Deniece Williams, Cause You Love Me Baby | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 122^nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Cause You Love Me Baby” by Deniece Williams.

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 122^nd edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “Cause You Love Me Baby”, performed by 🎙 Deniece Williams. 

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“There’s nothin’ better that I like to do / Than sitting here cuddle up next to you / ‘Cause you love me, baby / Just the way I want to be loved.” Aww 🥰, that’s so romantic, 🎙 Deniece Williams!  Williams is one of my personal favorite soul musicians, period.  She possesses the voice of an angel 😇.  Her range, technical skills, and her ability to be commanding without over singing is incredibly impressive. 🎵 “Cause You Love Me Baby” marks another stellar song from her catalog, appearing as the fourth track on her 1976, gold certified album,  💿 This Is Niecy.  Of course, if you are familiar with This Is Niecy, you’ll know the biggest hit is the song that follows in the track list, 🎵 “Free”.  Even if “Cause You Love Me Baby” peaked modestly at no. 74 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it still has ample Niecy magic.

Part of the magic of “Cause You Love Me Baby” is the classy, colorful, and soulful production.  This backdrop is comprised of lovely keys, guitar, and winds. The sound is idiomatic of the 1970s brand of R&B/soul.  Furthermore, the melody is tuneful throughout. Of course, it is the talented Deniece Williams who brings that melody to life.  Her vocals are incredibly nuanced and smooth. Even as she ascends into her potent upper register, she does so with ease, barely breaking a sweat.  Furthermore, she’s supported by superb backing vocals, complementing the soulfulness of her pipes and the record itself.  The big takeaway: “‘Cause you love me, baby / Just the way I want to be loved.” PERIOD!

🎙 Deniece Williams • 💿 This Is Niecy  • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 1976

Deniece Williams, Cause You Love Me Baby: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 122 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]