Nancy Wilson (singer)
Nancy Wilson (* 20th February 1937 in Chillicothe , Ohio ; † 13. December 2018 in Pioneertown , California ) was an American jazz - singer and multiple Grammy -Preisträgerin. She also recorded several works in the fields of pop , R&B , soul and disco . In total, she placed 34 albums in the American album charts. In 1964, Time magazine called her the “ likely heiress of Ella Fitzgerald ” and described her work as “a treatise on variety and taste, spun by a voice of agile grace, with knowledge of jazz inflection and phrasing”. She was known as a "song stylist".
Life
Nancy Wilson began her career in the 1950s as a singer in jazz clubs in the Columbus, Ohio area . She recorded her first records at the end of the decade. She also signed a contract with the renowned record company Capitol Records and released her debut Like in Love here in 1960 . Wilson remained under contract with Capitol until 1980. In the 1960s she became one of the most popular jazz singers and even got her own TV show, where she sang pop songs beyond the boundaries of jazz, which only made her popularity even greater. In 1964 she was awarded a Grammy for best vocal performance in rhythm and blues for her interpretation of (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am . She has performed in concerts with Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan . She received an Emmy Award for her Nancy Wilson Show and was also a frequent guest on other shows. She also performed regularly in Las Vegas .
From the mid-1970s she recorded several disco- style records , including the smaller hits on the R&B charts, I'm Gonna Let Ya (1978) and Life, Love And Harmony (1979). The last LP for Capitol, Take My Love (1980), contains disco pieces.
When the popularity of personality shows declined, she returned to jazz in the 1980s and worked with musicians such as Hank Jones , Art Farmer and Henry Johnson . She made three albums with Ramsey Lewis : The Two of Us (1984), Simple Pleasures (2002) and Meant to Be (2003). For her last studio album during her lifetime, Turned to Blue (2006), she received the Grammy for the best vocal album in jazz in 2007, as in 2005 for RSVP (Rare Songs, Very Personal) .
In 2004 she received the Jazz Masters Fellowship from the state NEA Foundation .
Wilson hosted the NPR show Jazz Profiles from 1996 to 2005 . In the series, legends of jazz and their music were presented in interviews, comments and reports. Nancy Wilson and the program received the George Foster Peabody Award for production in 2001. As of 2011, she stopped performing.
Nancy Wilson died in December 2018 after a long illness at home in Pioneertown, California, a desert community near Joshua Tree National Park .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
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| 1963 | Broadway - My Way |
US18 (27 weeks) US |
- | |
| Hollywood - My Way |
US11 (58 weeks) US |
- | ||
| Yesterday's Love Songs / Today's Blues |
US4 (42 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1964 | Today, Tomorrow, Forever |
US10 (30 weeks) US |
- | |
| How Glad I Am |
US4 (31 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1965 | Today My Way |
US7 (21 weeks) US |
R&B2 (11 weeks) R&B |
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| Gentle is my love |
US17 (24 weeks) US |
R&B7 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| 1966 | From Broadway with Love |
US44 (18 weeks) US |
- | |
| A touch of today |
US15 (33 weeks) US |
R&B4 (18 weeks) R&B |
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| Tender Loving Care |
US35 (23 weeks) US |
R&B3 (19 weeks) R&B |
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| Nancy - Naturally |
US35 (21 weeks) US |
R&B4 (20 weeks) R&B |
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| 1967 | Just for now |
US40 (15 weeks) US |
R&B8 (12 weeks) R&B |
|
| Lush Life |
US46 (19 weeks) US |
R&B8 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1968 | Welcome to My Love |
US115 (17 weeks) US |
R&B26 (8 weeks) R&B |
|
| Easy |
US51 (24 weeks) US |
R&B5 (25 weeks) R&B |
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| The Sound of Nancy Wilson |
US122 (7 weeks) US |
R&B20 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| 1969 | Nancy |
US117 (14 weeks) US |
R&B38 (11 weeks) R&B |
|
| Son of a Preacher Man |
US122 (15 weeks) US |
R&B20 (23 weeks) R&B |
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| Hurt So Bad |
US92 (18 weeks) US |
R&B19 (14 weeks) R&B |
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| 1970 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
US155 (6 weeks) US |
R&B38 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| Now I'm a Woman |
US54 (21 weeks) US |
R&B5 (23 weeks) R&B |
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| 1971 | But beautiful |
US185 (5 weeks) US |
- | |
| Kaleidoscope |
US151 (6 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1974 | All in Love Is Fair |
US97 (18 weeks) US |
R&B11 (16 weeks) R&B |
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| 1975 | Come get to this |
US119 (10 weeks) US |
R&B14 (13 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1976 | This Mother's Daughter |
US126 (13 weeks) US |
R&B26 (14 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1977 | I've never been to me |
US193 (1 week) US |
R&B42 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1984 | The Two of Us |
US144 (9 weeks) US |
R&B42 (12 weeks) R&B |
with Ramsey Lewis
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| 1990 | A lady with a song | - |
R&B68 (17 weeks) R&B |
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| 1994 | Love, Nancy | - |
R&B63 (12 weeks) R&B |
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1960: Like in Love
- 1960: Something Wonderful
- 1961: The Swingin's Mutual! (with George Shearing Quartet )
- 1962: Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley (with Cannonball Adderley )
- 1962: Hello Young Lovers
- 1973: I Know I Love Him
- 1978: Music on My Mind
- 1979: Life, Love and Harmony
- 1980: Take My Love
- 1982: What's New (with The Great Jazz Trio)
- 1983: I'll Be a Song
- 1984: Godsend
- 1985: Keep You Satisfied
- 1987: Forbidden Lover
- 1988: Nancy Now!
