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
Time After Time
Nancy Wilson Lyrics
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So lucky to be loving you
So lucky to be the one you run to see
In the evening, when the day is through
I only know what I know
The passing years will show
You've kept my love so young, so new
You'll hear me say that I'm
So lucky to be loving you
And time after time
You'll hear me say that I'm
So lucky to be loving you
The lyrics to Nancy Wilson's song The Second Time Around explore the idea that love can be even more beautiful and fulfilling when experienced again. The singer suggests that the first time around, love may be wasted on the young and inexperienced, but the second time around is when the true magic happens. The song suggests that love becomes more comfortable and familiar the second time you fall, like coming home to a friendly place. The joy of hearing your love song sung again can reignite feelings of passion and appreciation.
The lyrics also suggest that the miracle of finding love a second time may seem impossible to some, as there are those who believe that love only comes once in a lifetime. However, the singer is grateful to have found love a second time and cherishes the beauty and comfort it brings. The song encourages listeners to embrace the idea that love can be even more wonderful the second time around.
Overall, the lyrics to The Second Time Around promote the beauty and joy of rediscovering love. The song celebrates the comfort and familiarity that can come with experiencing love a second time, while also recognizing the rarity and miracle of finding love again.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is lovelier the second time around
Love is more beautiful the second time around as we appreciate it more and cherish it deeper.
Just as wonderful with both feet on the ground
Love is still wonderful and magical but now we have a greater understanding of reality and practicality.
It's that second time you hear your love song sung
Hearing your love song sung a second time reminds you of the depth of your love and how far you've come together.
Makes you think perhaps that love, like youth, is wasted on the young
The first time you experience love you may not fully comprehend its value and significance, but upon reflection, you realize how precious it truly is.
Love's more comfortable the second time you fall
Experiencing love's ups and downs has made us more resilient and better equipped to handle challenges that come with relationships.
Like a friendly home the second time you call
Love and relationships feel more familiar and comfortable the second time around, like visiting a close friend's home.
Who can say what brought us to this miracle we've found?
It's a mystery how we ended up finding this great love, but we are grateful for it nonetheless.
There are those who'll bet love comes but once, and yet
Many believe that true love only happens once in a lifetime, but we have proven that theory wrong with our rekindled love.
I'm oh, so glad we met the second time around
I am incredibly happy that we were given a second chance at love and that we have each other again.
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Cotygirl
She was one of the absolute greatest!
John Jarou
nancy wilson does the best version of the song,always liked it.
Adejoké Babington-Ashaye
Absolutely! She nails it. The second best I think is Chet Baker's version just because of his simplicity!.
Murp h
A wonderful performance --- she remains one of our great female vocalists---
John Jarou
+Murp h you bet!
Leon Gardner
wow...she really deliver the song on a silver platter n leave me wanting more...the one n only ms. wilson
Cindy Christian
She is someone who was born to sing! Just beautiful!
SHOCKSandSTRUTS
..we need more music like this!
Darwin Stith
Time after Time so lucky to have Nancy Wilson's music in my life!
wayne6969able
That was beautiful!!!