Let's Hear It for the Boy

Tangerine Dream, Deniece Williams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025ZZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this album from the Soul/Pop vocalist. Released in 1984, the title track returned Williams to #1 on the US Pop, R&B and Dance charts and secured a #2 position on the UK Pop chart, held from the top by Wham's 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'. Deniece also received two Grammy nominations in the process. Other notable singles included on this release include the powerful and now iconic soulful 'Black Butterfly' and the Dance hit 'Next Love', which both secured top 20 R&B positions. BBR. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One cut makes this an essential purchase!, March 16, 2003

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Hear It for the Boy (Audio CD)

However, it's not the mega-selling title cut.

"Black Butterfly" has to be one of the most beautiful and inspirational songs ever written. Not only is it a treat for the ears, it possesses a lyric that is so passionate in its praise of the human spirit, regardless of race.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful remastering of this classic album, August 7, 2011

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barry (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lets Hear It for the Boy (Audio CD)

The single LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY was Deniece Williams most pop styled song of her career. From the movie FOOTLOOSE it jumped to the top of every chart there was including, pop, dance and r&b. And here we have her album that carried the song. First, let me say this is another BBR release and they give the listener a true gift here. The cd is beautifully remastered, there are 4 great bonus tracks and there are extensive liner notes. But now to the music. Anyone who expects this to be Deniece William's pop album due to the title pop song will be strongly proved wrong. Niecy puts her magic spin on the music and lets her inbred soul/r&b stylings rule to make this album a classic. The title song is pop done to the nines and she adds a little r@b flair but she takes album standouts PICKING UP THE PIECES, NEXT LOVE and DON'T TELL ME WE HAVE NOTHING and turns them into true soul music jams. BLACK BUTTERFLY is the truest standout here and worthy of the purchase alone. This soaring emotional soul ballad shows Niecy in her prime. It is a musical declaration of pride and her vocals soar with determination and shivers will go up your body. The gospel track WHITER THAN SNOW also shows Niecy at her most inspirational.

Bottom line, what could have been a simple pop cd sliding by on the success of the title track is made instead into a must have album that contains some of the best work of Deniece William's career and due to the royal treatment here by BBR this cd is a must have for Niecy fans or fans of quality soul music. And if you already own it on cd, double dip for you have never heard it sounding this amazing.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Defining Moment, September 23, 2010

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I remember being in 6th grade outside jamming "Lets Hear It For The Boy" with all the other students. But I didn't find out until years later that she had other tracks on her cd that were defining moments. Like the self esteemed ballad "Black Butterfly" or the rock and roll tinged ballad "Dont Tell Me We Have Nothing" (which is excellent by the way). Deniece showed that she could still be relevant and produce a fantastic collection of songs.