Silly (song)

1981 single by Deniece Williams

"Silly"

Single by Deniece Williams[1]
from the album  My Melody
Released| August 1981
Recorded| 1981
Studio| Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre|

* Soul
* R&B

Length| 5:57
Label| Columbia/ARC
Songwriter(s)|

* Fritz Baskett
* Clarence McDonald
* Deniece Williams

Producer(s)|

* Thom Bell
* Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams[1] singles chronology
| "It's Your Conscience"
(1981)  | "Silly"
(1981)  | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
(1982)

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"Silly" is a song written by Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald and Deniece Williams and performed by Williams. The soulful ballad was released off Williams' My Melody album in 1981 and became the most successful track off the album reaching as high as number fifty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming an even bigger success on the R&B chart where it peaked at number eleven. It has since gone on to become one of Williams' most requested songs over a career that has spanned over thirty years. The song featured production by Williams and respected Philly soul producer Thom Bell. The song was recorded at Philadelphia's acclaimed Sigma Sound Studios. The song would be later covered by singer Taral Hicks nearly two decades later in 1997 and was released as the second single off Hicks' debut album becoming a hit on the R&B chart.

One of Williams' influences, Patti LaBelle, covered the song for her 2005 album, Classic Moments. R&B girl group Cherish recorded the song for their second album The Truth in 2008. Singer Monica sampled the instrumental intro and bridge of the song for her number-one R&B hit, "Everything to Me" and interpolated Williams' ending high notes at the end of the song. Monica and Williams sang "Everything to Me" and "Silly" together at the BET Awards in 2010. The-Dream sampled the song for his song "Silly", which featured Casha, on his free mixtape 1977.

## Charts

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Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[2][3] | 53
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[4][3] | 11

## References

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1. ^ "4-time Grammy award winner visits Liberty High School choir". Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
2. ^ "Deniece Williams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.
3. ^ a b "Deniece Williams Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
4. ^ "Deniece Williams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.

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Studio albums|

* This Is Niecy (1976)
* Song Bird (1977)
* When Love Comes Calling (1979)
* My Melody (1981)
* Niecy (1982)
* I'm So Proud (1983)
* Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984)
* So Glad I Know (1986)
* Water Under the Bridge (1987)
* Special Love (1989)
* This Is My Song (1998)

Duet albums|

* That's What Friends Are For (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)

Compilation albums|

* From the Beginning (1990)

Singles|

* "Free" (1976)
* "That's What Friends Are For" (1977)
* "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" (1977)
* "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979)
* "What Two Can Do" (1981)
* "Silly" (1981)
* "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982)
* "Waiting by the Hotline" (1982)
* "Do What You Feel" (1983)
* "I'm So Proud" (1983)
* "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984)
* "Next Love" (1984)
* "Black Butterfly" (1984)
* "Wiser and Weaker" (1986)
* "Never Say Never" (1987)
* "I Confess" (1987)
* "I Can't Wait" (1988)
* "This Is as Good as It Gets" (1988)

Duet singles|

* "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)
* "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)
* "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984) (with Johnny Mathis)

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* Discography
* Family Ties

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