- 1991: With My Lover Beside Me
- 1997: If I Had My Way
- 2001: A Nancy Wilson Christmas
- 2002: Meant to Be (with Ramsey Lewis)
- 2003: Simple Pleasures (with Ramsey Lewis)
- 2004: RSVP (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
- 2006: Turned to Blue
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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R&B
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| 1965 | The Nancy Wilson Show! |
US24 (29 weeks) US |
R&B4 (10 weeks) R&B |
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More live albums
- 1981: At My Best
- 1982: Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert (with Joe Henderson , Chick Corea , Stanley Clarke & Lenny White )
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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R&B
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| 1968 | The Best of Nancy Wilson |
US145 (14 weeks) US |
R&B23 (14 weeks) R&B |
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| 1969 | Close-up |
US193 (2 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1969 | The right to love |
US185 (3 weeks) US |
- | |
More compilations
- 1982: 20 Golden Greats
- 1986: Nancy Wilson's Greatest Hits
- 1991: I Wish You Love
- 1995: Spotlight On Nancy Wilson
- 1996: The Best of Nancy Wilson
- 1999: Greatest Hits
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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R&B
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| 1962 | Save Your Love for Me Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley |
- |
R&B11 (5 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1963 | Tell me the truth |
US73 (6 weeks) US |
R&B22 (2 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1964 | (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am How Glad I Am |
US11 (11 weeks) US |
R&B45 (1 week) R&B |
|
| I Want Be with You How Glad I Am |
US57 (5 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1965 | Don't Come Running Back to Me Today My Way |
US58 (5 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1966 | Uptight (Everything's Alright) A Touch of Today |
US84 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
| You've Got Your Troubles |
- |
R&B48 (2 weeks) R&B |
B-side of Uptight (Everything's Alright)
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| 1968 | Face It Girl, It's Over Easy |
US29 (14 weeks) US |
R&B15 (7 weeks) R&B |
|
| Peace of Mind The Sound of Nancy Wilson |
US55 (7 weeks) US |
R&B24 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| 1969 | You'd Better Go Nancy |
- |
R&B44 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| Can't Take My Eyes Off You Hurt So Bad |
US52 (10 weeks) US |
R&B27 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| 1970 | Now I'm a Woman Now I'm a Woman |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
R&B41 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| 1974 | Streetrunner All in Love Is Fair |
- |
R&B46 (10 weeks) R&B |
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| You're as Right as Rain All in Love Is Fair |
- |
R&B10 (14 weeks) R&B |
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| 1975 | He Called Me Baby Come Get to This |
- |
R&B74 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| Don't Let Be Lonely Tonight Come Get to This |
- |
R&B54 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1976 | Now This Mother's Daughter |
- |
R&B91 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| In My Loneliness (When We Were One) This Mother's Daughter |
- |
R&B96 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| 1977 | I've Never Been to Me I've Never Been to Me |
- |
R&B47 (13 weeks) R&B |
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| 1978 | I'm Gonna Let Ya Music on My Mind |
- |
R&B94 (5 weeks) R&B |
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| 1979 | Life, Love and Harmony Life, Love and Harmony |
- |
R&B83 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| 1990 | Don't Ask My Neighbors A Lady with a Song |
- |
R&B83 (5 weeks) R&B |
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| 1991 | Do You Still Dream About Me A Lady with a Song |
- |
R&B64 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| 1994 | Love Won't Let Me Wait Love, Nancy |
- |
R&B65 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| I Can't Make You Love Me Love, Nancy |
- |
R&B87 (4 weeks) R&B |
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More singles
- 1961: My Foolish Heart
- 1961: Give Him Love
- 1961: Guess Who I Saw Today
- 1962: You Don't Know What Love Is
- 1963: You Can Have Him
- 1963: That's All I Want for Christmas
- 1964: Don't Rain on My Parade
- 1964: And Satisfy
- 1965: Welcome, Welcome
- 1965: Where Does That Leave Me
- 1965: I'll Only Miss Him When I Think of Him
- 1965: No One Else But You
- 1966: (You Got) The Power of Love
- 1966: That Special Way
- 1966: I'll Make a Man of the Man
- 1967: In the Dark
- 1967: Don't Look Over Your Shoulder
- 1967: Ode to Billie Joe
- 1968: In a Long White Room
- 1969: Got It Together
- 1970: Waitin 'for Charlie to Come Home
- 1970: This Girl Is a Woman Now
- 1971: The Greatest Performance of My Life
- 1973: We Can Make It Baby
- 1979: Sunshine
- 1987: Forbidden Lover (with Carl Anderson )
- 1988: Quiet Fire
- 1991: Epilogue ( feat.Barry Manilow )
- 1997: Hello Like Before
Web links
- Nancy Wilson at Allmusic (English)
- Nancy Wilson at Discogs (English)
- Nancy Wilson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- NEA Jazz Masters (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Billboard / Record Research, 2001, ISBN 0-89820-147-0
- ^ Celebrities Mourn the Loss of Jazz Singer Nancy Wilson. Accessed January 21, 2020 (English).
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top R&B Singles 1942-1995, 1996 ISBN 0-89820-115-2
- ^ Andrew Dalton, Hillel Italie: Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81. In: AP News . December 14, 2018 (English, obituary).
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilson, Nancy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chillicothe , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 2018 |
| Place of death | Pioneertown , California |