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• First-ever 7CD deluxe box set by iconic song stylist Nancy Wilson recorded for Capitol Records between 1970-1980.
• Eleven of the 12 original albums included here were previously re-issued by SoulMusic Records between 2011-2013, a number of which have been out of print for some time and are being made available again in this luxury set as a result of demand for the late singer’s enduring recordings.
A stunning collection of 124 tracks showcase the legendary vocalist’s artistry through jazz, pop, soul and adult contemporary genres and includes production by Gamble & Huff, Gene Page, Eugene McDaniels and Clarence McDonald among others. Special quotes from legacy artists Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis and contemporary soul hitmaker Kenny Lattimore are included in the luxury booklet with stellar artwork by Paul Bevoir which features individual essays on each of the 12 albums by writers Joe Marchese, A, Scott Galloway, Kevin Goins and David Nathan, with quotes from Nancy Wilson, Thom Bell, Gene Page and others.
Nancy Wilson’s breakthrough US Top 10 R&B hit, ‘You’re As Right As Rain’ (penned by Thom Bell &Linda Creed) is among the ten charted singles here including her exquisite readings of James Taylor’s ‘Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight’ and Charlene’s ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’, along with standout album tracks such as ‘The Greatest Performance Of My Life’ and ‘All In Love Is Fair’ which were staples in Nancy’s live repertoire for many years.
Produced by SoulMusic Records’ founder David Nathan (who has masterminded numerous re-issues of Nancy’s recorded legacy) with associate reissue production from Joe Marchese of The Second Disc and superb mastering from Nick Robbins, this pot-pourri of spectacular music provides a dazzling display of Nancy Wilson’s unique and distinctive interpretive abilities beyond categorization and genre.
An expanded edition of 1971’s ‘BUT BEAUTIFUL’ (recorded in 1969 with a quartet of renowned jazz musicians) opens this amazing appreciation of Nancy Wilson’s second decade with Capitol Records; and with various different musical approaches, the eleven albums that follow - ‘CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU’ (1970), ‘NOW I’M A WOMAN’ (1971), ‘KALEIDOSCOPE’ (1972), ‘I KNOW I LOVE HIM’ (1973), ‘ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR’ (1974), ‘COME GET TO THIS’ (1975), ‘THIS MOTHER’S DAUGHTER’ (1976), ‘I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME’ (1977), ‘MUSIC ON MY MIND’ (1978), ‘LIFE, LOVE & HARMONY’ (1979) and 1980’s ‘TAKE MY LOVE’ – are a reminder of her consummate artistry.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
BUT BEAUTIFUL (EXPANDED EDITION)
1. PRELUDE TO A KISS
2. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE
3. HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE
4. I'LL WALK ALONE
5. SUPPER TIME
6. BUT BEAUTIFUL
7. OH! LOOK AT ME NOW
8. GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY
9. *IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
10. I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
11. *EASY LIVING
12. DO IT AGAIN
13. *DARN THAT DREAM
DISC TWO
CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/NOW I’M A WOMAN (EXPANDED EDITION)
1. WAITIN' FOR CHARLIE TO COME HOME
2. A BRAND NEW ME
3. MIXED-UP GIRL
4. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD
5. THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW
6. CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
7. WORDS AND MUSIC
8. SUZANNE
9. YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY
10. TRIP WITH ME
11. NOW I'M A WOMAN
12. JOE
13. (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU
14. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
15. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
16. LET'S FALL IN LOVE ALL OVER
17. LONELY, LONELY
18. HOW MANY BROKEN WINGS
19. THE REAL ME
20. MAKE IT WITH YOU
21. GO AWAY AND FIND YOURSELF*
22. WHEN YOU'RE ALONE*
23. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME*
*Bonus Tracks
DISC THREE
KALEIDOSCOPE/I KNOW I LOVE HIM
1. THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF MY LIFE
2. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN
3. I'LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW
4. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
5. LET IT BE ME
6. TO BE THE ONE YOU LOVE
7. MR. BOJANGLES
8. AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
9. EVERYONE KNOWS
10. ONCE IN MY LIFETIME
11. WE CAN MAKE IT BABY
12. MORNING IN YOUR EYES
13. DON'T MISUNDERSTAND
14. ARE WE LOSIN' TOUCH
15. I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT YOU
16. EASY EVIL
17. THE LAUGHTER AND THE TEARS
18. CAN I
19. I HEARD YOU SINGING YOUR SONG
20. I KNOW I LOVE HIM
DISC FOUR
ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR/COME GET TO THIS
1. YOU'RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN
2. TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT
3. THERE'LL ALWAYS BE FOREVER
4. ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR
5. STREETRUNNER
6. OCEAN OF LOVE
7. TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU
8. TELL THE TRUTH
9. MY LOVE
10. COME GET TO THIS
11. ALL MY LOVE COMES DOWN
12. DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT
13. IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN
14. HAPPY TEARS
15. HOUDINI OF THE MIDNITE HOUR
16. THIS TIME LAST SUMMER
17. HE CALLED ME BABY
18. LIKE A CIRCLE NEVER STOPS
19. BOOGEYIN' ALL THE WAY
DISC FIVE
THIS MOTHER’S DAUGHTER/I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME
1. FROM YOU TO ME TO YOU
2. LOVE HAS SMILED ON US
3. I DON'T WANT A SOMETIMES MAN
4. TREE OF LIFE
5. CHINA
6. NOW
7. THIS MOTHER'S DAUGHTER
THIS MOTHER’S DAUGHTER/I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME (CONTINUED)
8. HE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD
9. IN MY LONELINESS (WHEN WE WERE ONE)
10. STAY TUNED
11. FLYING HIGH
12. ALL BY MYSELF
13. LOVE IS ALIVE
14. CAR OF LOVE
15. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME
16. CHANGES
17. PATIENCE MY CHILD
18. NOBODY
19. HERE IT COMES
20. MOMENTS
DISC SIX
MUSIC ON MY MIND/LIFE, LOVE & HARMONY
1. I'M GONNA LET YA
2. MUSIC ON MY MIND
3. I'M A BALLOON
4. LET IT FLOW
5. EASY
6. HE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD 'BOUT MYSELF
7. I'M IN LOVE
8. I REALLY NEED HIM
9. LIGHT
10. MUSIC ON MY MIND (REPRISE)
11. LIFE, LOVE AND HARMONY
12. HERE'S TO US
13. THIS IS OUR SONG
14. SUNSHINE
15. YOU'RE THE ONE
16. OPEN UP YOUR HEART AND TAKE ME IN
17. WRAPPED UP IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR LOVE
18. YOU BRING OUT THE BEST OF THE WOMAN IN ME
19. HEAVEN
DISC SEVEN
1. TAKE MY LOVE
2. SOMEONE ELSE
3. WELCOME HOME
4. THE SADNESS IN MY EYES
5. LET'S HOLD ON TO LOVE
6. I LOVED YOU ALL THE TIME
7. NOT AFRAID TO LOVE (LIVE)
8. I'M COMING HOME (LIVE)
9. BOWS (LIVE)