With My Lover Beside Me

With My Lover Beside Me
With My Lover Beside Me
Studio album by Nancy Wilson
Released	October 1991
Studio	Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	38:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Eddie Arkin; Barry Manilow;
Nancy Wilson chronology

With My Lover Beside Me is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released in October 1991 by Columbia Records. The music for the songs were composed by Barry Manilow and the lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer.^[2] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Manilow, Harvey Mason, and Kirk Whalum appear on the album.^[2]

Accolades

Wilson earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for her performance on the album.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

With a 4.5 out of 5 star rating, Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated that With My Love Beside Me is a "superbly arranged, produced, and mastered session from a wonderful vocalist. Wilson's singing, delivery, and tone are enticing and sensual throughout, even when the songs threaten to get overly sentimental or just sappy".^[1]

Track listing

Track no.	Title	Songwriter(s)	Length
1	"With My Lover Beside Me"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	02:28
2	"Look at You/Something Tells Me I'm Falling in Love"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	04:43
3	"When October Goes"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:57
4	"Love Is Where You Find It/At Last"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	04:17
5	"When the Meadow Was Bloomin'"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:36
6	"I Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:39
7	"Heart of Mine, Cry On"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	04:11
8	"Just Remember"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:15
9	"The Last Dream Home"	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:44
10	"With My Lover Beside Me" (reprise)	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	01:21
11	"Epilogue" featuring Barry Manilow	Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer	03:35

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wynn, Ron. "Nancy Wilson – With My Lover Beside Me: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Nancy Wilson – With My Lover Beside Me. Columbia Records. 1991.
^ "Nancy Wilson". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[AM-1] Wynn, Ron. "Nancy Wilson – With My Lover Beside Me: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[Album-2] Nancy Wilson – With My Lover Beside Me. Columbia Records. 1991.

[3] "Nancy Wilson". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

[ac_BillboardContemporaryJazz_Nancy_Wilson-4] "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

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