She Who Weeps is the fifth studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on June 25, 1991.Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described the album as a "transition of sorts" for the artist, and noted some traces of her earlier M-Base style. Overall, he called the album "Interesting but not overly memorable". John Fordham of The Guardian stated: "This is Cassandra Wilson in 1990, two years after her powerful standards album Blue Skies, and three before she turned to the rootsy, blues-based folk-jazz she still pursues variations on today."
Track listing "Iconic Memories" (Cassandra Wilson) – 5:07 "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:34 "Out Loud (Jeris' Blues)" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 4:23 "She Who Weeps" (Mary Fowlkes) – 3:31 "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders) – 4:42 "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 10:47 "New African Blues" (Wilson) – 5:32
Personnel Cassandra Wilson – vocals, drum programming (3), tambourine (4) Rod Williams – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–7) Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars (4), guitar synthesizer (4) Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass (1, 7) Reggie Washington – electric bass (2, 3, 5, 6) Herman Fowlkes – electric bass (4) Tani Tabbal – drums (1, 7) Mark Johnson – drums (2, 5, 6)
Production Stefan F. Winter – executive producer Cassandra Wilson – producer Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer Joe Marciano – engineer Diana Klein – artwork Steve Byram – cover design
Reissue Adrian Von Ripka – remastering Günter Mattei – cover design
Chart positions YearChartPosition1991Billboard Top Jazz Albums7
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