Nancy Wilson - With My Lover Beside Me Music By Barry Manilow Lyrics By Johnny Mercer (1991)

A superbly arranged, produced, and mastered session from a wonderful vocalist. Wilson's singing, delivery, and tone are enticing and sensual throughout, even when the songs threaten to get overly sentimental or just sappy. Although the album was aimed at the adult contemporary audience, Wilson never coasted through any number, and this was about as polished and effective as this kind of session could get.

Nancy Wilson finds love again on this lush collection of pop songs. Barry Manilow's production and Johnny Mercer's lyrics are tailor-made for the golden-voiced songstress, whose lyrical interpretations make the songs sounds like stories that only she could tell.