My mom said back in the day, radio played the shit outta this song.

scriptgirl said:

this was a massive R&B hit in the fall of '81.

Depending on the day she's my favorite female vocalist, and this is one of her best. A somber, reflective ballad. People used to love to blather on about Mariah's vocal range, but she's never used it well. Niecy uses it well and does so to the benefit of the song. Silly is a good example of that. Love it.



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I don't know-her voice gets on my nerves sometimes-it sounds like the woman who voiced the singing voice of Snow White in the Disney film

RipHer2Shreds said:

Although Mariah can carry a note, she tends to use her high octave range, as a gimmick. Singers like Denise and Chante Moore use their vocal range more like the instrument that they are.

wasnt it just titled "Silly"

scriptgirl said:

Your mom was right, they wore this record out I got tired of playing it and hearing it.

IAintTheOne said:

Yeah, I have her Best of CD and it's simply titled "Silly." At one of my past jobs we would have the radio on WDAS (local R&B station in Philly) and they always played "Silly" and "Free."

My mom had the album that had "Silly" on it and I always liked this song but when I found it on iTunes, I truly fell in love with this song. It's so beautiful from start to finish. It kinda gets me a little emotional too, no tears involved but it hits me inside, if that makes sense. It's now my favorite Denice Williams song by a mile and I dig a lot of her stuff.

Your mother said? Girl, I thought you was as old as me. That's alright though cause you throwdown like you was old.

Yeah, the stations played "Silly" a lot, and rightfully so, because it's a great slow jam.

Well didn't it hit #1 on the R&B chart? I'm not surprised "Silly" was played all that much, it's a great song.
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scriptgirl said:

What don't you like about her voice?

scriptgirl said:

your mom is right. i was a young kid when this was out my dear, and this was the de facto song for every young schoolgirl who had a crush on some boy...you would have thought it was an anthem or something

Deniece Williams does have a beautiful voice, I've always described it as very 'feminine + petite' if that makes sense. I love this song, but my favorite Niece song is probably 'Free', but this one is a close second. I also like the songs she did with Johnny Mathis.

I also heard a rumor that she's Jazzy Pha's mother... is that true? Does anyone know???

Her voice is chipmunky at times