Femme Fatale | ||||
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Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
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Length | 52:24 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
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Miki Howard chronology | ||||
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Singles from Femme Fatale | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Good Morning Heartache" | Billie Holiday | Rhett Lawrence | 4:21 |
2. | " This Bitter Earth" | Clyde Otis | LeMel Humes | 5:13 |
3. | " Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Gamble & Huff | 4:59 |
4. | "Shining Through" | David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen | David Foster | 4:30 |
5. | " But I Love You" | Jud Friedman, Miki Howard | Humes | 4:51 |
6. | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | LeMel Humes | Humes | 4:55 |
7. | "I've Been Through It" | Miki Howard | Humes | 4:13 |
8. | " Release Me" | Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey | Nettlesbey, Coffey | 5:11 |
9. | " Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" | Sylvester Stewart | Humes | 4:29 |
10. | "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor" | Craig Cooper, Miki Howard | Humes | 5:12 |
11. | "New Fire from An Old Flame" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:21 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 110 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [3] | 7 |
Year | Title |
US Pop [4] |
US R&B [5] [6] |
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1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | 84 | 1 |
"Release Me" | — | 43 |
Year-end charts (singles)
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | US Hot R&B Singles [7] | 35 |
Femme Fatale | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 52:24 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Producer |
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Miki Howard chronology | ||||
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Singles from Femme Fatale | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Good Morning Heartache" | Billie Holiday | Rhett Lawrence | 4:21 |
2. | " This Bitter Earth" | Clyde Otis | LeMel Humes | 5:13 |
3. | " Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams) | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Gamble & Huff | 4:59 |
4. | "Shining Through" | David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen | David Foster | 4:30 |
5. | " But I Love You" | Jud Friedman, Miki Howard | Humes | 4:51 |
6. | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | LeMel Humes | Humes | 4:55 |
7. | "I've Been Through It" | Miki Howard | Humes | 4:13 |
8. | " Release Me" | Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey | Nettlesbey, Coffey | 5:11 |
9. | " Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" | Sylvester Stewart | Humes | 4:29 |
10. | "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor" | Craig Cooper, Miki Howard | Humes | 5:12 |
11. | "New Fire from An Old Flame" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:21 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 110 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [3] | 7 |
Year | Title |
US Pop [4] |
US R&B [5] [6] |
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1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | 84 | 1 |
"Release Me" | — | 43 |
Year-end charts (singles)
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | US Hot R&B Singles [7] | 35 |