The Sweetest Days | ||||
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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 | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | [3] |
Muzik | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
The Sweetest Days is the third studio album by American singer and actress 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 200 and at number 25 on the Top 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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro-Lude" |
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| 0:55 |
2. | "The Way That You Love" |
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| 4:48 |
3. | "Betcha Never" | Babyface | Babyface | 3:55 |
4. | "The Sweetest Days" |
| Keith Thomas | 3:31 |
5. | "Higher Ground" |
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| 4:19 |
6. | "You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry" | Patti Austin |
| 4:10 |
7. | "Ellamental" |
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| 6:06 |
8. | "Sister Moon" | Sting |
| 5:28 |
9. | "You Can't Run" | Babyface | Babyface | 4:27 |
10. | "Moonlight Over Paris" |
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| 5:07 |
11. | "Constantly" | Donald Robinson |
| 5:04 |
12. | "Long Way Home" |
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| 4:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Love Is" (duet with Brian McKnight) |
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| 4:46 |
14. | "Colors of the Wind" (radio mix) | Thomas | 4:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "For All the Children" |
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| 3:20 |
2. | "Colors of the Wind" (radio mix) |
| Thomas | 4:18 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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"Sweetest Days" is a heady mixture of contemporary R&B, straight pop ballads, and some unplugged acoustic items