I've Never Been to Me (album)

I've Never Been to Me is a studio album by American singer Nancy Wilson, released by Capitol Records in June 1977. Following the release of This Mother's Daughter (1976), I've Never Been to Me was produced by Gene and Billy Page, who had previously worked with Wilson on All in Love Is Fair (1974) and Come Get to This (1975). Gene Page also served as arranger and conductor for most songs. Garry Sherman produced and arranged four songs. As with most of Wilson's albums from the 1970s, I've Never Been to Me features more of an R&B and soul music sound.

The album was mildly overshadowed by her previous album, This Mother's Daughter, which was still dominating the global charts at the time. Nevertheless, I've Never Been to Me proven to a commercial success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes for four non-consecutive weeks. The album entered the top-five in numerous global markets, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and New Zealand, I've Never Been to Me produced two Billboard Hot 100 number ones, "Flying High" and "Love Is Alive", with a total of six top-tens, "Car of Love", "I've Never Been to Me", "Changes" and "Here It Comes". The album became Wilson's fourth consecutive album to produce five or more Hot 100 top-ten hits, making her the only act in Billboard history to achieve this record.

It was the fourth best-selling album in the United States of 1977 and the world's third best-selling album of 1977. In January 2019, the was certified 11× Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. I've Never Been to Me was nominated for Album Of The Year and nominated for a total of four awards. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 and in 2010, the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant recordings".

Background and recording
The following year, Wilson released her 32nd studio album This Mother's Daughter, which was met with massive critical and commercial acclaim. It soon became Wilson's most successful album to date. In early 1977, Wilson was ready to head back in the studio and prepare for another album. From various sources, it was stated that recording another album so soon was solely her idea and not her label Capitol Records. Wilson's vision for the album was to be 'completely different from her previous albums", as she stated in a 1977 Billboard interview.