I'm So Proud

I'm So Proud
File:Deniece Williams - I'm So Proud.jpg
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	1983
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Columbia
Producer	George Duke, Bill Neale, Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams chronology
Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Village Voice	(B)

I'm So Proud is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1983 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Singles

"Do What You Feel" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. A cover of Curtis Mayfield's "I'm So Proud" reached No. 28 on the same chart.

Accolades

I'm So Proud earned a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do What You Feel"	Deniece Williams, George Duke	4:24
2.	"I'm So Proud"	Curtis Mayfield	3:55
3.	"So Deep In Love" (Duet with Johnny Mathis)	Jeff Barry, Bruce Roberts	4:22
4.	"I'm Glad It's You"	Deniece Williams	3:28
5.	"Heaven In Your Eyes"	Raymond Jones	4:54
6.	"They Say" (Featuring Philip Bailey)	Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough	7:10
7.	"Love, Peace And Unity"	Scott Sigman	5:36
8.	"It's Okay"	Deniece Williams, George Duke	5:26

Personnel

• Deniece WillIams – lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 7)
• George Duke – electric piano (1, 4, 5, 8), synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (5)
• Jerry Peters – keyboards (2, 6)
• George Merrill – synthesizers (2, 3, 6), backing vocals (2, 6)
• Brian Mann – keyboards (3)
• Tyrone Downie – keyboards (7)
• Michael Sembello – guitars (1, 5, 8)
• Jeff Baxter – guitars (2, 3, 6)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2, 3, 6)
• Ronald Butler – guitars (7)
• Louis Johnson – bass (1, 4, 5, 8)
• Freddie Washington – bass (2, 3, 6)
• John "Shaun" Solomon – bass (7)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 4, 5, 8)
• Denny Seiwell – drums (2, 3, 6), percussion (3)
• Errol Corwin – drums (7)
• Bob Zimmitti – percussion (2, 6)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5, 8)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (6)
• Kenny Florendo – percussion (7)
• Larry McDonald – percussion (7)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1)
• Lee Oskar – harmonica (2)
• Bill Neale – arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 6), backing vocals (2)
• Philip Bailey – backing vocals (2, 6)
• Carl Carwell – backing vocals (2, 6)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (2, 6)
• Johnny Mathis – lead vocals (3)

Production

• Larkin Arnold – executive producer
• George Duke – producer (1, 4, 5, 8)
• Bill Neale – producer (2, 3, 6)
• Deniece WillIams – producer (2, 3, 6, 7)
• Peter Chaiken – engineer (1, 4, 5, 8)
• Tommy Vicari – recording (1, 4, 5, 8), mixing (1, 4, 5, 8)
• Don Murray – engineer (2, 3, 6), mixing (2, 3, 6)
• Kenny Florendo – engineer (7)
• Wally Traugott – mastering
• Nancy Donald – design
• Phillip Dixon – photography
• Alan Mink – management
• Myrna Williams – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Complex (Los Angeles, California); LeGonks West (West Hollywood, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Monterey Sound Studios (Glendale, California).
• Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California); Sunset Sound.
• Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering (San Clemente, California).