She Who Weeps
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{{Infobox album
| name = She Who Weeps
| type = Album
| artist = Cassandra Wilson
| cover = She Who Weeps.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 25, 1991
| recorded = July, October, November and December 1990
| venue =
| studio = Systems Two, Brooklyn.
| genre = jazz
| length = 40:14
| label = JMT
JMT 834 443
| producer = Cassandra Wilson, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Stefan F. Winter
| prev_title = Live
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = After the Beginning Again
| next_year = 1992
}}
She Who Weeps is the fifth studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on June 25, 1991.Shimada, T., [http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~tfj/jazz/JMT.html JMT label discography], accessed September 26, 2014
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last1=Larkin|first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofp008lark/page/5870/mode/2up?q=cassandra+wilson |publisher=archive.org |accessdate=7 August 2020 |page=5871|language=en}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Cassandra Wilson, She Who Weeps |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jan/09/jazz.shopping |website=The Guardian |accessdate=11 January 2019 |date=9 January 2004}}
| rev4 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
}}
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
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
- Herman Fowlkes – bass
- Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
- Reggie Washington – bass
- Rod Williams – piano
- Mark Johnson – drums
- Tani Tabbal – drums
Production notes
- Cassandra Wilson – producer
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer
- Stefan F. Winter – producer, executive producer, packaging
- Joseph Marciano – engineer
- Adrian VonRipka – mastering
- Diana Klein – artwork, illustrations
- Steve Byram – cover design
- Günter Mattei – cover design
Chart positions
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!Year !Chart !Position |
| 1991
|Billboard Top Jazz Albums |align="center"|7 |
References
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{{Citation | last = Yanow | first = Scott | author-link = Scott Yanow | title = She Who Weeps > Review | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r150329/review|pure_url=yes}} | accessdate =July 23, 2010
}}
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