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
People Will Say We're In Love
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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too much, Don't laugh at my jokes too much, people
will say we're in love. Don't sigh and gaze at me,
your sighs are so like mine, Your eyes mustn't
glow like mine, people will say we're in love.
Don't start collecting things, give me my rose and
my glove, Sweetheart, they're suspecting things,
charm to much, don't look so vain with me, Don't
stand in the rain with me, people will say we're
in love. Don't take my arm too much, don't keep
your hand in mine, Your hand feels so grand in
mine, people will say we're in love. Don't dance
all night with me, till the stars fade out of
sight, They'll see it's alright with me, people
will say we're in love.
In Nancy Wilson's rendition of "People Will Say We're In Love," the lyrics speak to the idea that two people who are in love must be cautious in how they express themselves to avoid the judgment and scrutiny of others. The song is from the musical "Oklahoma!" and was written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers. In the musical, it's performed by the characters Laurey and Curly who are trying to hide their affection for each other because of the social and cultural barriers between them.
Throughout the song, the lyrics emphasize hesitancy and resistance, as the lovers navigate their feelings for each other while attempting to avoid the judgment of their community. The line "Don't throw bouquets at me, don't please my folks too much" highlights the idea that expressing love too openly can be seen as inappropriate, while the line "Don't start collecting things" speaks to the fear of giving the impression that the relationship is more serious than it is. The repeated refrain of "people will say we're in love" reinforces the idea that the opinions of others hold a significant influence over the actions of these two lovers.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't throw bouquets at me, don't please my folks too much
Don't be overly affectionate towards me in public, it might make people suspicious.
Don't laugh at my jokes too much, people will say we're in love.
Don't be too obvious with your affections towards me, as others might begin to think we are in love.
Don't sigh and gaze at me, Your sighs are so like mine, Your eyes mustn't glow like mine, people will say we're in love.
Don't look at me with intense longing, as others may notice our mutual attraction and assume we are in love.
Don't start collecting things, give me my rose and my glove, Sweetheart, they're suspecting things, people will say we're in love.
Don't give too much away or collect mementos of our time together, as it will seem suspicious to others and they may believe we are in love.
Don't praise my charm too much, don't look so vain with me
Don't compliment me excessively, or be too self-absorbed around me, as this may cause people to suspect that we are in love.
Don't stand in the rain with me, people will say we're in love.
Don't engage in romantic activities with me, such as standing in the rain, as it may give others the impression that we are in love.
Don't take my arm too much, don't keep your hand in mine, Your hand feels so grand in mine, people will say we're in love.
Don't be too physical with me, such as holding my arm or hand for extended periods of time, as it may cause others to assume we have feelings for each other.
Don't dance all night with me, till the stars fade out of sight, They'll see it's alright with me, people will say we're in love.
Don't dance with me for too long or too intimately, even if it is innocent, as onlookers may think we are in love.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers
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