Forbidden Lover is a studio album by American jazz singer Nancy Wilson released by Columbia Records in 1987.[2] The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.

Forbidden Lover
Studio album by
Released1987
Studiovarious
GenreVocal jazz
Length40:34
LabelColumbia
ProducerDr. George Butler
Nancy Wilson chronology
Keep You Satisfied
(1985)
Forbidden Lover
(1987)
Nancy Now
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Artists such as Branford Marsalis, Robert Brookins and Paul Jackson Jr. appear on the album.[2]

Accolades

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Wilson earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for her performance on the album.[3]

Track listing

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Track no. Title Songwriter(s) Length
1 "Forbidden Lover" featuring Carl Anderson Benny Diggs, Joseph Joubert 04:17
2 "I Was Telling Him About You" Mark "Moose" Charlap, Don George 03:18
3 "If You Only Knew" Robert Brookins, Lena Sunday 04:24
4 "Deeper" 04:47
5 "Puttin' My Trust" Roger Bruno, Glenn Samuels, Ellen Schwartz 03:40
6 "You Know" Ted Brancato, Gene McDaniels 04:23
7 "Too Good to Be True" featuring Carl Anderson Paul Anderson, Gene McDaniels 04:21
8 "I Never Held Your Heart" 03:53
9 "What Will It Take This Time" 03:32
10 "A Song for You" Leon Russell 04:00

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 8

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Nancy Wilson: Forbidden Lover. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Nancy Wilson - Forbidden Lover. Columbia Records. 1987.
  3. ^ "Nancy Wilson". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ^ "Nancy Wilson Chart History (Traditional Jazz Album)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2023.