Gonna Take a Miracle: The Best of Deniece Williams in Bloomington, MN

This 16-track, 72-and-a-half-minute compilation contains
Deniece Williams
' two number one
pop
/
R&B
hits,
"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
and
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
(a duet with
Johnny Mathis
), as well as her remake of
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle,"
an
number one and Top Ten
hit, and
"Free,"
which just missed the top of the
chart and made the
Top 40. Otherwise, the collection is somewhat idiosyncratic, compilation producer
Leo Sacks
' idea of
Williams
' best, rather than her greatest hits. Her success on the
singles chart, where she scored 18 Top 40 hits, is shortchanged, as the set fails to contain such major
hits as
"Never Say Never"
"You're All I Need to Get By."
At the same time,
Sacks
finds room for the eight-minute album track
"If You Don't Believe"
' early
gospel
composition
"God Is Amazing."
Such tracks serve to emphasize the diversity in
' catalog, but
fans may find the set wanting. ~ William Ruhlmann