Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

Femme Fatale
Studio album by Miki Howard
Released	September 15, 1992
Genre	R&B, soul, jazz
Length	52:24
Label	Giant Records
Producer	LeMel Humes Rhett Lawrence Jon Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff David Foster Miki Howard
Miki Howard chronology
Miki Howard (1989) Femme Fatale (1992) Miki Sings Billie (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz artist Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.

The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A 'cover' of Billie Holiday's, "Good Morning Heartache" and ("Shining Through" released as a single), received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Morning Heartache"	Billie Holiday	Rhett Lawrence	4:21
2.	"This Bitter Earth"	Clyde Otis	LeMel Humes	5:13
3.	"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams)	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	Gamble & Huff	4:59
4.	"Shining Through"	David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen	David Foster	4:30
5.	"But I Love You"	Jud Friedman, Miki Howard	Humes	4:51
6.	"Ain't Nobody Like You"	LeMel Humes	Humes	4:55
7.	"I've Been Through It"	Miki Howard	Humes	4:13
8.	"Release Me"	Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey	Nettlesbey, Coffey	5:11
9.	"Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa"	Sylvester Stewart	Humes	4:29
10.	"Cigarette Ashes on the Floor"	Craig Cooper, Miki Howard	Humes	5:12
11.	"New Fire from An Old Flame"	Diane Warren	Foster	4:21

Credits and personnel

• Co-producer – Miki Howard
• Executive-Producer – Cassandra Mills
• Producer – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
• Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drums – Rhett Lawrence
• Producer, Drums, Percussion – Jon Nettlesbey
• Producer, Keyboards – David Foster
• Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Terry Coffey
• Producer, Programmer, Keyboards, Percussion – LeMel Humes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[2]	110
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3]	7

Singles

Year	Title	US Pop[4]	US R&B[5]
1992	"Ain't Nobody Like You"	64	1
	"Release Me"	—	43

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. http://www.billboard.com/artist/311247/miki+howard/chart
3. Billboards Top R&B Albums, November 1992. Billboard
4. "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
5. "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.

External links

• mikihowardmedia.com
• Femme Fatale at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2011.