Williams,Denice Free: Columbia / Arc Recordings 1976-1988 CD

Eight CDs. SoulMusic Records is very proud to present a deluxe box set of the 11 Columbia and ARC albums by award-winning icon Deniece Williams released between 1976-1988. Produced by SoulMusic. Com founder David Nathan, Free: The Columbia/ARC Recordings includes an outstanding in-depth essay by distinguished US writer Justin Kantor, with 2021 direct comments from Deniece herself along with interview quotes from the legendary Johnny Mathis as well as an array of producers, songwriters and collaborators involved with some of Niecy's albums, such as Nathan East, Bill Neale, Greg Mathieson, Monte Moir, Michael Jeffries, Diane Warren, and Michele Val Jean specifically for this project. This beautifully-packaged set boasts 115 tracks that display Denice Williams' soulful artistry as a pre-eminent hitmaker and creative mainstay with a global audience. Includes the albums Niecy, Song Bird, That's What Friends Are For, When Love Comes Calling, My Melody, Niecy, I'm So Proud, Let's Hear It For The Boy, Hot On The Trail, Water Under The Bridge, and As Good As It Gets. Disc 8 comprises 15 tracks with a selection of single edits including the Verdine White co-penned 'Baby, Baby My Love's All For You' (1977) and 'Do What You Feel' (1983) as well as 12" disco mixes of 'I Found Love' (1979), the 12" version of 'Let's Hear It For The Boy' (1984) and 12" extended versions of 'Wiser And Weaker'(1986) and 'Never Say Never' (1987).

1. It's Important to Me 2. That's What Friends Are for 3. How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away 4. Cause You Love Me Baby 5. Free 6. Watching Over 7. If You Don't Believe 8. Time 9. The Boy I Left Behind 10. We Have Love for You 11. God Is Amazing 12. Baby, Baby My Love's All for You 13. Season 14. Be Good to Me 15. The Paper 16. You're All I Need to Get By 17. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 18. You're a Special Part of My Life 19. Ready or Not 20. Me for You, You for Me 21. Your Precious Love 22. Just the Way You Are 23. That's What Friends Are for 24. I Just Can't Get Over You 25. Touching Me with Love 26. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 27. Emotion 28. Love Won't Let Me Wait 29. I Found Love 30. Are You Thinking? 31. My Prayer 32. I've Got the Next Dance 33. Touch Me Again 34. When Love Comes Calling 35. God Knows 36. Like Magic 37. Turn Around 38. Why Can't We Fall in Love? 39. My Melody 40. It's Your Conscience 41. Silly 42. Strangers 43. What Two Can Do 44. Waiting By the Hotline 45. It's Gonna Take a Miracle 46. Love Notes 47. I Believe in Miracles 48. How Does It Feel 49. Waiting 50. Now Is the Time for Love 51. A Part of Love 52. Do What You Feel 53. I'm So Proud 54. So Deep in Love 55. I'm Glad It's You 56. Heaven in Your Eyes 57. They Say 58. Love, Peace and Unity 59. It's Okay 60. Let's Hear It for the Boy 61. I Want You 62. Picking Up the Pieces 63. Black Butterfly 64. Next Love 65. Haunting Me 66. Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing 67. Blind Dating 68. Wrapped Up 69. Whiter Than Snow 70. Wiser and Weaker 71. Hot on the Trail 72. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not 73. Video 74. I Feel the Night 75. We're Together 76. Straight from the Heart 77. I Confess 78. Never Say Never 79. Water Under the Bridge 80. Love Finds You 81. Not By Chance 82. One Less Lonely Heart 83. I Believe in You 84. Someone for Someone 85. Baby This Is Love 86. Don't Blame It on My Heart 87. I Can't Wait 88. This Is As Good As It Gets 89. We Are Here to Change the World 90. All I Need 91. Memories 92. There's No Other 93. I Am Sure 94. It's You I'm After 95. Don't Stop the Love 96. Hold Me Tight 97. Free (Long Single Version) 98. Baby Baby My Love's All for You 99. (Promotional Single Version) 100. Silly (Single Version) 101. It's Your Conscience (Single Version) 102. It's Gonna Take a Miracle (Single Version) 103. Do What You Feel (Single Version) 104. It's Okay (Single Version) 105. I Found Love (12" Disco Mix) 106. I've Got the Next Dance (12" Disco Mix) 107. Let's Hear It for the Boy (12" Version) 108. Next Love (12" Version) 109. The Wiser Gets Weaker (12" Extended Version) 110. Never Say Never (12" Extended Version) 111. I Confess (12" Dance Mix) 112. I Can't Wait (12" Version)