Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
Deniece Chandler, June Deniece Chandler
Deniece Williams (born name June Deniece Chandler) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was born June 3, 1950. She has been described as “one of the great soul voices” by the BBC. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether.
As Deniece Chandler, she recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels. One of those early records, “I’m Walking Away”, released on Toddlin’s subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England’s Northern Soul scene. In the early 1970s she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of “Wonderlove”, lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Williams also guested in 1974 on Syreeta Wright’s album Stevie Wonder Syreeta as well as Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel album and a year later on Roberta Flack’s Feel Like Makin' Love.
- Let’s Hear It for the Boy
- Silly
- Free
- Black Butterfly
- It’s Gonna Take a Miracle
- My Soul Desire
- God is Amazing
- You’re All That Matters
- I’ve Got the Next Dance
- I Want You
- Free (single version)
- God Made You Special
- When Love Comes Calling
- It’s Your Conscience
- O Holy Night
- I Can’t Wait
- Let’s Hear It For The Boy (dance remix edit)
- Let’s Hear It For The Boy (extended dance remix)
- Next Love
- Don’t Tell Me We Had Nothing
- Baby, Baby My Love’s All for You
- What Two Can Do
- My Melody
- Waiting By the Hotline