The Sweetest Days
The Sweetest Days | ||||
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Studio album by Vanessa Williams | ||||
Released | December 6, 1994 | |||
Recorded | January 1993 – October 1994 | |||
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Length | 52:08 | |||
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Vanessa Williams chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Sweetest Days | ||||
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AllMusic | |
Robert Christgau |
The Sweetest Days is the third studio album by Vanessa Williams, released on December 6, 1994. It includes the hit singles, "You Can't Run", "Betcha Never", "The Way That You Love" and the title track. The album was re-released in 1995 with the additional track, "Colors of the Wind", the theme from the Disney animated film, Pocahontas. The album peaked at No. 57 on the U.S. pop albums chart and at No. 25 on the R&B albums chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro-Lude" | Gerry Brown, Jermaine Dupri, Nick Moroch, Malik Taylor | 0:55 | |
2. | "The Way That You Love" | Abenaa, J. Dibbs | J. Dibbs | 4:48 |
3. | "Betcha Never" | Babyface | Babyface | 3:55 |
4. | "The Sweetest Days" | Phil Galdston, Jon Lind, Wendy Waldman | Keith Thomas | 3:31 |
5. | "Higher Ground" | Steve Dorff, George Gree | G. Brown, Vanessa Williams | 4:19 |
6. | "You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry" | Patti Austin | G. Brown, V. Williams | 4:10 |
7. | "Ellamental" | Laythan Armor, Bunny Hull | G. Brown, V. Williams | 6:06 |
8. | "Sister Moon" | Sting | G. Brown, V. Williams | 5:28 |
9. | "Colors of the Wind" | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | K. Thomas | 4:17 |
10. | "You Can't Run" | Babyface | Babyface | 4:27 |
11. | "Moonlight Over Paris" | Roger Guth, James Mayer, Peter Mayer | G. Brown, V. Williams | 5:07 |
12. | "Constantly" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Donald Robinson | G. Brown, V. Williams | 5:04 |
13. | "Long Way Home" | Eric Carmen, Phil Galdston, Brock Walsh | G. Brown, V. Williams | 4:18 |
"The Way That You Love" and "You Can't Run" were nominated at the 1995 Grammy Awards, for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song respectively.
Charts
Charts | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[4] | 72 |
German Album Charts[5] | 74 |
U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 57 |
U.S. R&B Album Charts[7] | 25 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[8] | |||||||||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | U.S. AC | UK | AUS | ||||||
1994 | "The Sweetest Days" | 18 | 40 | — | 3 | 41 | 47 | ||||
1995 | "The Way That You Love" | 67 | 23 | 6 | — | 52 | — | ||||
"Colors of the Wind" | 4 | 53 | — | 2 | 21 | 16 | |||||
"You Can't Run" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Higher Ground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Betcha Never" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Consumer Guide: Vanessa Williams
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams" Searchable Database Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.. RIAA. Accessed December 4, 2007.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams, Longplay-Chartverfolgung (in German)". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Vanessa Willams Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ "Vanessa Willams Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed December 4, 2007.
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