Femme Fatale (Miki Howard album)

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.

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)
Singles from Femme Fatale
"Ain't Nobody Like You" "Release Me"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

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

• 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

Chart performance for Femme Fatale

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	7

Singles

Year	Title	US Pop[4]	US R&B[5][6]
1992	"Ain't Nobody Like You"	84	1
	"Release Me"	—	43

Year-end charts (singles)

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1992	"Ain't Nobody Like You"	US Hot R&B Singles[7]	35

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. "Miki Howard – Femme Fatale". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
5. "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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

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