The Lady in Me

The Lady in Me
The Lady in Me
Studio album by Meli'sa Morgan
Released	May 10, 1990
Recorded	Institute of Groove, Malibu, FL ; Ultimo Studios, Westwood, CA ; The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	53:57
Label	Capitol
Producer	Attala Zane Giles; Meli'sa Morgan (co-producer)
Meli'sa Morgan chronology
Singles from The Lady in Me
	"Can You Give Me What I Want"; Released: May 7, 1990; "Don't You Know"; Released: July 11, 1990;

The Lady in Me is the third studio album by the American recording artist Meli'sa Morgan, released in 1990 on Capitol Records.^[1]^[2] The album was a commercial disappointment.^[3] The lead single, "Can You Give Me What I Want", became a top 30 hit on Billboards Top R&B Songs chart.

Critical reception

Ebony called the album "a delightful mixture of driving dance grooves and meaningful, romantic ballads."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can You Give Me What I Want"	Attala Zane Giles Meli'sa Morgan	5:34
2.	"Stop, Love and Listen"	Giles Chuckii Booker Cornelius Mims Morgan	4:04
3.	"You Belong to Me"	Morgan Scott Brown	5:09
4.	"Situations"	Morgan Brown	4:59
5.	"Dancing into Love"	Morgan Brown	4:25
6.	"Don’t You Know"	Gene Lake Morgan Brown	5:17
7.	"Wrong Lane"	Morgan Brown	5:20
8.	"The Lady in Me"	Giles Morgan	4:49
9.	"I’m Better Now"	Giles Morgan	5:09
10.	"So Long, Goodbye"	LeMel Humes Morgan	5:00

Credits

Credits taken from album liner notes.

Composed By [All Interludes] – Attala Zane Giles, Meli'sa Morgan
Vocals Arranged By – Meli'sa Morgan, Additional Vocals, Arranged By – Attala Zane Giles
Drum Programming – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5)
Backing Vocals – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 10), Kevin Dorsey (tracks: 1, 10), Meli'sa Morgan (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)
Bass – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 6)
Guitar – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 8)
Horns – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5)
Keyboards – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5)
Saxophone – Gerald Albright (tracks: 6)
Percussion – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8)
Piano – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 8), Wayne Vaughn (tracks: 7)
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8)
Keyboards [Additional] – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 6)
Engineer [Mix] – Barney Perkins
Engineer [Recording] – Robert Macias
Co-producer – Meli'sa Morgan
Executive-Producer – Scott Folks
Producer – Attala Zane Giles

Recorded at: Institute Of Groove Research, Malibu, Ultimo Studios, Westwood, and the Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California

Singles

Year	Title	US R&B^[5]
1990	"Can You Give Me What I Want"	33

References

^ Meli'sa Morgan Album discography AllMusic
^ Rogers, Charles E. (14 July 1990). "Meli'sa Morgan's Slammin' Return". New York Amsterdam News. p. 22.
^ "Meli'sa Morgan's Mid-'80s Soul Classics". The Virginian-Pilot. April 28, 2013. p. E3.
^ Norment, Lynn (Aug 1990). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 45 (10): 24.
^ Meli'sa Morgan Singles Chart history Billboard

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[1] Meli'sa Morgan Album discography AllMusic

[2] Rogers, Charles E. (14 July 1990). "Meli'sa Morgan's Slammin' Return". New York Amsterdam News. p. 22.

[3] "Meli'sa Morgan's Mid-'80s Soul Classics". The Virginian-Pilot. April 28, 2013. p. E3.

[4] Norment, Lynn (Aug 1990). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 45 (10): 24.

[5] Meli'sa Morgan Singles Chart history Billboard

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