Vanessa Williams discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Music videos | 23 |
Singles | 30 |
Other appearances | 2 |
Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress and singer. In 1988, Williams released her debut album, The Right Stuff . [1] The first single, "The Right Stuff", found success on the R&B chart, while the second single, "He's Got the Look", found similar success on the same chart. The third single, "Dreamin'", was a pop hit, becoming Williams's first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8, and her first number one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album reached gold status in the US and earned her an NAACP Image Award and three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist. [1]
Her second album The Comfort Zone became the biggest success in her music career. [1] The lead single "Running Back to You" reached top twenty on the Hot 100, and the top position of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 5, 1991. Other singles included "The Comfort Zone" (#2 R&B), "Just for Tonight" (#26 Pop), a cover of The Isley Brothers' "Work to Do" (#3 R&B), and the club-only hit "Freedom Dance (Get Free!)". The most successful single from the album, as well as her biggest hit to date, is "Save the Best for Last". It reached No. 1 in the United States, where it remained for five weeks, as well as No. 1 in Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada, and was in the top 5 in Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The album sold 2.2 million copies in the US at its time of release and has since been certified triple platinum in the United States by the RIAA, gold in Canada by the CRIA, and platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI. The Comfort Zone earned Williams five Grammy Award nominations. [1]
The Sweetest Days , her third album, was released in 1994 to highly-favorable reviews. [1] The album saw Williams branch out and sample other styles of music that included jazz, hip hop, rock, and Latin-themed recordings such as "Betcha Never" and "You Can't Run", both written and produced by Babyface. Other singles from the album included the adult-contemporary and dance hit "The Way That You Love" and the title track "The Sweetest Days". The album was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA and earned her two Grammy Award nominations. [1]
Other releases include two Christmas albums, Star Bright , released in 1996, and Silver & Gold in 2004; Next in 1997, and Everlasting Love in 2005, along with a greatest-hits compilation released in 1998, and a host of other compilations released over the years. [1] Notable chart performances from subsequent albums, motion picture and television soundtracks have included the songs "Love Is", which was a duet with Brian McKnight, the Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning "Colors of the Wind", "Where Do We Go from Here?", and "Oh How the Years Go By". [1]
On June 2, 2009, she released her eighth studio album on Concord Records titled The Real Thing . It features songs written and/or produced by Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Bebel Gilberto, and Rex Rideout. Williams described the album as "a hybrid of samba, bossa nova, some salsa and also some pop and R&B." The title song "The Real Thing", the fourth single released from the album, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. [2]
She received a number of Grammy nominations for her work in the music industry, including hits such as "The Right Stuff", "Save the Best for Last", "Colors of the Wind", and "Oh How the Years Go By".
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [3] | US R&B [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | UK [8] | ||||||||
1988 | The Right Stuff | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | 45 | — |
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1991 | The Comfort Zone
| 17 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 52 | 28 | 24 |
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1994 | The Sweetest Days
| 57 | 25 | 72 | — | 74 | — | — |
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1996 | Star Bright
| 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
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1997 | Next
| 53 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
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2004 | Silver & Gold [A] | 120 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
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2005 | Everlasting Love
| 159 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
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2009 | The Real Thing [B]
| 91 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [3] | AUT [15] | GER [6] | ||
2001 | Our Favorite Things(with Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, & Plácido Domingo) [C]
| 102 | 48 | 79 |
Year | Album details |
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1998 | Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
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2003 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams
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2004 | Love Songs
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2021 | The Best
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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US [3] | US Dan [3] | US A/C [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | IRE [16] | NLD [7] | NZ [17] | UK [8] | ||||||||
1988 | "The Right Stuff" [F] | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 71 | The Right Stuff | |||||
"(He's Got) The Look" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Dreamin'" | 8 | — | 2 | 108 | 16 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 74 | |||||||
1989 | "Darlin' I" | 88 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1991 | "Running Back to You" | 18 | 2 | — | 102 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | The Comfort Zone | |||||
"The Comfort Zone" | 62 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1992 | "Save the Best for Last" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
"Just for Tonight" | 26 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | — | 46 | 45 | — | |||||||
"Work to Do" | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1993 | "Love Is" (with Brian McKnight) | 3 | — | 1 | 49 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | (OST) Beverly Hills 90210 | |||||
1994 | "The Sweetest Days" | 18 | — | 3 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 41 | The Sweetest Days | |||||
1995 | "The Way That You Love" | 67 | 6 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 52 | ||||||
"Colors of the Wind" | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 11 | — | 16 | 8 | 25 | 21 |
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"You Can't Run" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sweetest Days | ||||||
1996 | "Where Do We Go from Here?" | 71 | — | 5 | — | 29 | 87 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years | |||||
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Star Bright | ||||||
1997 | "Happiness" | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | 49 | — | Next | |||||
"First Thing on Your Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Oh How the Years Go By" | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1998 | "Who Were You Thinkin' 'Bout?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home)" (with Chayanne) [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (OST) Dance with Me | ||||||
2004 | "Silver and Gold" | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver & Gold | |||||
"Merry Christmas Darling" | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2005 | "You Are Everything" | — | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everlasting Love | |||||
2009 | "Breathless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Real Thing | |||||
"Just Friends" [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Close to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"The Real Thing" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album | |
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US | US R&B | ||||
1995 | "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" | Various artists | 45 | 18 | Panther |
2020 | Twerking 5 to 9: The Rusical [19] | As part of the Cast of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race featuring Christina Bianco & April Malina | - | - | non-album single |
Year | Song | Album |
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1994 | "Save the Best for Last" (Live) |
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"You Would Be My Baby" |
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Year | Title |
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1989 | The Right Stuff
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1992 | The Comfort Zone Collection
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Year | Video details | Notes |
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1996 | Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York | |
1997 | Vanessa Williams live in Japan | |
1998 | Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia | |
2000 | Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna | With Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo |
2004 | Vanessa Williams Christmas: Live by Request |
Year | Title | Director |
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1988 | "The Right Stuff" | Rebecca Blake |
"(He's Got) The Look" | Alek Keshishian | |
"Dreamin'" | ||
1989 | "Darlin' I" | |
1991 | "Running Back to You" | Ralph Ziman |
"The Comfort Zone" | ||
1992 | "Save the Best for Last" | |
"Just for Tonight" | David Cameron | |
"Work to Do" | Pam Thomas | |
"What Will I Tell My Heart" | Ralph Ziman | |
"Save the Best for Last" (Holiday Version) | Kevin Bray | |
"What Child Is This?" | ||
1993 | "Love Is" (with Brian McKnight) | Ralph Ziman |
1994 | "The Sweetest Days" | Kevin Bray |
1995 | "The Way That You Love" | Matthew Rolston |
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (with Various Artists) | Antoine Fuqua | |
"Colors of the Wind" | Dominic Orlando | |
1996 | "Where Do We Go from Here?" | Andy Morahan |
1997 | "Happiness" | Francis Lawrence |
1998 | "Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home)" (with Chayanne) | Gustavo Garzón |
2009 | "Breathless" | Mike Ruiz |
"Just Friends" | ||
"Close to You" |
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