Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

Femme Fatale
Studio album by Miki Howard
Released September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
Genre R&B, soul, jazz
Length 52:24
Label Giant Records
Producer LeMel Humes
Rhett Lawrence
Jon Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey
Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
David Foster
Miki Howard
Miki Howard chronology
Miki Howard
(1989)		 Femme Fatale
(1992)		 Miki Sings Billie
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz artist Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.

The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A 'cover' of Billie Holiday's, "Good Morning Heartache" and ("Shining Through" released as a single), received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Good Morning Heartache"  Billie HolidayRhett Lawrence 4:21
2. "This Bitter Earth"  Clyde OtisLeMel Humes 5:13
3. "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams)Kenny Gamble, Leon HuffGamble & Huff 4:59
4. "Shining Through"  David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael KamenDavid Foster 4:30
5. "But I Love You"  Jud Friedman, Miki HowardHumes 4:51
6. "Ain't Nobody Like You"  LeMel HumesHumes 4:55
7. "I've Been Through It"  Miki HowardHumes 4:13
8. "Release Me"  Jon Nettlesbey, Terry CoffeyNettlesbey, Coffey 5:11
9. "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa"  Sylvester StewartHumes 4:29
10. "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor"  Craig Cooper, Miki HowardHumes 5:12
11. "New Fire from An Old Flame"  Diane WarrenFoster 4:21

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 110
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] 7

Singles

Year Title US
Pop[4]		 US
R&B[5]
1992 "Ain't Nobody Like You" 64 1
"Release Me" — 43

References

  1. ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/311247/miki+howard/chart
  3. ↑ Billboards Top R&B Albums, November 1992. Billboard
  4. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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