Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

1992 studio album by Miki Howard

Femme Fatale

Studio album by

Miki Howard

Released| September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
Genre|

* R&B
* soul
* jazz

Length| 52:24
Label| Giant
Producer|

* LeMel Humes
* Rhett Lawrence
* Jon Nettlesbey & Terry Coffey
* Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
* David Foster
* Miki Howard

Miki Howard chronology
| Miki Howard
(1989)  | Femme Fatale
(1992)  | Miki Sings Billie
(1993)

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Singles from  Femme Fatale

1. "Ain't Nobody Like You"
Released: 1992
2. "Release Me"
Released: 1993

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.

The follow-up single, "Release Me", peaked at No. 43 on the chart. A cover of Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache" (and "Shining Through", released as a single) received modest radio-airplay on US R&B and jazz stations.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Good Morning Heartache"| Billie Holiday| Rhett Lawrence| 4:21
2.| "This Bitter Earth"| Clyde Otis| LeMel Humes| 5:13
3.| "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (duet with Christopher Williams)| Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff| Gamble & Huff| 4:59
4.| "Shining Through"| David Foster, Linda Thompson, Michael Kamen| David Foster| 4:30
5.| "But I Love You"| Jud Friedman, Miki Howard| Humes| 4:51
6.| "Ain't Nobody Like You"| LeMel Humes| Humes| 4:55
7.| "I've Been Through It"| Miki Howard| Humes| 4:13
8.| "Release Me"| Jon Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey| Nettlesbey, Coffey| 5:11
9.| "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa"| Sylvester Stewart| Humes| 4:29
10.| "Cigarette Ashes on the Floor"| Craig Cooper, Miki Howard| Humes| 5:12
11.| "New Fire from An Old Flame"| Diane Warren| Foster| 4:21

## Credits and personnel

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* Co-producer – Miki Howard
* Executive producer – Cassandra Mills
* Producer – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
* Producer, arranger, keyboards, drums – Rhett Lawrence
* Producer, drums, percussion – Jon Nettlesbey
* Producer, keyboards – David Foster
* Producer, keyboards, synthesizer – Terry Coffey
* Producer, programmer, keyboards, percussion – LeMel Humes

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[2] | 110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 7

## Singles

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Year  | Title  | US
Pop[4] | US
R&B[5][6]

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1992  | "Ain't Nobody Like You"  | 84  | 1
"Release Me"  | —  | 43

Year-end charts (singles)

Year  | Title  | Chart  | Position

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1992  | "Ain't Nobody Like You"  | US Hot R&B Singles[7] | 35

## References

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1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
2. ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
3. ^ "Miki Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
4. ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. November 28, 1992. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
5. ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 264.
7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

## External links

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* mikihowardmedia.com
* Femme Fatale at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

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Miki Howard

Studio albums|

* Come Share My Love
* Love Confessions
* Miki Howard
* Femme Fatale
* Miki Sings Billie
* Can't Count Me Out
* Three Wishes
* Pillow Talk
* Private Collection

Compilation albums|

* The Very Best of Miki Howard

Live albums|

* Live Plus

Singles|

* "Come Share My Love"
* "Imagination"
* "Come Back to Me Lover"
* "Baby, Be Mine"
* "That's What Love Is"
* "Crazy"
* "Ain't Nuthin' in the World"
* "Love Under New Management"
* "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
* "Come Home to Me"
* "Ain't Nobody Like You"
* "Release Me"
* "Shining Through"
* "But I Love You"
* "Something I've Never Had"

Filmography|

* Malcolm X (1992)
* Poetic Justice (1993)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Side Effect
* B Howard

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