Oleta Adams

Real name: Oleta Angela Adams
Born: May 4, 1953
Country: United States
IPI: 00035776560 4 works
00231540900 2 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Pianist, singer and songwriter

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
I Just Had to Hear Your Voice	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	(7 artists)
I Knew You When	Oleta Adams	October 1995	Marina Elali
I've Got a Right	Oleta Adams	1990	Counterparts [US]
My Heart Won't Lie	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Frank Mantooth featuring Oleta Adams
The Day I Stop Loving You	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Helen Hobson
Window of Hope	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	(2 artists)
You've Got to Give Me Room	Oleta Adams	1990	(5 artists)

Covers by Oleta Adams

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Birdland	Oleta Adams	1990	Weather Report
	Blowin' in the Wind	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
	Breath of Heaven	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Chris Eaton, Amy Grant
	Christmas Time Is Here	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Vince Guaraldi
	Do I Move You	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Nina Simone
i	Don't Explain	Oleta Adams	April 21, 2009	Billie Holiday
	Don't Interrupt the Sorrow	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Joni Mitchell
	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	James Taylor
	Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me	Oleta Adams	October 22, 1991	Elton John
	Embraceable You	Oleta Adams	July 1994	Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
	Everything Must Change	Oleta Adams	1990	Quincy Jones
	Evolution	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Ivan Lins
	Feelin' Good	Oleta Adams	April 21, 2009	Cy Grant PRF, Anthony Newley REL
	For You to Love	Terri Lyne Carrington featuring Oleta Adams	August 7, 2015	Luther Vandross
	Get Here	Oleta Adams	1990	Brenda Russell
	Girl from Ipanema	Al Jarreau & Oleta Adams	March 11, 1997	Os Cariocas REL, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF, Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim
	God Bless the Child	Oleta Adams	1994	Billie Holiday
	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra
	I Believe You	Oleta Adams	August 1993	Dorothy Moore
	I Can't Live a Day Without You	Oleta Adams	February 27, 2001	Avalon [US]
	If I Had a Hammer	Oleta Adams	1983	The Weavers
	I Hope You Dance	Oleta Adams	February 27, 2001	Lee Ann Womack
	It's Alright with Me	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
	I Wonder as I Wander	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	(unknown)
	Let It Snow	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters
	Let Me Be the One	Oleta Adams	1994	Roger Nichols and Paul Williams REC, Nanette REL
	Long Distance Love	Oleta Adams	October 1995	Little Feat
	Look What Love Has Done	Oleta Adams	February 27, 2001	Jaci Velasquez
	Many Rivers to Cross	Oleta Adams	1994	Jimmy Cliff
	My Heart Won't Lie	Frank Mantooth featuring Oleta Adams	June 28, 2005	Oleta Adams
	New York State of Mind	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Billy Joel
	O Come All Ye Faithful	Oleta Adams	November 1, 1994	(unknown), (unknown)
	Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You, Baby)	Oleta Adams	August 1993	Lulu
	Only the Lonely	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
	River	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	Joni Mitchell
	Silent Night	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
	Stormy Weather	Toots Thielemans with Oleta Adams	2006	Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
	The Christmas Song	Oleta Adams	August 11, 1998	Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
	The Greatest Love of All	Oleta Adams	1983	George Benson [US1]
	The Last Lie	Oleta Adams	July 16, 2003	Yumi Matsutoya
	There's Still My Joy	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Melissa Manchester
	These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)	Oleta Adams	August 5, 2013	Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
	Waters of March	Al Jarreau & Oleta Adams	March 11, 1997	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Antonio Carlos Jobim
	When You Walked into My Life	Oleta Adams	February 27, 2001	Lila McCann
	Winter Wonderland	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash

Songs written by Oleta Adams

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Get Here	Oleta Adams	JMeel and Noelle Miller	1990	Missing information
I've Got a Right	Oleta Adams	Oleta Adams	1990	Covered by Counterparts [US]
My Heart Won't Lie	Oleta Adams	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Covered by Frank Mantooth featuring Oleta Adams
Window of Hope	Oleta Adams	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Covered by (2 artists)
You've Got to Give Me Room	Oleta Adams	Oleta Adams	1990	Covered by (5 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
The Last Lie	Oleta Adams	最後の嘘 {Saigo no uso}	Oleta Adams

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
All the Love	Oleta Adams	February 27, 2001	Monarch Records [US1]
Christmas Time with Oleta	Oleta Adams	October 3, 2006	Koch Records
Circle of One	Oleta Adams	1990	Fontana
Evolution	Oleta Adams	August 3, 1993	Fontana
Going on Record	Oleta Adams	1983	(self-released)
Let's Stay Here	Oleta Adams	April 21, 2009	E1 Music
Moving On	Oleta Adams	October 1995	Fontana
Third Set	Oleta Adams	February 10, 2017	(self-released)

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Get Here	Oleta Adams	1990	Fontana
My Heart Won't Lie	Oleta Adams	1994	Fontana
Window of Hope	Oleta Adams	August 1993	Fontana

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
2 Meter Sessies - Volume 5	various artists	1994	Radio Records [NL2]
A Twist of Jobim	various artists	March 11, 1997	i.e. Music
Clean Slate - The Perez Family [Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack]	Alan Silvestri	August 5, 2013	Music Box Records [FR]
Jason's Lyric - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	various artists	1994	Mercury
Joyful Christmas	various artists	November 1, 1994	ForeFront Records
Ladies Sing for Lovers	Frank Mantooth	June 28, 2005	MCG Jazz
One More for the Road	Toots Thielemans	2006	Verve Records
Over the Sky - Yuming International Cover Album	various artists	July 16, 2003	Capitol Records [JP]
The Colors of Christmas	various artists	August 11, 1998	Windham Hill
The Glory of Gershwin	various artists	July 1994	Mercury
The Mosaic Project - Love and Soul	Terri Lyne Carrington	August 7, 2015	Concord Records
Two Rooms - Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin	various artists	October 22, 1991	Mercury