The Lady in Me

{{more citations needed|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The Lady in Me | type = studio | artist = Meli'sa Morgan | cover = The Lady in Me album cover.jpg | alt = | released = May 10, 1990 | recorded = Institute of Groove, Malibu, FL Ultimo, Westwood, CA The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA | venue = | studio = | genre = R&B, soul | length = 53:57 | label = Capitol | producer = Attala Zane Giles, Meli'sa Morgan | prev_title = Good Love | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = Still in Love with You | next_year = 1992 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Lady in Me | type = studio | single1 = Can You Give Me What I Want | single1date = May 7, 1990 | single2 = Don't You Know | single2date = July 11, 1990 }} }} '''''The Lady in Me''''' is the third studio album by the American recording artist Meli'sa Morgan, released in 1990 on Capitol Records.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melisa-morgan-mn0000407331/discography Meli'sa Morgan Album discography] AllMusic</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Charles E. |title=Meli'sa Morgan's Slammin' Return |work=New York Amsterdam News |date=14 July 1990 |page=22}}</ref> The lead single, "Can You Give Me What I Want", became a top 30 hit on ''Billboard''s Top R&B Songs chart. The album was not as successful as Morgan's previous releases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meli'sa Morgan's Mid-'80s Soul Classics |work=The Virginian-Pilot |date=April 28, 2013 |page=E3}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web |title=Meli'sa Morgan – ''Lady in Me'' [1990] |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/lady-in-me-mw0000315034 |website=AllMusic |access-date=May 6, 2026}}</ref> }} ''Ebony'' called the album "a delightful mixture of driving dance grooves and meaningful, romantic ballads."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Norment |first1=Lynn |title=Sounding Off |magazine=Ebony |date=Aug 1990 |volume=45 |issue=10 |page=24}}</ref> Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote, "Unfortunately, the results are often unimpressive and disappointing." Henderson noted that the album does contain a few memorable songs, including "I'm Better Now" and "Don't You Know".<ref name=AM/>

==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = Can You Give Me What I Want | writer1 = {{flat list| *Attala Zane Giles *Meli'sa Morgan }} | length1 = 5:34 | title2 = Stop, Love and Listen | writer2 = {{flat list| *Giles *Chuckii Booker *Cornelius Mims *Morgan }} | length2 = 4:04 | title3 = You Belong to Me | writer3 = {{flat list| *Morgan *Scott Brown }} | length3 = 5:09 | title4 = Situations | writer4 = {{flat list| *Morgan *Brown }} | length4 = 4:59 | title5 = Dancing into Love | writer5 = {{flat list| *Morgan *Brown }} | length5 = 4:25 | title6 = Don’t You Know | writer6 = {{flat list| *Gene Lake *Morgan *Brown }} | length6 = 5:17 | title7 = Wrong Lane | writer7 = {{flat list| *Morgan *Brown }} | length7 = 5:20 | title8 = The Lady in Me | writer8 = {{flat list| *Giles *Morgan }} | length8 = 4:49 | title9 = I’m Better Now | writer9 = {{flat list| *Giles *Morgan }} | length9 = 5:09 | title10 = So Long, Goodbye | writer10 = {{flat list| *LeMel Humes *Morgan }} | length10 = 5:00 }}

==Credits== Credits taken from album liner notes.

*Composed By [All Interludes] – Attala Zane Giles, Meli'sa Morgan *Vocals Arranged By – Meli'sa Morgan, Additional Vocals, Arranged By – Attala Zane Giles *Drum Programming – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) *Backing Vocals – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 10), Kevin Dorsey (tracks: 1, 10), Meli'sa Morgan (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10) *Bass – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 6) *Guitar – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 8) *Horns – Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) *Keyboards – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 10), Cornelius Mims (tracks: 2, 5) *Saxophone – Gerald Albright (tracks: 6) *Percussion – Attala Zane Giles (tracks: 1, 3), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8) *Piano – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 8), Wayne Vaughn (tracks: 7) *Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 5, 6, 8) *Keyboards [Additional] – Eddie Fluellen (tracks: 6) *Engineer [Mix] – Barney Perkins *Engineer [Recording] – Robert Macias *Co-producer – Meli'sa Morgan *Executive-Producer – Scott Folks *Producer – Attala Zane Giles

Recorded at: Institute Of Groove Research, Malibu, Ultimo Studios, Westwood, and the Lighthouse, North Hollywood, California

==Singles== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title ! width="40"| {{small|US R&B}}<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/310431/melisa-morgan/chart?f=367 Meli'sa Morgan Singles Chart history] Billboard</ref> |- |1990 |"Can You Give Me What I Want" |align="center"| 33 |}

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