Let's Hear It for the Boy 1984

 Let's Hear It for the Boy is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Deniece Williams, released on April 16, 1984, by Columbia Records.^[1] The album reached No. 26 on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hop-Hop Albums chart. 

 Deniece Williams produced six of the album's tracks while George Duke produced the remaining four.^[2] The production of the album was completed in early May 1984 before the album was released a few weeks later.

 

The album's title track reached No. 1 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles, and Dance Club Play charts.^[4][5][6] On the UK Pop Singles chart, it peaked at No. 2.^[7] The song was written for the 1984 feature film Footloose and appears on its soundtrack. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Other tracks from the album released as singles include, "Next Love", which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart,^[8] and "Black Butterfly", which reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.