This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B and soul singer Deniece Williams.
Albums Studio albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US USR&B USChrist USGos CAN NLD UK 1976 This Is Niecy 33 3 — — — — 26 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Columbia 1977 Song Bird 66 23 — — 60 — — 1978 That's What Friends Are For (with Johnny Mathis) 19 14 — — 30 23 16 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold 1979 When Love Comes Calling 96 27 — — — — — ARC/Columbia 1981 My Melody 74 13 — — — — — RIAA: Gold 1982 Niecy 20 5 — — — — — 1983 I'm So Proud 54 10 — — — — — Columbia 1984 Let's Hear It for the Boy 26 10 — — — 17 — 1986 So Glad I Know — — 6 7 — — — Sparrow Hot on the Trail — 58 — — — — — Columbia 1987 Water Under the Bridge — 39 — — — — — 1988 As Good as It Gets — 48 — — — — — 1989 Special Love — — 11 — — — — Sparrow/MCA 1991 Lullabies to Dreamland — — — — — — — Word 1996 Love Solves It All — — — — — — — P.A.R. 1998 This Is My Song — — — 14 — — — Harmony 2007 Love, Niecy Style — 41 — — — — — Shanachie "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Year Title Peak positions Record label USR&B USChrist1990 Change the World — — CBS From the Beginning — 35 Sparrow 1992 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (with Johnny Mathis) — — Sony Music 1994 Greatest Gospel Hits — — Sparrow 1996 Gonna Take a Miracle: The Best of Deniece Williams 85 — Columbia 2000 Love Songs — — 2001 The Collection — — Connoisseur/Sony Music 2016 Black Butterfly: The Essential Nicey — — Big Break "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Pop USR&B USA/C USDan AUS CAN IRE NLD NZ UK 1968 "Love Is Tears" — — — — — — — — — — align=left rowspan="7" 1969 "Glorious Feeling" (with Lee Sain) — — — — — — — — — — "I Don’t Wanna Cry" — — — — — — — — — — "Come on Home to Me Baby" — — — — — — — — — — 1970 "Mama, I Wish I Stayed at Home" — — — — — — — — — — "Love Is Tears" (re-release) — — — — — — — — — — "Yes, I'm Ready" — — — — — — — — — — 1976 "Free" 25 2 38 31 57 32 8 14 — 1 BPI: Silver This Is Niecy "It's Important to Me" — — — — — — — — — 1977 "Cause You Love Me Baby" — 74 — — — — — — — — "That's What Friends Are For" — 65 — — — — 14 — — 8 BPI: Silver "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" — 13 — — — 89 — — — 32 Song Bird 1978 "Season" — — — — — — — — — — "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis) 1 1 1 — 6 3 2 3 2 3 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver You Light Up My Life "You're All I Need to Get By" (with Johnny Mathis) 47 10 16 — — 52 — — — 45 That's What Friends Are For "Just the Way You Are" (with Johnny Mathis) — — — — — — — 42 — — 1979 "I've Got the Next Dance" 73 26 — 1 — — — — — — When Love Comes Calling "I Found Love" — 32 — — — — — — — — 1981 "Time Heals Every Wound" (with Michael Zager Band) — — — — — — — — 13 — Zager "What Two Can Do" — 17 — — — — — — — — My Melody "It's Your Conscience" — 45 — — — — — 16 — — "Silly" 53 11 — — — — — — — — 1982 "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" 10 1 6 — — 41 — — 9 — Niecy "Waiting by the Hotline" — 29 — — — — — — — — "Waiting" — 72 — — — — — — — — 1983 "Do What You Feel" — 9 — — — — — — — — I'm So Proud "I'm So Proud" — 28 — — — — — — — — "Heaven in Your Eyes" — — — — — — — — — — 1984 "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (with Johnny Mathis) — 32 14 — — — — — — — A Special Part of Me "Let's Hear It for the Boy" 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 5 2 2 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold Let's Hear It for the Boy "Next Love" 81 22 — 17 — — — — — — "Black Butterfly" — 22 — — — — — — — — 1986 "Wings of an Eagle" — — — — — — — — — — So Glad I Know "Wiser and Weaker" — 60 — 24 — — — — — — Hot on the Trail "Healing" — 76 — — — — — — — — 1987 "Never Say Never" — 6 — 23 — — — — — — Water Under the Bridge "I Confess" — 24 — — — — — — — — "Water Under the Bridge" — — — — — — — — — — 1988 "I Believe in You" — — — — — — — — — — "I Can't Wait" 66 8 — — — — — — — — As Good as It Gets "This Is as Good as It Gets" — 29 — — — — — — — — 1989 "Every Moment" — 55 — — — — — — — — Special Love "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Singles credited to Denise Chandler Singles credited to Deniece Chandler
Covers "Glass Apple", "Diamond Eyes". Romantique - Seiko Ballads. 1991. Sony Records
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