Water Under the Bridge is an album by American singer Deniece Williams, released in 1987 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
Critical reception
Frann Bart of The San Diego Union-Tribune declared that "she's switched gears back to an urbanized pop sound that is almost completely synthesized, but contains enough good material to challenge her. Lucky the producer is Steve Levine, whose musical sensibilites lean toward the understated, tasteful, arrangement. He manages an album that sounds more human than many minus all the electronics. And most important, Williams is free to interpret in her expressive soprano-with-soul without being buried by the music."
Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic wrote, "Deniece Williams' incredible high-octane soprano soars over ten tracks".
Singles "Never Say Never" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Another single, I Confess reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.
Track listing
Personnel Deniece Williams – vocals, backing vocals Julian Stewart Lindsay – keyboards, Hammond organ, sequencer programming George Duke – Synclavier Steve Levine – Fairlight programming Roy Hay – electric guitars, backing vocals Danny McIntosh – electric guitars, SynthAxe Morris Michael – electric guitars [& stepp] Felix Kirsh – bass guitar, Moog Bass Graham Broad – drums, percussion Steve Grainger – saxophones Terry Bailey – trumpets Stuart Gordon – cello, viola, violin Colin Campsie – backing vocals Lance Ellington – backing vocals Derek Green – backing vocals Jermaine Stewart – backing vocals June Westering – backing vocals Mark Williamson – backing vocals
Production Brad Westering – executive producer Steve Levine – producer Greg Laney – engineer Robert Hill – assistant engineer Tim Young – digital mastering at CBS Studios (London, UK) Tony Lane – art direction Nancy Donald – art direction Dominick – photography Westwind Management – management
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