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1991 studio album by Cassandra Wilson
She Who Weeps is the fifth studio album by American
jazz singer
Cassandra Wilson . It was released on June 25, 1991.
[1]
Reception
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
"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
Cassandra Wilson – vocals, drum programming
Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
Herman Fowlkes – bass
Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
Reggie Washington – bass
Rod Williams – piano
Mark Johnson – drums
Tani Tabbal – drums
Production notes
Cassandra Wilson – producer
Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer
Stefan F. Winter – producer, executive producer, packaging
Joseph Marciano – engineer
Adrian VonRipka – mastering
Diana Klein – artwork, illustrations
Steve Byram – cover design
Günter Mattei – cover design
Chart positions
Year
Chart
Position
1991
Billboard Top Jazz Albums
7
References
^ Shimada, T.,
JMT label discography , accessed September 26, 2014
^
a
b
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 7 August 2020 .
^
a
b Fordham, John (9 January 2004).
"Cassandra Wilson, She Who Weeps" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 11 January 2019 .
^ Cook, Richard.
"The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD" . archive.org. p. 1589. Retrieved 7 August 2020 .
^ Swenson, John (1999).
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019 .
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