alyson williams just call my name released

The album included a duet with the Blue Magic vocalist Ted Mills on “We’re Gonna Make It.” Her single “I Need Your Lovin’” was also #8 success in the UK, as well as another R&B hit for her. The song, picked up by many “Quiet Storm” formats, is now considered a cult classic and is still played. In addition, the single “Just Call My Name” was a hit on the Billboard R&B charts reaching number #4. The album produced the singles “My Love is So Raw,” featuring female rapper Nikki D, and “Sleep Talk”.

Her first album release and the first R&B female singer signed to Def Jam, she released the album Raw in 1989. At the label, she established herself as an in demand vocalist, duet with many of her label mates including Chuck Stanley (“Make You Mine Tonight”) and Oran “Juice” Jones (“How To Love Again”). Her first single - “Yes We Can Can” - was first released on Profile Records in 1986 a release on the Def Jam label followed in 1987. Band, Cashflow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown and Barbara Mitchell before joining the group High Fashion, which also featured Melisa Morgan. Some notable track include “Sleep Talk,” “My Love Is So Raw” and “I Need Your Lovin.” The daughter of bandleader/trumpeter Bobby Booker, she began her career by singing background vocals for various artists including, Curtis Hairston. Headlining the two day event will be acclaimed R&B Artist Alyson Williams, singer of the 80s blockbuster hit, “Just Call My Name.” Coined “The First Lady of Def Jam,” Williams is an R&B singer who had a string of additional hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The two-day free festival will kick-off Friday August 11th and culminates on Saturday August 12, with an array of performances, community activities, vendors and a health pavilion. Nicetown Community Development Corporation celebrated the neighborhood is serves with the 15th Annual “Give Back” Community Festival and Concert, highlighting development, arts and culture in the Nicetown community. ABOVE PHOTO: Councilwoman Cindy Bass shakes hands with Black Lives Matter PA head, Asa Khalif with Majeedah Rashid of Nicetown in the center.

Alyson williams just call my name released