Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
Top Songs
| 1 | Let's Hear It for the Boy [Extended Version] | ||
| 2 | Silly | ||
| 3 | Free [Long Single Version] | ||
| 4 | It's Gonna Take a Miracle | ||
| 5 | Cause You Love Me, Baby [Album Version] |
Albums
Sep 2021 • 5 songs
Jun 2020 • 1 song
Feb 2018 • 34 songs
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About
Biography
One of the most distinctive vocalists who arrived during the soul era, Deniece Williams is known for soaring, four-octave soprano voice, late-'70s and early-'80s R&B classics such as "Free" and "Silly," and the 1984 number one pop hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy." Born June Deniece Chandler in Gary, Indiana, she grew up singing in a Pentecostal church, which forbid the congregation to listen to anything but gospel music. Outside of wanting a 1959 Thunderbird, she had no serious ambitions but was deeply interested in music. Her favorite singers were Carmen McRae (for her diction...