She Who Weeps is the fifth studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on June 25, 1991.[1]
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| Released | June 25, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July, October, November and December 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 834 443 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [6] |
Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described the album as a "transition of sorts" for the artist, and noted some traces of her earlier M-Base style. Overall, he called the album "Interesting but not overly memorable".[2] John Fordham of The Guardian stated: "This is Cassandra Wilson in 1990, two years after her powerful standards album Blue Skies, and three before she turned to the rootsy, blues-based folk-jazz she still pursues variations on today."[4]
Track listing
edit- "Iconic Memories" (Cassandra Wilson) – 5:07
- "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:34
- "Out Loud (Jeris' Blues)" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 4:23
- "She Who Weeps" (Mary Fowlkes) – 3:31
- "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders) – 4:42
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 10:47
- "New African Blues" (Wilson) – 5:32
Personnel
edit- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, drum programming (3), tambourine (4)
- Rod Williams – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–7)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars (4), guitar synthesizer (4)
- Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass (1, 7)
- Reggie Washington – electric bass (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Herman Fowlkes – electric bass (4)
- Tani Tabbal – drums (1, 7)
- Mark Johnson – drums (2, 5, 6)
Production
- Stefan F. Winter – executive producer
- Cassandra Wilson – producer
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer
- Joe Marciano – engineer
- Diana Klein – artwork
- Steve Byram – cover design
Reissue
- Adrian Von Ripka – remastering
- Günter Mattei – cover design
Chart positions
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 7 |
References
edit- ↑ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott, "She Who Weeps > Review", AllMusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved July 23, 2010
- ↑ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 5871. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- 1 2 Fordham, John (January 9, 2004). "Cassandra Wilson, She Who Weeps". The Guardian. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". archive.org. p. 1589. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved September 23, 2019.