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
Good Love (1987) The Lady in Me (1990) Still in Love with You (1992)
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

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