Artist Deniece Williams Label Columbia Records | |
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Let's Hear It for the Boy
(1984) Hot on the Trail
(1984) Producers Deniece Williams, George Duke Similar Deniece Williams albums, Dance-pop albums | ||
Let's Hear It for the Boy is an album by American recording artist Deniece Williams released in 1984 for Columbia and CBS Records. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard pop chart and number 26 on the R&B Albums.
Contents
It was produced by American multi-instrumentalist George Duke who also actively participated on the record.
The album features urban hits "Black Butterfly", "Next Love" and the international hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy" which was featured on the musical-drama Footloose and its soundtrack album.
Production
Deniece Williams produced six tracks of the album, and George Duke produced four more. The production of the album was completed in early May 1984 before the album was released a few weeks later.
Reception
Carl Matthews of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper called the album "more tempo than her previous releases."
Production
Personnel
Songs
1Let's Hear It for the Boy4:20
2I Want You2:51
3Picking Up the Pieces4:42