1994 studio album by Vanessa Williams
The Sweetest Days Released December 6, 1994 (1994-12-06 ) Recorded January 1993–October 1994 Studio Genre Length 52 :08 Label Producer
The Sweetest Days Vanessa Williams . It was released on December 6, 1994, by Wing Records and Mercury Records . The album peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[ 5]
The album includes the singles "You Can't Run", "Betcha Never", "The Way That You Love ", and the title track . It also includes the first recording of the song "Higher Ground" later covered by Barbra Streisand as the title track from her 1997 self-titled album , as well as cover versions of songs previously recorded by Patti Austin and Sting . The album was re-released in 1995 with the additional track "Colors of the Wind ", the theme from the Disney animated film Pocahontas
"The Way That You Love" and "You Can't Run" were nominated at the 1996 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song , respectively.
1995 Target exclusive edition (bonus CD single) Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "For All the Children" 3:20 2. "Colors of the Wind" (radio mix) Thomas 4:18
^[a] Adapted from AllMusic .[ 7]
Abenaa – composer, background vocals Laythan Armor – arranger, composer, fender rhodes, programming, rhythm arrangements Ryan Arnold – assistant engineer Patti Austin – composerRoy Ayers – guest artist, vibraphoneBabyface – composer, drum programming, guest artist, keyboards, producerRon Blake – saxophoneAnthony Block – cover typeset Jeff Bova – keyboards, mellotron, programming, strings, synthesizer programmingGerry Brown – arranger, composer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, electric piano, producer, special effects, tape effectsJackie Brown – assistant producer, production assistant Larry Carlton – guest artist, guitarEric Carmen – composerBryan Carrigan – assistant engineerRon Carter – acoustic bass, guest artistMarietta Ciriello – stylist Tim Conklin – assistant engineer Mick Corey – technical support Dominic Cortese – accordion Martin Czembor – assistant engineer Paulinho Da Costa – guest artist, percussionKenwood Dennard – drumsJoel Diamond – organJ. Dibbs – arranger, composer, producer, programming, rhythm arrangements Tim Donovan – assistant engineer Steve Dorff – composerDerek Duffey – production assistant Barry Duryea – technical support Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer Ed Eckstine – executive producer Peter Erskine – drumsTabitha Fair – background vocals Brent Fischer – orchestration, strings orchestratorClare Fischer – conductor, string arrangementsEric Fischer – assistant engineer Phil Galdston – arranger, composer, keyboards, producer, synthesizer, synthesizer programming, vocal arrangement Odile Gilbert – hair stylistBrad Gilderman – engineer Carl Glanville – assistant engineer Carl Gorodetzky – contractor George Gree – composer Roger Guth – composer Mick Guzauski – mixingMark Hammond – drum programming, programming Roy Hargrove – guest artist, trumpetKenny Hicks – vocal arrangement, background vocals Dann Huff – acoustic guitar, electric guitarRonn Huff – conductor, string arrangements Bunny Hull – composer, background vocalsAnthony Jackson – bassTim Leitner – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant Jon Lind – composerPeter Lindbergh – photographyMarty Maidenberg – artwork, cover design, package layout Bill Malina – digital editing, engineer, mixing Stephanie Marais – make-up James Mayer – composerPeter Mayer – composer Brian McKnight – guest artistJoe Mennona – accordionVaughn Merrick – assistant engineer Jay Militscher – assistant engineer Jen Monnar – assistant engineer Todd Moore – production coordination Nick Moroch – arranger, composer, guitar, guitars, mandolin, mellotron, synthesizer, synthesizer bass James Murphy – drumsThe Nashville String Machine – stringsMarty Ogden – assistant engineer Pino Palladino – bass, bass slideGreg Parker – assistant engineer Leon Pendarvis – pianoJamey Perenot – assistant engineer Greg Phillinganes – fender rhodesJoe Pirrera – assistant engineer Herb Powers – mastering Morris Repass – conductor, string contractor Marnie Riley – assistant engineer Max Risenhoover – digital Editing Donald Robinson – composer Rory Romano – assistant engineer Armand Sabal-Lecco – bassPhilippe Saisse – keyboards, pianoAl Schmitt – engineerIvy Scott – production coordination Mike Scott – mixing, assistant engineer Ira Siegel – guitar Ricardo Silveira – guitar Dexter Simmons – assistant engineer Artie Smith – technical support Bill Smith – assistant engineer Robert Smith – assistant engineerSoul Man – rap Brian Sperber – assistant engineerCarol Steele – percussion Sting – composer, guest artist, background vocalsCasey Stone – assistant Engineer Toots Thielemans – guest artist, harmonicaKeith Thomas – arranger, bass, piano, producer, programming, string arrangements, synthesizer programmingChris Thompson – art direction Fonzi Thornton – background vocalsWendy Waldman – composerRandy Walker – MIDI programming, programming Brock Walsh – arranger, composer, vocal arrangement, background vocals Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing Christian "Wicked" Wicht – technical support King Williams – assistant engineer Vanessa Williams – arranger, lead vocals, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, vocals, background vocalsVictor Winograd – cartage Dann Wojnar – assistant engineer ^ a b Jones, Bob (September 1995). "Vanessa Williams: Sweetest Days " (PDF) . Muzik the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. ^ AllMusic review ^ Dyson, Michael Eric (9 March 1995). "Recordings". Rolling Stone ^ Consumer Guide: Vanessa Williams ^ a b "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – The Sweetest Days" . Recording Industry Association of America . August 1, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2018 .^ "Sweetest Days : Vanessa Williams" . HMV Japan . Retrieved May 11, 2022 .^ The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-02-11 ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 303. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa Williams – The Sweetest Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 14, 2021.^ "スウィーテスト・デイ" (in Japanese). Oricon . Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 .^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .^ "Japanese album certifications – ヴァネッサ・ウィリアムス (Vanessa Williams) – スウィーテスト・デイズ (The Sweetest Days)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved March 23, 2020 .Select 1995年2月 on the drop-down menu
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