1) Nancy Sue Wilson - … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Nancy Sue Wilson - jazz diva best known for her 60s standards recordings.
2) Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson - singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and member of the group Heart.
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1) Nancy Sue Wilson (born February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, OH, United States – December 13, 2018, in Pioneertown, CA, United States) was a jazz diva famous for recording American standards in the 60s.
She was among contemporary music's most stylish and sultry vocalists; while often crossing over into the pop and R&B markets -- and even hosting her own television variety program -- she remained best known as a jazz performer, renowned for her work alongside figures including Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing. Wilson first attracted notice performing the club circuit in nearby Columbus; she quickly earned a growing reputation among jazz players and fans, and she was recording regularly by the late '50s, eventually signing to Capitol and issuing LPs including 1959's Like in Love and Nancy Wilson with Billy May's Orchestra. Her dates with Shearing, including 1960's The Swingin's Mutual, solidified her standing as a talent on the rise, and her subsequent work with Adderley -- arguably her finest recordings -- further cemented her growing fame and reputation.
In the years to follow, however, Wilson often moved away from jazz, much to the chagrin of purists; she made numerous albums, many of them properly categorized as pop and R&B outings, and toured extensively, appearing with everyone from Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan to Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker. She even hosted her own Emmy-winning variety series for NBC, The Nancy Wilson Show, and was a frequent guest performer on other programs; hits of the period included "Tell Me the Truth," "How Glad I Am," "Peace of Mind," and "Now, I'm a Woman." Regardless of how far afield she traveled, Wilson always maintained her connections to the jazz world, and in the 1980s, she returned to the music with a vengeance, working closely with performers including Hank Jones, Art Farmer, Ramsey Lewis, and Benny Golson. By the 1990s, she was a favorite among the "new adult contemporary" market, her style ideally suited to the format's penchant for lush, romantic ballads; she also hosted the Jazz Profiles series on National Public Radio.
In the early 2000s, Wilson recorded two albums with Ramsey Lewis for Narada (2002's Meant to Be and 2003's Simple Pleasures). Her 2004 album R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) was a blend of straight-ahead jazz and ballads, similar to her next record, 2006's Turned to Blue, which, like R.S.V.P., used a different instrumentalist for each track. In 2005, Capitol released a three-part series to pay tribute to Wilson's contributions to music in the '50s and '60s: Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love, Save Your Love for Me: Nancy Wilson Sings the Great Blues Ballads, and The Great American Songbook.
Wilson died from a long-illness on December 13, 2018 at her home in Pioneertown, California at the age of 81.
2) Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16, 1954, San Francisco, CA, United States), more popularly known as Nancy Wilson, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. Along with her older sister Ann Wilson, she is part of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart. She is married to film director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe and has composed and performed music for most of Crowe's movies, including Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, and Elizabethtown.
While Ann is the lead singer on most of the Heart recordings, Nancy is the lead vocalist on Treat Me Well, These Dreams, Stranded, There's the Girl and Will You Be There (In The Morning), and frequently performs background vocals. She is also the band's rhythm and lead guitarist. In 1999, she released a live solo album, Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop.
Solo albums
1999 - Live At McCabes Guitar Shop
2005 - Elizabethtown
2009 - Baby Guitars
2016 - Undercover Guitar (with Julie Bergman)
2021 - You and Me
It Never Entered My Mind
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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That I'd be playing solitaire
Uneasy in my easy chair
It never entered my mind
And once you told me I was mistaken
That I'd awaken with the sun
And ordered orange juice for one
You had what I lack, myself
Now I even have to scratch my back myself
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
I'd say a lonely prayer again
And wish that you were there again
To get into my hair again
It never entered my mind
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
I'd say a lonely prayer again
And wish that you were there again
To get into my hair again
It never entered my mind
The lyrics "It never entered my mind" convey the theme of hindsight and regret. The singer is reflecting on past interactions with a lover, realizing that they did not fully appreciate their love when they had it. The first verse describes how the singer laughed at the notion of playing solitaire in their easy chair, not realizing that they would end up feeling lonely and yearning for companionship. The second verse describes how the lover had warned the singer about the consequences of taking their love for granted and not cherishing it, yet the singer did not listen and now feels the pain of their mistake.
The lyrics are notable for their emotional depth and honesty. The vulnerability of the singer as they confront their own shortcomings and regret is palpable, and the melancholy tone of the song matches the thematic content perfectly. The use of repetition of the phrase "It never entered my mind" emphasizes the central message of the song and creates a haunting refrain that sticks with the listener long after the song has ended.
Overall, "It Never Entered My Mind" is a poignant meditation on the fragility of human relationships and the importance of cherishing the people we love while we have them.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I laughed when I heard you saying
I used to laugh when you told me that I'd end up playing solitaire and feeling uneasy while sitting in my comfortable chair.
That I'd be playing solitaire
You were warning me that I would be spending a lot of time alone.
Uneasy in my easy chair
Despite how comfortable my chair is, I wouldn't feel at ease.
It never entered my mind
I didn't consider that to be a possibility or something that would happen to me.
And once you told me I was mistaken
You corrected me when I was wrong about something.
That I'd awaken with the sun
You told me that I'd be waking up early in the morning.
And ordered orange juice for one
You said that I would only be ordering orange juice for myself.
You had what I lack, myself
You possessed qualities and characteristics that I didn't have.
Now I even have to scratch my back myself
I don't have anyone to rely on, even for small things like scratching my back.
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
You cautioned me that if you ever rejected or dismissed me, I would feel lonely and pray for your return.
I'd say a lonely prayer again
I would say a prayer out of desperation and loneliness.
And wish that you were there again
I would long for your presence and companionship once more.
To get into my hair again
Even though your presence might cause some irritation, I would still want you to be around.
It never entered my mind
I didn't realize that I would be so affected by your absence or rejection until you pointed it out.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS
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