Private Collection (Miki Howard album)

Private Collection is the ninth studio album by R&B singer Miki Howard that was released in 2008 by her label.^[1] The first five tracks are a blend of R&B/soul songs co-produced by Howard and producer/singer Chuckii Booker. Howard collaborated with pianist, composer, and producer Brandon McCune to produce five of her favorite classic standards.^[2] Howard sings interpretations of "Skylark", "Guess Who?" and "Days of Wine and Roses".

Private Collection
Studio album by Miki Howard
Released	June 3, 2008
Length	36:24
Label	Branicka
Producer	Chuckii Booker Brandon McCune Miki Howard
Miki Howard chronology
Pillow Talk (2006) Private Collection (2008) I Choose to Be Happy (2015)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Crazee"	Miki Howard, Chuckii Booker	Chuckii Booker, Miki Howard	4:04
2.	"Favorite Time of the Year"	Howard, Booker	Booker, Howard	4:16
3.	"Beer for Breakfast"	Howard, Booker	Booker, Howard	3:57
4.	"She" (featuring Chuckii Booker)	Howard, Booker	Booker, Howard	3:54
5.	"You Made Me Love You"	Howard, Booker	Booker, Howard	5:08
6.	"Skylark"	Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael	Brandon McCune, Miki Howard	2:43
7.	"Secret Love"	Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain	McCune, Howard	4:02
8.	"Days of Wine and Roses"	Henry Mancini, J. Mercer	McCune, Howard	3:44
9.	"Guess Who?"	Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd	McCune, Howard	2:16
10.	"Counting My Blessings"	Irving Berlin	McCune, Howard	2:28

Notes

• "Guess Who?" and "Count My Blessings" renamed for this album, originally titled as "Guess Who I Say Today" and "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)".

Personnel

• Miki Howard – Vocals, Composer
• Chuckii Booker – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Composer
• Brandon McCune – Piano
• Trevor Allen – Bass
• Producer – Chuckii Booker, Brandon McCune, Miki Howard

Charts

Chart performance for Private Collection

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	60