Welcome to My Love
1968 studio album by Nancy Wilson
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Welcome to My Love is a 1968 studio album by Nancy Wilson, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.[3]
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| Released | January 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 33:56 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Cavanaugh | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [2] |
Reception
Reviewing the album, Billboard stated that "Nancy Wilson has an intimate voice that should be heard in the wee hours of the morning," adding that "...She has a luxury voice, a voice of silk and gold. Listen."[4]
Stephen Cook at AllMusic says the album "offers a consistent selection of high-quality standards and strong contemporary material impressively set off by Oliver Nelson's soulfully urbane arrangements." Cook claims that "Wilson's smoky, whispered voice imparts just the right amount of tender drama here while Nelson's dark and restrained string charts keep things from getting syrupy," and he concludes by saying that Wilson "successfully straddled the jazz/soul divide and in the process produced one of her best albums of the 60's."[1]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated February 3, 1968, peaking at No. 115 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.[5] It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B LP's chart in the issue dated March 30, 1968, peaking at No. 26 during an eight-week run on it.[6] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue also dated January 27, 1968, peaking at No. 73 during a six-week run on the chart.[7]
Reissues
A 1970 reissue of the album was entitled For Once in My Life and did not include the track "It Never Entered My Mind."[8] In 1994, Capitol released the album on compact disc with its original title and cover, along with an additional bonus track.[9]
Track listing
Side 1
- "In the Heat of the Night" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Quincy Jones) – 2:32
- "May I Come In?" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:35
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:48
- "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:49
- "I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco (and I Don't Drink at All)" (Tommy Wolf) – 2:29
- "Theme From "Hotel"" (Johnny Keating, Robert Quine) – 2:36
Side 2
- "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 3:05
- "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:27
- "Why Try to Change Me Now?" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) – 3:14
- "Welcome to My Love" (Sammy Cahn, Bill Schluger) – 2:35
- "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 5:18
1994 CD Bonus Track
- "Let's Make the Most of a Beautiful Thing" – (Mike Corda, Jacques Wilson) – 2:38
Personnel
- Nancy Wilson – vocals
- Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
- Buster Williams – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Larry Bunker – percussion
- David Cavanaugh – producer
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LP's[5] | 115 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B LP's[6] | 26 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[7] | 73 |