Black Velvet (Robin Lee album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Black Velvet
| type = studio
| artist = Robin Lee
| cover = Robinblackvelvet.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1990
| recorded = 1989
| venue =
| studio = Scurggs Sound Studio, Nashville, TN
| genre = Country
| length = 34:42
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Nelson Larkin
| prev_title = This Old Flame
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Heart on a Chain
| next_year = 1991
}}
Black Velvet is a studio album by American country music artist Robin Lee, released in 1990.{{cite journal |last1=Novak |first1=Ralph |title=Black Velvet |journal=People |date=May 28, 1990 |volume=33 |issue=21 |page=26}} The album's title track is a cover of Alannah Myles' Number One single from 1989. Lee's cover peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite news |title=Record/radio hits |work=Austin American-Statesman |agency=AP |date=17 May 1990 |department=Onward |page=21}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Calgary Herald
|rev1score = C{{cite news |last1=Haynes |first1=Dave |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=26 Apr 1990 |page=D3}}
}}
The Washington Post panned "the selection of such bland, easy-listening ballads" and "Lee's polished but undistinguished voice."{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |title=Lee's 'Black Velvet' Doesn't Wear Well |work=The Washington Post |date=17 Aug 1990 |page=N14}} The Calgary Herald noted that Lee's "singing talent is just good enough to get her booked into better bowling alley lounges, but either she or her manager has figured the road to success is fast and easy when carbon copies of pop hits are cranked out and peddled as country."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = Black Velvet
| writer1 = Christopher Ward, David Tyson
| length1 = 4:43
| title2 = How About Goodbye
| writer2 = Thom Schuyler
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = He's Helping Me Get Over You
| writer3 = Ava Aldridge, Cindy Walker
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = When the Feeling Comes Around
| writer4 = Rick Cunha
| length4 = 3:30
| title5 = Younger Love
| writer5 = Sunny Russ
| length5 = 2:58
| title6 = Love Letter
| writer6 = Bonnie Hayes
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = Something I Know I'm Gonna Love
| writer7 = Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy, Eddie Struzick
| length7 = 3:45
| title8 = Every Little Bit Hurts
| writer8 = Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield
| length8 = 2:56
| title9 = Till I Get It Right
| writer9 = W. Aldridge, Lisa Angelle
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = Sad Eyes
| writer10 = R. J. Pedrick
| length10 = 3:40
}}
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Robin+Lee&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=CLP|title=Robin Lee, CLP|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2020|url-access=subscription}}
| 23 |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2020}}
| 71 |
{{col-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite AV media notes |title=Black Velvet |others=Robin Lee |year=1990 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Atlantic Records |id=82085-2}}
{{Authority control}}